Project Manager II – CDx Pharma Services

Planet Pharma; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 41,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Pharma is seeking a Project Manager II – CDx Pharma Services to drive projects from concept to completion. You will develop work plans, schedules, estimates, and resource plans while maintaining clear status reports.

The role demands autonomous work style, proactive problem solving, and effective communication across diverse teams. The ideal candidate has 2–5 years of project management experience in diagnostics/pharma, strong MS Office/Project skills, and a proven ability to manage

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Life sciences preferred).
• 2-5 years of project management experience in diagnostic, medical device, pharmaceutical, or biotech.
• Exceptional communication and organization skills.
• Ability to navigate unknowns and ambiguity with a solution-oriented mindset.
• Proven track record of managing diverse, cross-functional stakeholders.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and MS Project.
• Experience with rapid activity-driven projects or initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects from initiation through completion, tracking progress and cross-functional plans.
• Coordinate cross-functional interactions to ensure deadlines and service plan compliance; oversee daily sample process flow and reporting.
• Maintain data integrity of resource trackers and capacity charts; manage CAPEX budget and dashboards; communicate reports to stakeholders.
• Implement best practices within the clinical sciences team and foster continuous improvement.
• Proactively identify risks, bottlenecks, or delays; conduct lessons learned sessions for future improvements.
• Engage and influence diverse stakeholders to align on goals and deliverables.

Skills

MS Office

MS Project

Google Workspace

Communication

Organization

Stakeholder management

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Life sciences preferred)

Tools

MS Project

Google Workspace

Job description

As aProject Manager II – CDx Pharma Services, you will play a key role in optimized product delivery and be accountable for all project management aspects of projects ranging from simple to complex. You will drive projects and products from the original concept through completion by developing and directing detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource planning, and status reports.

We are looking for a highly autonomous self-starter who exercises independent judgment, proactively resolves challenges, and excels with minimal supervision. The ideal candidate is a motivated self-learner and go-getter who takes the initiative to learn, drive projects to completion, and thrive in dynamic environments. As a trusted advisor, you will translate project needs into tangible outcomes, enabling the organization to use energy and time effectively while quickly responding to changing business needs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Project Execution & Improvement:Manage multiple small and large improvement projects, process improvement projects, and other business-related initiatives from initiation through completion. Track progress of activities and manage execution of cross-functional plans.

• Operations & Compliance:Facilitate cross-functional interactions to ensure projects are completed within deadlines and in compliance with the service plan. Oversee and guide day-to-day activities of sample process flow and accurate reporting of results.

• Resource & Data Management:Responsible for the data integrity of resource trackers and capacity charts, ensuring projects align with best practices. Manage the CAPEX budget, update/maintain dashboards, and communicate project reports to stakeholders.

• Strategic Best Practices:Implement and pull in best practices within the clinical sciences team; foster continuous improvement by ensuring knowledge and experience exchange.

• Risk & Requirement Management:Proactively identify project risks, potential bottlenecks, or delays; challenge assumptions, and perform critical path analysis. Maintain clear documentation of project requirements and conduct “lessons learned” sessions to drive future improvement.

• Stakeholder Management:Engage, influence, and manage a diverse group of stakeholders, ensuring all partners are aligned on project goals and deliverables.

TOP SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND EDUCATION

Required Qualifications

• Education:

• • Bachelor’s degree (Life sciences preferred)

• Experience:

• • 2-5 years of experience in project management within the diagnostic, medical device, pharmaceutical, or biotech industry, leading product development or process improvement projects.

• Soft Skills & Attributes:

• • Exceptional communication and organization skills.

  • Proven ability to work through unknowns and ambiguity with a solution-oriented mindset.

  • Demonstrated capability in managing diverse, cross-functional stakeholders.

• Technical Proficiency:

• • Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), including MS Project.

  • Proficiency in the Google Suite environment

• Speed & Agility:

• • Experience with projects or business initiatives that require rapid activity achievement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Education:Master’s degree

• Certification:PMP (Project Management Professional) certification

• Methodology Experience:Experience with Scrum/Agile project management methodologies

Pay Rate Range: $30-42/hr depending on experience