Project Manager, Quality Assurance

Valiant Technologies LLC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC in Boston, MA is seeking a Project Manager, Quality Assurance to lead QA project initiatives from initiation through delivery. The role requires coordinating cross-functional teams and ensuring adherence to GxP standards in a fast-moving life sciences environment.

You will develop detailed project plans, manage timelines, risks, and dashboards, and report to stakeholders. This position offers a contract engagement of 8 months with extension potential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, business, engineering, project management, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of project-management experience, including QA, quality systems, or compliance.
• Proven success managing multiple complex cross-functional projects with aggressive timelines.
• Working knowledge of GxP principles and GMP, GCP, GDP or related standards.
• Experience preparing project plans, schedules, risk assessments, and status reporting.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, facilitation, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct reporting authority.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite and PM tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence).
• Familiarity with eQMS and document-management platforms (Veeva Vault, TrackWise, MasterControl).

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and delivery of QA projects from initiation through completion.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, risk logs, and status reports.
• Coordinate cross-functional project teams, including QA, Manufacturing, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, Supply Chain.
• Facilitate project meetings; document decisions, actions, owners, and due dates; drive timely follow-up.
• Track project scope, timelines, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and issues; escalate concerns and mitigate.
• Support QA initiatives involving quality systems, compliance, audit readiness, process improvement, and operational effectiveness.
• Partner with QA SMEs to ensure alignment with internal procedures and GxP requirements.
• Prepare concise dashboards, meeting materials, and executive updates for stakeholders.
• Assist in developing and tracking corrective actions from findings, audits, or assessments.
• Identify opportunities to improve project-management practices and cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

GxP knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences or related

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Jira/Confluence

eQMS platforms (Veeva Vault/TrackWise)

Job description

Job Title:Project Manager, Quality Assurance

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Location: Boston, MA

Duration: 8 Months + Extension

Bill Rate: $76/hour (C2C)

Job Type: W-2, 1099, C2C

Client: To Be Discussed Later

Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning and delivery of assigned QA projects from initiation through completion.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, action trackers, risk logs, and status reports.
• Coordinate cross-functional project teams, including Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, Supply Chain, and other business partners as needed.
• Facilitate project meetings; document decisions, action items, owners, and due dates; and drive timely follow-up.
• Track project scope, timelines, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and issues; elevate concerns and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Support QA initiatives involving quality systems, compliance, audit readiness, process improvement, and operational effectiveness.
• Partner with QA subject matter experts to ensure project activities and deliverables align with internal procedures and applicable GxP requirements.
• Support the coordination of Quality Management System (QMS) activities, which may include change controls, deviations, corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs), document management, and audit-related actions.
• Prepare concise project dashboards, meeting materials, executive updates, and communications for key stakeholders.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and tracking of corrective action plans resulting from project findings, audits, or process assessments.
• Identify opportunities to improve project-management practices, workflows, reporting, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and inspection-ready project documentation throughout the engagement.

Required Qualifications & Technical Skills :

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, business, engineering, project management, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of project-management experience, including experience supporting Quality Assurance, Quality Systems, Manufacturing Quality, Compliance, or a related function.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple complex, cross-functional projects with competing priorities and aggressive timelines.
• Working knowledge of GxP principles and quality/compliance requirements, including GMP, GCP, GDP, or related standards.
• Experience preparing project plans, schedules, risk assessments, stakeholder communications, and status reporting.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, facilitation, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive accountability without direct reporting authority.
• Project planning, scheduling, scope management, and milestone tracking
• Ability to identify, track, and communicate project risks, issues, dependencies, and escalation points across complex programs.
• Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Teams
• Project-management and collaboration tools, such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, or similar systems
• Electronic Quality Management System (eQMS) and document-management platforms, such as Veeva Vault, TrackWise, MasterControl, or equivalent tools

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.