Senior Project Manager, Medical Imaging

Calyx; California; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits and H

FSA/HSA

Paid time off

401(k) program and life insurance

Job summary

Perceptive is seeking a Senior Project Manager, Medical Imaging to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of imaging studies. You will guide internal teams and external stakeholders, establish governance, manage risk, and ensure projects stay within scope and budget.

You will mentor Associate Project Managers and Project Managers to strengthen delivery capabilities and drive continuous improvement across study programs.

Qualifications

• Senior project management experience in imaging or clinical development.
• Strong governance, planning, and risk management skills.
• Ability to mentor junior PMs and collaborate cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution and delivery of medium to high complexity imaging studies.
• Mentor Associate PMs and PMs to strengthen delivery capability.
• Manage cross-functional stakeholders to align scope, timelines and dependencies.
• Oversee budget, schedules and quality reviews to ensure on-time delivery.
• Lead change control and governance across programs.
• Provide regular study status reporting and client engagement.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in biological/science or health/tech

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

About Perceptive Our mission is to shape the future of clinical research. With decades of experience and the brightest minds in the industry, we help the global biopharmaceutical industry bring new, advanced medical treatments to market, faster.

Are you ready to help change the world?

• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for you and your family, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
• Paid time off policy including holidays and sick time
• 401(k) program, life & accident insurance and disability insurance

As a Senior Project Manager, Medical Imaging, you will lead the planning, execution, and delivery of medium to high complexity imaging studies and participate in cross‑functional initiatives. You will provide day‑to‑day leadership across internal teams and external stakeholders, establish delivery governance, proactively manage risk and change, and ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget. In addition, you will mentor Associate Project Managers and Project Managers to strengthen our delivery capability.

Project Management

• Owns resolution and decision‑making for medium to complex studies, applying senior judgement to navigate ambiguity, competing priorities, and delivery risk.
• Uses recommended portfolio, program, departmental, and project processes and workflows for planning, scheduling, and tracking.
• Ensures that robust, realistic project plans are maintained and that regular, accurate communication is provided to stakeholders at all levels
• Ensures that quality reviews occur on schedule and according to procedure
• Leads change control procedure and ensures that project deliverables are completed within agreed cost, timescale and resource budgets are signed off
• Leads cross‑functional stakeholders to align on project scope, priorities, timelines, and dependencies, driving actions to keep delivery on track.

People Management

• Where applicable manages and mentors a small number of Associate Project Managers and/or Project Managers by setting clear performance expectations and objectives, providing regular coaching and feedback and ensuring priorities and workload are balanced to meet project timelines and quality standards.

Change Management

• Leads in the assessment, development, documentation and implementation of changes based on requests for change.
• Contribute to the improvement of policies and procedures by identifying gaps, risks, or inefficiencies at study level and partnering with cross functional stakeholders to drive practical change.

Business Risk

• Identifies, assesses and manages risks to the success of the project.

Project Monitoring and Reporting

• Regularly reviews the study status reports which may include status of site qualification, image processing, result reporting, and query management across all supported projects, and follow up with the applicable internal groups or imaging centres as needed.

Data Management

• Provides oversight and coordination to resolve data reconciliation findings, partnering with Data Management, SciMed and Operations to drive timely, compliant resolution.
• Drives proactive data quality monitoring and governance, ensuring outlier and trend reports are reviewed, actions are assigned, and follow‑up is completed.

Relationship Management

• Leads stakeholder engagement and communication plans for assigned projects/programs, including senior client stakeholders and internal leadership when applicable.
• Provides a high level of customer service with timely communication and support, influencing outcomes through effective negotiation, expectation setting, and conflict management.

Financial Management

• Owns end to end financial stewardship of assigned studies, including study budget tracking, revenue recognition accuracy, and forecast integrity, in partnership with finance.
• Proactively identifies financial risks and variance, including work at risk, margin erosion, or forecast gaps, and escalates appropriately with recommended mitigation actions.
• Manages financial resources effectively, ensuring budgetary compliance and achieving financial targets

• Carries out any other reasonable duties as requested by management

Proactively leads medium to high complexity projects/programs with a high degree of autonomy, setting direction for planning, execution and delivery across multiple workstreams.

Shows agility and adaptability in managing changing priorities, new information, and evolving project needs, while maintaining composure and effectiveness.

Manages multiple tasks and concurrent projects, applying strong prioritization and organizational skills to maintain accuracy, quality, and momentum.

Applies advanced critical thinking and analytical skills to anticipate issues, assess risks, evaluate options, and implement robust solutions with some oversight.

Demonstrates strong proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and project‑related systems, using tools effectively for analysis, tracking, reporting and communication.

Takes proactive ownership of tasks and project deliverables, and drives them to completion, escalating early and proposing solutions where risks or blockers emerge.

Leads others through change by anticipating impacts, setting clear expectations, and maintaining delivery performance during shifting conditions.

Efficiently structures, prioritizes and delegates work effectively across competing demands, ensuring deadlines are met or exceeded without compromising quality.

Influences stakeholders in decision‑making, weighing risks, data, stakeholder impacts, and business context to make timely and informed choices.

Demonstrates commitment to continuous improvement and learning, staying current on imaging, project management practices and industry trends, and sharing knowledge with peers.

Strong proven experience in medical imaging and/or clinical development within the life sciences industry, including leadership of medium to high complexity, client‑facing studies or programs.

MS Office) to communicate complex project status, risks, financials and decisions to internal and external stakeholders, including senior audiences.

Bachelor's degree in biological science, health science, technology or equivalent education with relevant experience.

English: Fluent.

This role is remote based US- California.

We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, colour, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.