Project Management Associate II (Biotechnology)

Location: United States, California, Santa Monica

Salary: $107,185–$138,710 annually, with potential eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus, stock-based long-term incentives, paid time off, and benefits.

Company

Biopharmaceutical company developing personalized CAR T-cell and T-cell receptor engineered therapies for cancer treatment.

What you will do

• Support Commercial Operations project leads with timelines, budgets, risks, dependencies, resource plans, documentation, dashboards, and status reporting.
• Manage routine sub-projects and defined workstreams, coordinate action items, and prepare meeting materials, executive updates, and communications.
• Conduct research, analyze business data and operational metrics, and identify issues and improvement opportunities.
• Support AI adoption and process improvement initiatives by documenting workflows, coordinating pilots, tracking outcomes, and maintaining training materials.
• Manage vendor onboarding, purchase orders, invoicing, reconciliation, issue resolution, payment tracking, and supplier records.
• Collaborate with Legal, Procurement, Finance, Accounting, Commercial Operations, and external vendors while maintaining compliance with company controls.

Requirements

• 4+ years of relevant experience with a BA or BS degree, or 2+ years of relevant experience with an MS or MBA degree.
• Relevant experience in business operations, project management, commercial operations, procurement, finance, consulting, healthcare, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, or cross-functional project coordination.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, communication, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams, identify operational risks, maintain follow-through, and collaborate with internal stakeholders and vendors.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Teams, and collaboration platforms.
• Experience with procurement, contracting, budgeting, reporting, dashboards, project trackers, and enterprise systems such as SAP, Ariba, or Oracle is preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting operating model design, process improvement, organizational effectiveness, or AI-enabled productivity initiatives.
• Technical aptitude and the ability to quickly learn new systems, tools, and business processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission focused on developing cancer immunotherapies and advancing personalized cell therapies.
• Inclusive work environment that values diverse perspectives and individual differences.
• Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
• Paid time off and potential eligibility for annual bonuses and stock-based long-term incentives.
• Employment governed by applicable company policies, financial controls, confidentiality requirements, and equal employment opportunity standards.