Petaluma

Project Manager – Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Operations

Location: Petaluma, CA
Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire
Schedule: Full-time, standard business hours
Work Arrangement: Onsite preferred; candidates able to work onsite 2–3 days per week may be considered
Pay Rate: $65–$80 per hour, depending on experience

A growing medical device and pharmaceutical organization is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead multiple projects across Manufacturing, Engineering, R&D, Quality, and drug development.

This person must be a proactive project leader who can identify why work is falling behind, remove obstacles, coordinate resources, and hold teams accountable for meeting deadlines.

What You’ll Do

• Manage multiple cross-functional projects simultaneously.
• Create and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and Gantt charts.
• Track deliverables and hold project owners accountable for deadlines.
• Investigate delays and identify resource constraints, supply issues, and other blockers.
• Partner with department leaders to develop recovery plans and redirect resources when needed.
• Coordinate meetings and track decisions, action items, and owners.
• Identify project risks and escalate concerns before they affect major deadlines.
• Provide clear project updates to leadership.
• Support executive and board-level project reporting.
• Help improve project-management processes as the organization grows.

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years of project management experience.
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional projects.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects or workstreams simultaneously.
• Strong experience creating and maintaining project schedules and Gantt charts.
• Ability to drive accountability and uncover the underlying causes of delays.
• Strong communication, organization, stakeholder-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or regulated-manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience partnering with Manufacturing, Engineering, R&D, Quality, or drug-development teams is preferred.

This position may convert to a regular full-time role based on performance, business needs, and long-term fit. Conversion is not guaranteed.