Project Manager
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Advion Interchim Scientific, with North American headquarters in Ithaca, NY, is a technology company focused on leading-edge life science instrumentation and consumable products that improve lives. Our products are found throughout the world, from pharmaceutical companies to leading research universities. We passionately work to support our customers, facilitate global change, and continuous forward progress.

Our team designs, develops, and manufactures a wide portfolio of laboratory instruments that ranges from media and columns to consumables, accessories, and instruments for flash chromatography, preparative (U)HPLC, analytical (U)HPLC, mass spectrometry, ICP-MS, coupled with intelligent apps and software.

Advion Interchim Scientific is the market-facing name of a partnership between Advion, Inc. and Interchim SAS, separate companies that have agreed to market and distribute their products together.

We are currently seeking a Project Manager to join our expanding team. This position will be based in Ithaca, NY, with limited remote work possibility.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Project Manager is responsible for the entire life cycle of internal and external projects covering conception, planning, creation of timelines and execution/management of the project to stay on track and within budget. The projects will cover both hardware and software in the laboratory equipment market following stage-gate/waterfall processes for hardware projects and agile methodologies in software projects.

• Manage and drive projects to stay on time and budget (CDS, TRS, timelines, budget/resource allocation, gate decisions)
• Leverage exemplary people skills to motivate and influence without supervisory authority
• Execute both software and hardware projects, either assigned to in-house resources, outsourced to third party or run by scientific collaborators
• Help projects as single contributor in the technical area of expertise (e.g. lab validation testing) as time allows

This position will report directly to the Senior Director Technology.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or other engineering field with min 7 years of experience (Masters or PhD can count towards this time requirement)
• Certification as project management professional (PMP) OR desire for certification and demonstrable experience managing hardware and software projects with clear understanding of product development principles (stage-gate and agile)
• Hands-on experience with mass spectrometry, liquid chromatography or other high end scientific laboratory equipment or medical equipment would be a plus.
• Proficient in the use of software tools for Project Management (eg Jira, Confluence, MS Project) and office suite in general.
• Positive attitude, ability to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Up to 20% overnight travel may be required (collaboration sites, company sites in Europe and Asia, contractor audits)
• Security clearance on secret level would be a plus.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Advion offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefit plans and a strong team environment. Advion is an EOE.