Project Manager I, Sample and Repository Services

At Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships.

All we accomplish is grounded in our core values of Customer Focus, Achievement, Accountability, Teamwork, Employee Value and Integrity

Job Description

At Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer-focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships.

Azenta Life Sciences is a global leader in the life sciences space with headquarters with offices and operations worldwide. We are a market leader in automated bio sample management solutions and genomic services across areas such as drug development, clinical and advanced cell therapies for the industry's top pharmaceutical, biotech, academic and healthcare institutions globally. We provide unparalleled capabilities with our lab analysis, sample management and storage services, informatics software, and consumables, with the largest installed base managing over 1 billion samples globally.

How You’ll Add Value:

The Project Manager I within the Program Management Organization (PMO) is expected to provide project management support to internal team members, as well as customers, to deliver Azenta Life Sciences solutions (Long Term Sample Management, Active Clinical Trial Sample Management, Regulated Products (GMP/GTP) Management) to clients, partners, and alliances.  Under guidance from the Director, Clinical Program Management or Program Manager, the Project Manager I is expected to gain an in-depth understanding of the key clients and become an expert in Azenta Life Sciences services. 

What You’ll Do:

• Serve as the primary client contact for assigned projects and establish working relationships with client project teams which result in client satisfaction, operational excellence and thereby increase potential for repeat business

• Ensure that all customer expectations are documented and acted upon in compliance with regulatory requirements

• Able to act efficiently in an environment with dynamic timelines and priorities. Accountable for the monitoring and reporting of performance metrics

• Create required project plans

• Implement and monitor progress against project plans and revise as necessary

• Monitor project schedule and scope to ensure both remain on track

• Project support may include kit provision and logistics, sample management, lab services support, relocation services, training, management, or support of alliances/ partnerships

• Proactively engage in both quality assurance and risk management activities to ensure project deliverables are met according to both Azenta Life Sciences and client requirements

• Participate in pre-sale discussions and client meetings as required

• Actively participate in Azenta Life Sciences development through continuous improvement initiatives, contributing to Azenta’s culture of quality and productivity initiatives including the development of new processes and SOPs, and the maintenance of SOPs to maintain audit-ready alignment with the Azenta Business System

• Mentor Client Coordinator as needed. Managing queries and resolutions

What You Will Bring:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in science or related field with a minimum of 2 year of experience in a regulated industry environment

• OR High School Diploma plus a minimum of 5 years of experience in a regulated industry environment

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; presentation skills, ability to engage in effective problem-solving conversations

• Demonstrated ability to complete long-range projects as assigned.

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize work, customers, internal and external demands

Your Working Conditions: 

• General office setting

• The Employee may occasionally work in an area with potentially infectious materials

• The Employee will be responsible for maintaining a clean work environment and enforcing and following Universal Precautions for bloodborne pathogens when working in an area considered to be potentially contaminated

Join us and help enable life‑changing discoveries by keeping critical life science systems running reliably—every day.

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Azenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

The posted pay range for this position is an estimate based on current market data and internal pay structure. Final compensation may vary above or below this range depending on factors such as experience, education (including licensure and certifications),  qualifications, performance, and geographic location, among other relevant business or organizational needs.