R&D Project Coordinator

dawarconsulting; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Paid Sick leave

401k

Job summary

Dawar Consulting is seeking an organized R&D Project Coordinator for a Tucson, AZ role supporting engineering, product development, and change control in a regulated environment.

The candidate will coordinate deliverables, track timelines, manage documentation, and assist with ECO/ECR change controls and DHF activities, ensuring quality compliance and timely project completion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• 3+ years of project coordination, project management, engineering support, or product development experience.
• Experience using EDMS/PLM tools.
• Strong organizational, documentation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project activities, timelines, and deliverables across Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and other cross-functional teams.
• Drive on-time completion of documentation and project milestones in accordance with product development and design change processes.
• Initiate, track, and support change control activities, including ECOs, ECRs, and related documentation.
• Maintain and organize project documentation within EDMS and PLM systems.
• Support design control activities including DHF documentation, design reviews, verification, validation, and design transfer documentation.
• Monitor project schedules, action items, risks, and deliverables, ensuring timely follow-up with stakeholders.
• Facilitate communication between engineers, scientists, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, suppliers, and external partners.
• Ensure documentation is complete, accurate, and compliant with quality system and regulatory requirements.
• Assist with process improvement initiatives related to project management, documentation, and change control processes.
• Prepare project status reports, meeting minutes, and management updates.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Documentation skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Business, Project Management, or a related field

Tools

EDMS/PLM tools

MS Office Suite

Veeva Vault

Windchill

Agile PLM

Arena

TrackWise

MasterControl

Teamcenter

Job description

Our client, a leader in the life sciences and diagnostics industry, is looking for R&D Project Coordinator based in Tucson, AZ. Duration: Long term contract (Possibility of further extension) Location: Tucson, AZ Pay Range : $35- $40/hr on W2

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Project Coordinator to support engineering, product development, and change control activities within a regulated environment. This role will be responsible for coordinating project deliverables, tracking timelines, managing documentation, and supporting design and change control processes to ensure projects are completed on schedule and in compliance with quality system requirements. The ideal candidate will have experience working with cross-functional teams, managing multiple stakeholders, and supporting engineering or product development projects within medical device, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or other regulated industries.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate project activities, timelines, and deliverables across Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and other cross-functional teams.
• Drive on-time completion of documentation and project milestones in accordance with product development and design change processes.
• Initiate, track, and support change control activities, including Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), and related documentation.
• Maintain and organize project documentation within Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems.
• Support design control activities including Design History File (DHF) documentation, design reviews, verification, validation, and design transfer documentation.
• Monitor project schedules, action items, risks, and deliverables, ensuring timely follow-up with stakeholders.
• Facilitate communication between engineers, scientists, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, suppliers, and external partners.
• Ensure documentation is complete, accurate, and compliant with quality system and regulatory requirements.
• Assist with process improvement initiatives related to project management, documentation, and change control processes.
• Prepare project status reports, meeting minutes, and management updates.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• 3+ years of project coordination, project management, engineering support, or product development experience.
• Experience coordinating multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Experience using Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS) or Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools.
• Strong organizational, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with engineers, scientists, and cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in medical device, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, or other regulated industries.
• Knowledge of Design Controls, Change Control, and Product Lifecycle Management processes.
• Familiarity with FDA regulations, ISO 13485, GMP, or Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Experience with Veeva Vault, Windchill, Agile PLM, Arena, TrackWise, MasterControl, Teamcenter, or similar systems.
• Understanding of Agile project management methodologies.
• Experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI), sustaining engineering, or product development projects.

Company Benefits

• Healthcare
• Paid Sick leave
• 401k