Project Manager - II

Spectraforce Technologies; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies in Foster City, CA is seeking a Project Manager - II to oversee coordination and progression of scientific research projects within a cross-functional matrix. You will interact with multiple stakeholders across functions to drive projects toward clinical development.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in pharma project management (MS 5+ years) and demonstrates strong communication, organization, and MS Office/Zoom proficiency. Hybrid work with on-site presence required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years, MS with 5+ years in pharma/biotech.
• Experience with cross-functional project teams.
• Self-motivated, resourceful, high technical competence and process-oriented.
• Clear and effective communication; able to work collaboratively and independently.
• Strong proficiency with MS Office tools and Zoom.

Responsibilities

• Start up or manage research-based development subteams.
• Support governance meetings for clinical development molecules.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to diagnose health of projects and take action.
• Organize cross-functional teams, define objectives, scope, milestones, schedules, resources, and risks.
• Manage multiple cross-functional tasks simultaneously.

Skills

Cross-functional coordination

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Zoom

Job description

Job Title

Project Manager - II

Location

Foster City, CA 94404 (HYBRID)

Duration

14+ Months (Possibility of extension depending upon business requirements and performance)

Note

• Must be on site at Foster City office at least 3 days per week.
• Regular business hours 9:00-17:00 with occasional 8:00 start time for meetings
• Interviews: 1st round phone screen, 2nd round in person

The Position

• The Research Strategy, Innovation & Portfolio Management group is seeking a talented and highly motivated project manager to manage coordination and progression of scientific research projects in a highly collaborative environment and cross-functional matrix.
• The candidate will efficiently interact with multiple stakeholders representing multiple functions within the company to drive research projects forward to clinical development.

Essential Responsibilities

• Responsible for starting up or managing the research-based development subteams.
• May help manage teams that are preparing to present their molecule at governance meeting for clinical development.
• Experience working effectively with cross-functional project teams to build and develop the team, diagnose team health and taking action to address team issues.
• Ability to organize new cross-functional project teams, define objectives and scope, identify tasks and milestones, build project schedules, identify resource needs, track execution to schedule, and manage risks.
• Experience and ability in successfully managing multiple cross-functional tasks simultaneously.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills

• Direct experience or strong foundation in drug development process is preferred.
• Experience should include participation in cross-functional project team activities.
• Self-motivated, resourceful, high technical competence and process-oriented.
• Clear and effective communication.
• Ability to work both collaboratively and independently.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams) and Zoom.

Education

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years, MS degree with 5+ years of relevant experience, which includes experience in the pharmaceutical industry as a functional area scientist or project manager.