Tech Transfer & Partnerships Project Lead

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Vacation days

Paid holidays

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) seeks a Technology Transfer Project Manager to translate objectives into actionable project plans. You will support industry partnerships, IP protection, licensing, and technology maturation, coordinating with researchers, contracts staff, and external partners to meet milestones and DOE requirements.

You will manage scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and quality across the project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with lab priorities and stakeholder needs

Qualifications

• BS/BA in a relevant field; 5+ years PM experience OR MS/MA+3 years PM experience.
• Experience planning, coordinating, executing, or tracking projects.
• Familiarity with project management processes and tools.

Responsibilities

• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success measures with sponsors.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, and resources.
• Coordinate projects supporting partnerships, IP protection, licensing, and maturation.
• Align researchers, managers, contracts staff, partners, and third parties to key milestones.
• Monitor performance, track commitments, and address issues affecting scope, schedule, cost, or quality.
• Identify, assess, document, and manage project risks with mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate stakeholder communication and keep decisions and next steps updated.
• Manage changes to scope, schedules, and resources while aligning with priorities.
• Oversee deliverables quality and coordinate project closeout and lessons learned.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Risk management

Education

BS/BA in related field

MS/MA or higher

Tools

Electronic Prep and Risk (EPR)

Project Management Reporting (PMR)

Work Authorization Lifecycle System (WALS)

Job description

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) seeks a Technology Transfer Project Manager to translate objectives into actionable project plans. You will support industry partnerships, IP protection, licensing, and technology maturation, coordinating with researchers, contracts staff, and external partners to meet milestones and DOE requirements.

You will manage scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and quality across the project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with lab priorities and stakeholder needs