About the position
As a Clinical Project Manager in the Operations Program Management team at Guardant Health, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful execution of various projects within the Operations portfolio. This position requires close collaboration with the Operations team and cross-functional stakeholders, including Technology Development, Quality, Bioinformatics, Clinical Development, and Biopharma Teams. Your primary responsibility will be to manage and oversee projects, ensuring they progress effectively and efficiently through the application of project management best practices. You will lead initiatives that support continuous improvement, new product launches, and activities that enhance multi-site functionality. In this role, you will maintain project timelines that impact multiple products and sites, serving as the main point of contact between operations and relevant stakeholders. You will be tasked with determining and implementing effective production plans for Guardant Health's products, supporting logistics tasks, and coordinating activities. Your problem-solving skills will be essential as you navigate practical challenges and address a variety of concrete variables in situations with limited standardization. You will facilitate discussions between Technical Development and Biopharma Teams regarding execution plans for non-standard sample types, if applicable, and communicate progress towards quarterly goals through regular updates. Additionally, you will guide cross-functional teams with actionable next steps, monitor and maintain updates, and document meeting minutes and project statuses. You will be responsible for communicating the program/project strategy, progress, and any risks or issues to company leadership and other key stakeholders. Understanding operational project risks and escalating them appropriately will also be a critical part of your role.
Responsibilities
- Maintain project timelines impacting multiple products and sites.
- Serve as point of contact and or project lead between operations and relevant stakeholders/teams.
- Determine and implement the most effective ways to create and execute production plans for Guardant Health's products.
- Support logistics tasks and coordination of activities.
- Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Facilitate discussions between Technical Development and Biopharma Teams on execution plans for non-standard sample types, if applicable.
- Communicate progress towards quarterly goals through weekly updates.
- Guide cross functional teams with next steps.
- Monitor and maintain updates, meeting minutes, project status cross functionally.
- Responsible for Core Team communication of program/project strategy, progress, and risks/issues to company leadership and other key stakeholders.
- Understand operational project risks and escalate appropriately.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a business or technical discipline.
- 5+ years of experience working in operations or similar position.
- Previous experience in project management, continuous improvement or cross functional teams preferred.
- Previous clinical laboratory work or molecular biology techniques preferred.
- Experience working with project management tools.
- Ability to proactively communicate consistently, clearly, and honestly with internal employees and managers as needed.
- Ability to collect information from multiple sources, sort through, integrate, and resolve often conflicting timelines.
- Experience leading team meetings and gathering information in an organized manner.
- Possess meticulous attention to detail.
- Able to integrate and apply feedback in a professional manner.
- Good communication and project management skills, appropriate for both leadership and individual contributor roles.
- Enjoy working independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment and able to adapt to change.
- Experience in using tools such as Smartsheets, Confluence, Microsoft Office, and Tableau.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in clinical laboratory settings.
- Familiarity with molecular biology techniques.
Benefits
- Flexible work schedule with defined in-office days for collaboration.
- Competitive salary range based on location and experience.
- Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
- Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Employee assistance programs for mental health support.
- Paid time off and holidays.
