Technical Project Manager III Engineering

$123,700 - $154,600/Yr

Allen Institute - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Technical Project Manager III - Engineering at the Allen Institute is responsible for overseeing the design, implementation, and maintenance of high-performance scientific instruments and processes. This role involves managing multiple projects, ensuring efficient operation of scientific instrumentation, and facilitating communication between engineering and scientific teams. The position aims to improve project efficiency and maximize the impact of engineering initiatives aligned with the institute's mission to advance bioscience and human health.

Responsibilities

• Lead program scoping with architecture, engineering, and science stakeholders.
• Evaluate and manage intake of project requests and gather requirements for new product features.
• Manage the development, implementation, and rollout of releases and maintain a quarterly view of defined, prioritized, and scoped work.
• Communicate schedules, dependencies, issues, and risks across teams.
• Adhere to project budget, facilitate ordering, and track progress against financial spend on the project.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive notes, reports, and presentations to keep program teams, partner teams, and leadership informed about project status and progress, ensuring transparency and alignment.
• Provide regular project updates by consulting with others across departments.
• Articulate the costs and risks of each project requested, including the opportunity cost of doing nothing.
• Partner closely with program management and leadership teams to plan and implement annual goals and milestones.
• Oversee and align long and short-term engineering goals with the broader Institute's goals, milestones, and mission.
• Report progress toward engineering-related goals to diverse levels of stakeholders.
• Foster dialogue between engineering and scientific teams, engaging with scientists to translate their requirements into actionable tasks in collaboration with technical leads.
• Facilitate collaboration and communication between various technical specialists, including systems, optical, electrical, mechanical, software engineering, and scientists to sustain focus, ensure on-time delivery, and drive project momentum.
• Implement an OKR and/or KPI framework tailored for a scientific research environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical/electrical/computer engineering or relevant scientific field, or project management; or equivalent combination of degree and experience.
• 3 years' experience in software engineering, systems engineering, hardware engineering, or technical product/program management experience.
• Proficient in project management tools (e.g., GitHub, JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet, Miro) and Microsoft Office.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical/electrical/computer engineering.
• 5+ years of software engineering, systems engineering, hardware engineering, or technical product/program management experience.
• PMP, CAPM, PMI-PBA, PgMP or other Project Management certification.
• Experience working in a flat organization by working in concert with technical program managers, scientists, and engineers across teams to establish a shared vision for improving execution and building solutions.
• Project management experience in a scientific research environment setting.
• Demonstrated experience in building project management frameworks for research organizations for improving efficiency and reducing communication overhead.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Visa sponsorship