Pay Range: $59.55hr - $64.55hr
Job Overview:
The Project Manager will lead the end-to-end implementation of a Cell & Gene Therapy (CGT) development program as well as the associated Structured Data Capture (SDC) program, ensuring successful delivery across business, process, data, and technology workstreams. This role is responsible for project planning, governance, stakeholder engagement, communications, training coordination, and change management activities to support adoption of new digital capabilities and standardized data capture processes. The Project Manager will partner closely with business stakeholders, functional teams, IT, and data teams to drive execution, manage risks, coordinate deployment activities, and ensure sustained organizational adoption.
Project Management & Delivery:
- Lead the implementation of the Cell & Gene Therapy (CGT) development project as well as the Structured Data Capture program through deployment and stabilization.
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans, timelines, milestones, budgets, resource plans, and deliverables.
- Utilize Monday.com as the primary project management platform to build and maintain project plans and dashboards, track milestones, risks, issues, action items, and dependencies, monitor project health, status reporting, and KPIs, and manage stakeholder visibility and executive reporting.
- Coordinate activities across business, technical, data, quality, and vendor teams.
- Facilitate governance meetings, project reviews, steering committee sessions, and leadership updates.
- Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks, issues, dependencies, and escalations.
- Ensure deliverables meet business, compliance, quality, and operational requirements.
Stakeholder Communications & Communication Planning:
- Develop and execute a comprehensive communication strategy that supports project objectives and user adoption.
- Create and maintain a formal communication plan, including audience segmentation, key messages, communication cadence, and channels.
- Coordinate communications across functional teams, leadership groups, and impacted sites.
- Ensure stakeholders understand project goals, timelines, benefits, impacts, and expected outcomes.
- Gather stakeholder feedback and incorporate insights into implementation and adoption strategies.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for project communications and stakeholder engagement activities.
Training & User Readiness:
- Develop and execute a training strategy aligned with project deployment phases.
- Perform training needs assessments across impacted functions and user groups.
- Coordinate creation of training materials, job aids, user guides, SOPs, and digital learning resources.
- Organize and facilitate instructor-led training sessions, workshops and demonstrations, train-the-trainer programs, and office hours and user support sessions.
- Track training completion, participation, and effectiveness.
- Partner with subject matter experts and business leaders to reinforce learning and capability development.
- Ensure users are equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to successfully adopt new structured data capture processes.
Change Management & Adoption:
- Develop and execute a comprehensive change management strategy.
- Conduct stakeholder assessments and organizational impact analyses.
- Evaluate change readiness and identify risks to adoption.
- Establish and manage a network of change champions across impacted functions.
- Support leaders with change messaging, coaching, and engagement activities.
- Drive user adoption through structured engagement, reinforcement, and feedback mechanisms.
- Monitor change effectiveness using adoption metrics, survey data, and business outcomes.
- Identify and address resistance points while promoting positive behavioral change.
- Capture lessons learned and support transition to sustained operations.
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related field.
- 2-3 years of experience leading complex cross-functional projects.
- Experience managing large digital transformation, business process improvement, or system implementation initiatives.
- Experience using project management platforms such as Monday.com, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Jira, or similar tools.
- Strong communication, facilitation, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience developing communication plans, training programs, and change management strategies.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
Preferred:
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification.
- Experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or highly regulated industries.
- Experience with data governance, structured data capture, master data management, FAIR data principles, or digital transformation initiatives.
- Experience with using AI to increase efficiency in project management.
- Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid project management methodologies.
Benefits:
Our Benefits Include:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term)
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Paid Sick Leave (where required by applicable state or local law)
- Supplemental Insurance Plans
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Employee Wellness Programs
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Career Growth and Professional Development Opportunities
Disclaimer: Benefits eligibility, accrual rates, and usage limits may vary based on employment status, length of service, and work location. Paid Sick Leave is provided in strict accordance with applicable state and municipal mandates. Cynet Systems Inc. reserves the right to modify, amend, or terminate any benefit plans at any time in accordance with applicable laws.
About Cynet Systems
Founded in 2010 and headquartered in the Washington, DC metro area, Cynet Systems Inc. is a leading technology staffing and workforce solutions company serving Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and enterprise organizations across the United States and Canada. We deliver agile, scalable talent solutions across IT, engineering, life sciences, clinical, and professional staffing, powered by a high-performing recruitment engine operating across North America and Asia.
As a nationally and locally certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Cynet Systems is committed to helping organizations build high-performing teams while empowering professionals to grow rewarding careers. Our organization is certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 Type II standards, reflecting our commitment to quality, security, operational excellence, and customer success.