Project Manager (IVD/POC)

SEKISUI Diagnostics; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite with flexible work

Competitive compensation and benefits

Job summary

Sekisui Diagnostics in San Diego is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead cross-functional teams, manage scope, cost, and schedule, and deliver complex diagnostics projects on time and on budget. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of project leadership, strong planning and risk mitigation skills, excellent stakeholder communication, and a collaborative, results-oriented mindset.

PMP is desirable; experience with Japanese culture is a plus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of success leading complex projects, ideally in medical device, diagnostics, biotech, or pharma.
• Strong project planning, scheduling, and tracking expertise.
• Ability to anticipate risks and drive decisions to keep projects moving.
• Collaborative leadership to build trust and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional project teams and sub-teams to ensure accountability for objectives.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, and deliverables.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Communicate status, milestones, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Resolve challenges, balance priorities, and maintain positive relationships.

Skills

Project management

Project planning

Scheduling

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Job description

Are you passionate about All Things related to Project Management? Do you enjoy managing the scope, cost, scheduling, and seeing a project completed on-time and on-budget? If so, consider a career with Sekisui Diagnostics as a Project Manager.

Who You Are

You are an experienced Project Manager with at least five years of success leading complex projects, ideally within the medical device, diagnostics, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical industries. You thrive in fast-paced environments, balancing multiple priorities while staying organized, detail-oriented, and focused on delivering results. You bring strong project planning, scheduling, and tracking expertise, along with the ability to anticipate risks and keep projects moving forward.

You are a collaborative leader who can build trust, create alignment, and effectively influence team members and stakeholders, even when you do not have direct authority. You are confident communicating recommendations, facilitating productive discussions, and driving decisions that support project objectives. When challenges arise, you remain calm and solution-focused, working through adversity and differing perspectives while maintaining positive relationships. Most importantly, you take ownership, demonstrate sound judgment, and know when to escalation issues to ensure successful project outcomes.

What You’ll Do

• Lead cross-functional project teams and sub-teams by facilitating discussions, gathering input, driving alignment, and ensuring accountability for project objectives for both new product development and continuous improvement initiatives
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, and deliverables to ensure projects remain on schedule and within scope.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks and obstacles, and implement mitigation strategies to improve predictability and project success.
• Communicate project status, key milestones, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders to support informed decision-making.
• Resolve project challenges proactively, balancing competing priorities and navigating constructive conflict to keep projects moving forward.

PMP certification is desirable. Experience with Japanese culture is a plus.

Note: This is an onsite role with an opportunity for flexible work.

Who We Are

At Sekisui Diagnostics, we help improve patient outcomes by doing what we've always done - focusing on innovating and developing highly accurate diagnostics tests, reagents and systems. In recent years, social and consumer needs for medical care have been diversifying in line with dramatic transformations in the global medical environment. We will continue to embrace change and challenge new frontiers so that we can create unique, high-quality products and services that will leave our customers truly satisfied. With worldwide state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and an international sales and distribution network, we are a solid partner for healthcare professionals, distributors, and manufacturers around the world. Our global capabilities allow us to meet the specific needs of our wide range of customers - and customize solutions at both a regional and product level.

Sekisui Diagnostics offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.

Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunity employer, Sekisui Diagnostics is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable country and local laws. It is also Sekisui Diagnostics policy to comply with all applicable country and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

Sekisui Diagnostics is pleased to consider all qualified applicants for open roles and encourages candidates to apply online. Only those candidates who are selected for further consideration or interviews will be contacted by a member of the company’s internal recruiting team.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $100,000 - $115,000. This role may also qualify for annual incentives and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.