Optogenetics Tech PM — Biotech R&D & Client Programs

Prolific Machines; Emeryville (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous equity package in an early-st

Company-covered medical, dental, and 


Flexible PTO and time-off minimums

Career coaching

Mental health support

Free team lunches everyday

Job summary

Prolific Machines in Emeryville, CA is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead client-facing programs across R&D, process development, and scale-up for our optogenetic platform.

You will coordinate with R&D, hardware, analytics, business development, and product teams, reporting to the Head of the Project Management Office. This on-site role supports cross-functional collaboration to drive project outcomes in a startup environment.

Qualifications

• Masters (5+ years) or PhD (2+ years) with project management in cell line development or process development in a biopharmaceutical or similar industry.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is desired, but not required.
• Direct technical experience with cell engineering, cell line development, or process development/scale-up is desired.

Responsibilities

• Technical project scoping, planning, and schedule oversight of internal and client-facing projects.
• Resource planning with senior leadership to forecast project needs, scope alignment, and schedule coordination.
• Close collaboration with technical leads to ensure clear communication and efficient coordination.
• Adapting and taking on new responsibilities to help the company scale project management as the company grows.
• Creation and support of new project standards and practices and improvement initiatives with project management colleagues.
• Project reporting functions, such as monthly project updates, dashboard reporting, and critical project milestone/ data reports.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

PMP (desirable)

Education

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

Prolific Machines in Emeryville, CA is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead client-facing programs across R&D, process development, and scale-up for our optogenetic platform.

You will coordinate with R&D, hardware, analytics, business development, and product teams, reporting to the Head of the Project Management Office. This on-site role supports cross-functional collaboration to drive project outcomes in a startup environment.