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Position Overview

The Project Manager, Product at Adaptive Biotechnologies plays a central role to support product development and commercialization initiatives, reporting to the Director of MRD Business Development and Product Management. We are looking for a strategic and results-driven individual who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. The successful candidate will work cross-functionally to lead and support key projects and initiatives. Projects are expected to be scoped comprehensively, completed on time, on budget, to meet the desired goals of the business. The role will work independently to plan, direct, track and coordinate project activities from inception to operationalization.

Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions

Project Lifecycle Management
- Lead internal projects from initiation through completion, including scope definition, planning, execution, and documentation.
- Ensure alignment on project goals, rationale, and roles & responsibilities with stakeholders and leadership.
- Develop and maintain project charters, timelines and work plans, driving accountability across the team.
- Facilitate clear communication across project teams, internal partners, functional leaders, and external collaborators.
- Identify and manage risks and issues, proactively communicating and adjusting plans as needed.
- Partner with other Program and Project Managers across Adaptive to support infrastructure for project management, prioritization, communication, and institutional knowledge sharing.
- Participate in cross-functional initiatives as a contributing team member.
Analysis, Metrics & Reporting
- Perform / support analysis to inform business case and resource allocation
- Define metrics for project success and determine how to measure
- Provide regular reporting on project status to manager and project team, highlighting key risks, issues, and milestones.
Strategic Planning
- Contribute to the development of MRD product management strategy through product and market opportunity modeling activities
- Conduct competitive research from external sources and align with MRD product management strategy
- Collect customer research from across cross-functional teams to inform MRD product management strategy
All other duties as assigned

Position Requirements (Education, Experience, Other)

Required

Bachelor’s Degree and 5+ years (or Master’s Degree and 3+ years) related experience including 2+ years Project Management experience in a biomedical research, biotech, or healthcare setting
Proven track record of successful project and/or operational delivery in a biomedical research, biotech or healthcare setting.
Demonstrated ability to succeed in a deadline-driven environment, solve problems, and prioritize tasks.
Expertise with the project management life cycle (initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, closing) and change management.
Expertise with tools that facilitate project management, such as Smartsheet, LucidChart, MS Office suite (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and SharePoint.
Excellent communication skills (oral, written, presenting) with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the organization.
Self-motivated and works independently, with minimal supervision.
Strong experience facilitating project team meetings, cross-functional communication and decision-making ensuring alignment with internal and potentially external stakeholders in a highly matrixed organization

Preferred

Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification.
Familiarity with regulatory and reimbursement pathways for diagnostic products (e.g., FDA, CLIA, CE-IVD).
Familiarity with the real-world data/evidence lifecycle, data governance, processes, and operating models.
Experience from at least two successful commercial product launches in diagnostics.
Experience working with R&D, clinical, regulatory, marketing, and commercial teams to bring products from concept to market.
Experience performing business opportunity assessments.

Working Conditions

Standard business hours in a desk environment.

Physical Requirements

No unique physical requirements beyond standard repetitive desk environment tasks (typing/mouse use).

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Compensation

Salary Range: $101,600 - $152,400

Other compensation elements include:

equity grant
bonus eligible

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Adaptive’s posted compensation information includes a base salary (or hourly rate) range and summary of other available total compensation. The base salary range represents a minimum-to-maximum salary (or hourly rate) available to candidates upon extension of offer. Base salary is thoughtfully considered upon offer and is determined through multiple evaluation checks throughout the interview process, including: a candidate’s ability to meet minimum qualifications (skills/experience/education), a candidate’s ability to thoughtfully address preferred qualifications, current market conditions, and internal pay equity. Listed base salary is exclusive of bonus, commission, equity, differential pay, benefits, and other incentives.

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