Project Manager, Protein Expression Services

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; Piscataway Township (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) company match

Parental leave

Paid time off

Flexible spending accounts

Life and AD&D insurance

Disability coverage

Commuter benefits

Well-being programs

Employee recognition

Job summary

GenScript USA Inc/ProBio Inc. seeks a Project Manager for Protein Expression Services in Piscataway, NJ. This onsite role leads project strategy, coordinates research teams, and updates key accounts, ensuring timely delivery and client satisfaction.

Applicants should hold an MS in life sciences with protein science experience; PhD is a plus. Strong English and Mandarin communication are essential, with customer-service orientation and stress-management skills.

Qualifications

• MS in life sciences with over 2 years protein science experience; PhD preferred.
• Strong customer service awareness and sense of responsibility.
• Excellent communication and coordination abilities; able to handle high-stress situations.
• Adaptive to bilingual working environment: English and Mandarin Chinese.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate projects and prepare service proposals based on client requests and scientific judgment.
• Coordinate all teams to facilitate research work and provide regular progress updates to clients.
• Work with commercial and production teams to ensure timely project delivery.
• Support business development from a technical perspective.
• Help improve service platform by understanding market needs and competitors; optimize platform and technology.

Skills

Project management

Customer service

Communication

Bilingual English/Mandarin

Education

MS in life sciences

PhD preferred

Job description

About GenScript

Founded in 2002 in New Jersey, GenScript Biotech Corporation accelerates innovation in biotech and healthcare by providing researchers and companies with the building blocks needed to develop groundbreaking treatments and products. Guided by its mission to Make People and Nature Healthier Through Biotechnology, and its role as a well-recognized biotechnology company, GenScript has a team of approximately 6,165 employees and has served more than 200,000 customers across over 100 countries and regions.

Job Title

Project Manager, Protein Expression Services

Location

Piscataway, NJ (Fully onsite)

Reporting To

Head of Project Management Department, Reagent Services Business Unit

Compensation

The estimated salary range is $90,000 - $100,000 based on experience level.

Key Responsibilities

• Project evaluation: evaluate the project strategy and prepare the service proposal based on client`s request and scientific judgement.
• Project management: Coordinate all teams to facilitate the research work, and provide regular feedback/update to client for any project progress/trouble shooting, especially for key accounts.
• Work collaboratively with commercial team and production team to ensure projects can be finished in time.
• Provide support to develop business from technical perspective.
• Help to improve of service platform: Have a deep understanding of the market needs and our competitors. Help to optimize and upgrade our service package and platform technology.

Required Qualifications

• At least MS degree in life sciences discipline with over 2-year protein science experience; PhD degree is highly preferred.
• Strong customer service awareness, strong sense of responsibility, good communication and coordination ability, strong execution ability.
• Solid protein related technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience.
• Ability to multi-task and manage various project elements simultaneously.
• Capacity to manage high stress situations.
• Adaptive to bilingual working environment (English and Mandarin Chinese).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match that vests fully on day one
• Paid parental leave after just three (3) months of employment
• Paid time off policy that includes vacation time, personal time, sick time, floating holidays, and company holidays
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Legal assistance
• Supplemental plans such as pet, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Well-being initiatives
• Peer-to-peer recognition programs; demonstrating our ongoing commitment to building a culture where our people feel empowered, supported, and inspired to do their best work

Equal Opportunity

GenScript USA Inc/ProBio Inc. is a proud equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to attracting, retaining, and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the Company's policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

GenScript USA Inc./ProBio Inc. maintains a drug-free workplace.