We are growing! The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) has expanded capacity at a new state-of-the-art preclinical facility located at Momentum Labs in Gainesville, Florida. We are currently seeking passionate individuals who are eager to contribute to our mission and accelerate drug development by delivering translationally relevant preclinical services. If you're ready to make a difference and be part of a team that's at the forefront of preclinical drug development, JAX is the place for you. Our new facility offers an unparalleled opportunity to work with top-tier scientists, study directors, and researchers in a dynamic and collaborative environment. Join us at JAX and help shape the future of human health. Learn More Here - https://www.jax.org/florida This role can be fully remote with travel as needed!! About the job The Senior Project Manager will play a key role in supporting new product development & innovation projects within the new Business Transformation Office (BTO). The BTO has a combined focus on strategic projects, innovation projects, and mergers & acquisition projects supporting JMCRS (JAX Mice and Clinical Research Services) as well as JAX organizational growth. This role will contribute proactively to the success of the innovation portfolio by deploying project management professional skills in waterfall planning, agile scrum execution, and other Lean principals. This role will require the building of standardized product development processes, drawing from past experience in FDA and ISO 13485 Design Controls in a Stage Gate model. This is a traditional matrix management role, with no direct reports, but close ties to the Product Management, R&D, Operations, Quality, and Finance team members. The Senior Project Manager will be a teacher of Design Controls across the business, including mentorship to other project managers. The Senior Project Manager will also be supported by the BTO Resource Manager. Key Responsibilities Creates & trains project lifecycle with appropriate deliverables in each Stage and approval criteria for each Gate. Applies project lifecycle to a portfolio of projects leading to on-time completion. Presents project status, in partnership with Product Manager, at each Gate Review Meeting to drive project progress and on-time completion of studies. Elicits project requirements from stakeholders and leads project scoping & chartering to initiate projects. Utilizes project change control to track changes of project scope. Utilizes best practice requirements traceability matrix to collect requirement test plans, acceptance criteria, and actual test results from project team members to ultimately determine which requirements have been met and those which remain unmet at any given time. Leverages past experience to help project team members understand the difference between verification testing and validation testing, and when to apply each. Leads Kaizen-style project master planning events ("walk the walls") to develop visual master schedules, identify critical path, assign risk buffers, and track projects through on-time launch. Employs agile-scrum methodology for project micro planning and daily execution to ensure timely progress on project actions, deliverables, and milestones. Conducts resource demand analysis, based on project master plan and micro plan, to request resources from steering committee on a regular basis. Provides regular portfolio updates to executive leadership including resource utilization and status of key milestones through dashboards and metrics. Leverages past experience to help project team members predict product, process, and/or project risks, and develop appropriate mitigation strategies. Applies financial acumen and works with Product Manager and Finance Team Member to develop Net Present Value (NPV), Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), and/or Return on Investment (ROI) models. Leverages and utilizes best practices, key specific frameworks and best in class industry tools to improve project planning, management, and risk mitigation throughout execution and value delivery, including post-mortem review. Collaborates with key stakeholders to drive key process initiatives to enhance effectiveness in project management processes, governance, resource planning and portfolio management. Standardizes project management levels of services, frameworks, tools and key performance indicators to enable project success. Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities 10 years as a career project/product/program manager with specific experience in driving complex, long-term, strategic projects consuming many cross-functional resources. 3 years FDA and/or ISO 13485 Product Development project management experience from a well-established benchmark Medical Device organization. Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering or Marketing preferred, MBA preferred Global customer facing project management experience (e.g. managing projects/customers in multiple countries). Demonstrated experience building & implementing best practices from scratch. Knowledge of FDA Design Controls required. Working knowledge of ISO 13485, ISO 9001, and/or AS9100 required, auditee preferred. Demonstrated experience being an agent of change with proven track record of influence and driving required operational change. Demonstrated ability to successfully implement a project management framework that drives consistency and operational excellence. Experience working in matrixed and complex organizations and an appreciation of how to execute in a high growth, fast paced environment. Previous Lean, Continuous Improvement and/or Transformation experience preferred. Microsoft Project experience required, experience with other PM or Agile software preferred Pay Range: $111,488 - $186,656 based on total years or prior relevant experience #CA-JO2 About JAX: The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California), Japan and China. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health. Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease. It models and interprets genomic complexity, integrates basic research with clinical application, educates current and future scientists, and provides critical data, tools and services to the global biomedical community. For more information, please visit www.jax.org. EEO Statement: The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws. Bar Harbor: The Jackson Laboratory's 43-acre scenic Bar Harbor campus is nestled between the Gulf of Maine and the mountains of Acadia National Park. Some of the best hiking and biking in the world (over 50 square miles of mountains, lakes, views, and dramatic coastline) is accessible from our campus. We are one mile from downtown Bar Harbor, which offers a vibrant downtown district with a plethora of restaurants, shops, museums, and galleries. Ellsworth: The Charles E. Hewett Center in Ellsworth, Maine, is a state-of-the-art facility that serves researchers world wide. The facility represents the culmination of nine decades of unmatched experience and leadership in breeding and caring for laboratory mice. Ellsworth, Maine, is one of Maine’s fastest growing cities. With a growth rate of nearly 20%, Ellsworth is a bustling year-round community and acts as a hub for surrounding towns. It is located nearby Acadia National Park and hosts numerous special events, concerts and festivals each year. Residents have access to fabulous shopping, recreation, museums, galleries, and dining at a variety of independent restaurants. Farmington: JAX Genomic Medicine is transforming medicine by improving patient care, lowering costs, and increasing life span and health span. JAX Genomic Medicine’s research focuses on the complex genetic causes of disease and on the development of genomic solutions tailored to each person's unique genetic makeup. JAX Genomic Medicine sits on a 17-acre site on the campus of the University of Connecticut Health Center. The 183,500-square-foot facility opened in the fall of 2014. Now, it houses over 300 biomedical researchers, technicians, and support staff in state-of-the-art computing facilities and laboratories. In Connecticut, JAX resides in the scenic town of Farmington, in the state’s capitol region. The Hartford region, which offers some of the best public schools in the country, is made up of both bigger cities and smaller, charming historic New England towns. JAX Genomic Medicine is also geographically located within 2 hours of Boston and New York and is close to multiple transportation systems, including bus lines, highways, railroads and international airports. Sacramento: The JAX® Mice, Clinical and Research Services facility is located in Sacramento, the state capital of California. Sacramento is less than a two-hour drive from San Francisco, Napa Valley, and scenic Lake Tahoe, and a short flight to both Los Angeles and Orange County. Sacramento is the birthplace of the nation’s Farm to Fork movement, and offers excellent restaurants, gastro-pubs, wineries, theaters, and museums. Outdoor activities are plentiful: Boating, white water rafting, and riding the scenic bicycle trails are popular. Housing and other costs of living are more affordable in Sacramento and its surrounding suburbs than in most other neighboring areas in the North Bay, making Sacramento one of the hottest housing markets in the country year after year. Augusta: JAX’s Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative (MCGI) is located in Augusta, Maine, in the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care (HACCC), at Maine General Hospital. It began operations in 2016 with three overarching goals: to provide cancer genomic testing for Maine cancer patients; to develop and deliver physician education about clinical genomic cancer diagnostics; and to build a network in Maine of oncology practices conducting studies in genomic medicine.