Technical Project Manager

Location

Manchester, NH

Compensation

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Overview

The Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute ("ARMI") seeks to make practical the scalable, consistent, cost-effective manufacturing of tissue engineered medical products and tissue-related technologies, to benefit existing industries and grow new ones.

ARMI is in need of a Technical Project Manager to drive and coordinate technical project activities.  This role, reporting directly to the Chief Technology Officer, is responsible for leading and driving project teams to deliver a variety of technical solutions to large-scale tissue biofabrication challenges. The individual will have ownership for managing highly complex, technical projects encompassing local and distributed teams of world-class scientists and engineers. The individual will be the key point of contact with highly technical, world-class stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Create and drive comprehensive project plans  and lead cross-functional engineering / technical team(s) through the complete development cycle to invent, design, develop, and release manufacturing solutions that meet project goals
• Translate high level project goals into a comprehensive set of working requirements in collaboration with both internal and external project stakeholders
• Provide high level technical and people leadership to project teams
• Drive delivery of aggressive goals managing project schedule, cost and resources effectively
• Interface with internal and external stakeholders and manage relationships to ensure crisp communication and alignment of objectives
• Drive day to day project activity to achieve results including solving technical and other project challenges, managing resource conflicts, breaking down barriers, upholding high performance standards, and meeting commitments
• Domestic travel

Required Competencies

• Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences or Engineering Discipline with a minimum of 10+ years leading product development teams solving challenging technical projects
• Superior time management skills and the ability to be analytical, adjust and successfully manage in the context of changing priorities and resources
• Ability to work with varying seniority levels, including staff, managers and external partners
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic, collaborative team environment
• High energy, drive, commitment, self-initiative and perseverance are required with a demonstrated track record of personal technical accomplishments
• Emotional intelligence and ability to effectively negotiate through conflict
• Ability to work with Microsoft software products
• Direct experience leading projects from initial concept through design and release 
• Direct experience successfully managing schedule, budget and project resources

Desired Competencies 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences or Engineering Discipline with a minimum of 15+ years leading product development teams solving challenging technical projects. 
• PMP or other project management designation/training
• Experience working under a federal contract
• Experience industry based lab liaising with academic collaborators
• Direct experience in the cell therapy, industry automation, manufacturing biotechnology, pharmaceutical or other similar industry