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Associate Technical Project Manager at Prolific Machines, an on-site role in Emeryville, CA, reporting to the Head of the Project Management Office. The role builds and maintains project schedules, trackers and risk logs, runs meetings and reporting, and coordinates R&D, cell line development, hardware, product and business development teams on optogenetic platform projects. Requires a life science or engineering bachelor's with 3+ years of relevant experience (or a master's with 2+ years) and familiarity with tools such as Smartsheet, MS Project or Asana.
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Prolific Machines is ushering in a new era of biotechnology with light. Our first-of-its-kind optogenetic platform delivers unprecedented control, precisely guiding cellular behavior when and where it matters most. Unlike existing tools used to control biology, our technology enables dynamic, tunable control over virtually any cellular function in any cell type. We're enabling partners to unlock robust efficiency, quality, and reproducibility advantages across the most complex pharmaceuticals and therapeutic proteins. Prolific is supported by leading investors, including Bill Gatesās Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Mayfield and SOSV.
Weāre looking for a Technical Project Manager with experience managing innovative scientific projects to manage critical customer & internal programs in Prolificās pipeline. These projects can include, but are not limited to:
- R&D efforts focused on building new capabilities and platforms.
- Full cell line development and scale up of customer molecules integrated into our optogenetic cell lines.
- Enabling pharmaceutical partners to build optogenetic capabilities at their sites.
As part of a broad technical organization tasked with commercializing Prolific Machineās unique technology, the successful candidate will lead technical planning, coordination, and results reporting for these projects. They will work with technical leads from R&D, Technical Operations, Hardware, Product, and Business Development to supportĀ cross-team collaboration and communication, as well as coordinate with senior leadership for reporting project outcomes. This position will report into the Head of the Project Management Office. This role will be based on-site in Emeryville, CA.
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Benefits: Generous equity package in an early stage company, retirement plan with company contribution, flexible PTO with healthy time off minimums, company-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, career coaching, mental health support, free team lunches everyday, great snacks, and companywide social events!
Diversity: Prolific Machines values diverse perspectives, backgrounds, experiences, and ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where all employees can bring their authentic selves to work and have equal opportunities to succeed. Prolific Machines is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Location:Ā The San Francisco Bay Area (Emeryville, CA)
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Compensation: USD 120,000 ā 160,000 per year salary