PET Radiopharmaceutical Manufacturing Project Manager

Meet Life Sciences; New Jersey; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Meet Life Sciences is seeking a Technical Project Manager to support a PET radiopharmaceutical manufacturing program. This is a hands-on, technically focused role rather than a traditional PM position.

The ideal candidate brings deep PET manufacturing know-how, can lead cross-functional teams, manage risks, and drive development toward clinical/commercial execution on-site in Bridgewater, NJ.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on PET radiopharmaceutical manufacturing experience.
• Strong grasp of practical PET manufacturing requirements.
• Ability to communicate across scientific, manufacturing, quality, and leadership audiences.
• Strong documentation skills; comfortable owning meetings and follow-through.
• Independent, self-directed, strong technical judgment under pressure.
• Able to work on-site in Bridgewater, NJ.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional PET radiopharmaceutical development and manufacturing projects.
• Apply hands-on PET manufacturing expertise to flag technical risks and roadblocks.
• Support cyclotron-based production, radiochemistry, and technology transfer.
• Coordinate development, manufacturing, and quality stakeholders.
• Build project plans, own deliverables, and run meetings that actually move things forward.
• Communicate status and risk clearly to technical teams and senior leadership.
• Know what needs escalating now vs. what can ride in the broader plan.
• Support programs transitioning from development into clinical/commercial execution.

Skills

PET manufacturing

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical judgment

Communication with leadership

Job description

Technical Project Manager* – PET Radiopharmaceutical Manufacturing

We're looking for a Technical PM to support a new radiopharmaceutical development program; this is not a traditional PM role.

*The priority is deep, hands-on knowledge of PET manufacturing, not formal PM credentials. If you've spent your career in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) manufacturing but haven't held a "Project Manager" title, we still want to talk!

What You'll Do

• Lead cross-functional PET radiopharmaceutical development and manufacturing projects
• Apply hands-on PET manufacturing expertise to flag technical risks and roadblocks
• Support cyclotron-based production, radiochemistry, and technology transfer
• Coordinate development, manufacturing, and quality stakeholders
• Build project plans, own deliverables, and run meetings that actually move things forward
• Communicate status and risk clearly to technical teams and senior leadership
• Know what needs escalating now vs. what can ride in the broader plan
• Support programs transitioning from development into clinical/commercial execution

Requirements

• 3+ years hands-on PET radiopharmaceutical manufacturing experience
• Strong grasp of practical/technical PET manufacturing requirements
• Ability to communicate across scientific, manufacturing, quality, and leadership audiences
• Strong documentation skills; comfortable owning meetings and follow-through
• Independent, self-directed, strong technical judgment under pressure
• Able to work on-site in Bridgewater, NJ

Ideal Backgrounds:

PET Radiopharmacist, PET Manufacturing Scientist, Radiopharmaceutical Manufacturing Scientist, PET Production Manager/Supervisor, Radiochemistry/PET Operations, Technical Operations (PET). No PMP/PRINCE2 required.

Nice to Have:

product/process development, tech transfer, taking a new PET product into manufacturing, clinical-stage radiopharma development, clinical trial manufacturing, scale-up, or cross-functional Mfg/Dev/Quality program experience.