Project Manager

• Project Portfolio Management: In coordination with senior management, create and manage the Project Portfolio. From the Portfolio prioritize Projects to management requirements. Then develop clear deliverables, timelines and resource requirements for each Project.
• End-to-End Project Execution: Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, and resource allocation for both test strip development and electronic reader hardware/software.
• Technical Integration: Coordinate the integration of lateral flow assays with digital reader systems, ensuring data digitization, tracking, and transmission capabilities meet user requirements.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead agile, multi-disciplinary teams (Biologists, Engineers, QA) to meet performance, time, and cost targets in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Quality & Compliance Management: Maintain the Design History File (DHF) and lead design reviews in accordance with quality systems. Ensure tests meet sensitivity and specificity benchmarks required for diagnostic accuracy.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management: Act as the primary liaison for clinical trials in veterinary settings and manage relationships with contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) for scale-up.
• Risk & Budget Oversight: Identify technical and supply chain risks early; manage capital spending and provide monthly forecasts to leadership.
• Strategic and day to day liaison with all R&D activities. Ensure full alignment between R&D activity and the Project Portfolio.

• Industry Experience: 3-5+ years in project management within the life sciences, medical device, or veterinary diagnostics sectors.
• Technical Knowledge: Understanding of lateral flow manufacturing processes (e.g., reagent stabilization, strip assembly) and electronic reader functionality.
• Educational Background: Degree in Life Sciences (Biology, Veterinary Science) or Engineering.
• Certifications: Proficiency in project management methodologies such as PMP, Agile or PRINCE2.
• Strategic Problem-Solving: Ability to unblock routine obstacles in fast-track innovation projects and adapt to dynamic priorities.
• High Communication Proficiency: Capable of "translating" technical scope for non-technical stakeholders and managing expectations across different departments.
• Financial Management: Ability tightly manage all Project associated spend, ensuring that potential overspends are flagged to management and mitigation plans are put in place.
• Sharp negotiating skills: Ability to minimize risk to any Project due to budget constraints, slips to timeline or Project scope creep.
• Regulatory Awareness: Familiarity with veterinary diagnostic requirements,

Collins McNicholas