Project Manager

Summary

Join our growing Platform - PMO Operations Team as a Project Manager and drive the end-to-end delivery of Platform stream projects.

Requirements

• 3+ years as a Project Manager managing risks and leading technical projects
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Strong knowledge of various project management methodologies and best practices
• An understanding of the fundamentals of iterative and incremental development
• The ability to work in a fast-paced and collaborative environment and handle multiple concurrent priority tasks with tight deadlines
• Experience managing the delivery of engineering work, and communicating risks and outcomes with stakeholders
• Experience managing and delivering product-focused initiatives working with product management and design teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders across all levels and teams
• Ability to work independently on projects with tight deadlines, under minimal supervision

Responsibilities

• Drive and deliver cross-functional projects through collaboration with area leads
• Own and manage project estimating, timeline development, resource scheduling, and coordinating releases
• Regularly report to project stakeholders to keep them in the know about project plan shifts, newly identified risks, and how upcoming milestones are tracking
• Work cross-functionally to ensure the project scope and business case are clearly defined and documented
• Ensure larger projects are broken down and estimated to establish reliable delivery dates
• Ensure smooth cross-functional team hand-offs and work closely with teams to resolve issues as they arise
• Work with teams to identify and remove roadmap/feature dependencies and impediments
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously

Preferred Qualifications

• Educational background or work experience in a life sciences-related discipline
• Experience working in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry
• Experience working at a startup

Benefits

• An engaging remote-first culture
• A great compensation package that includes BenchSci equity options
• A robust vacation policy plus an additional vacation day every year
• Company closures for 14 more days throughout the year
• Flex time for sick days, personal days, and religious holidays
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits
• Annual learning & development budget
• A one-time home office set-up budget to use upon joining BenchSci
• An annual lifestyle spending account allowance
• Generous parental leave benefits with a top-up plan or paid time off options
• The ability to save for your retirement coupled with a company match!