Technical Project Manager

<div class="bb-jobs-posting__content"> <div class="bb-rich-text-editor__content ptor-job-view-description public-job-description"> <div> <p><strong>About Us:</strong></p> <p>Culture’s mission is to simplify and accelerate bioprocess development to enable our customers to bring their biopharmaceutical products to market faster.</p> <p>With a focus on upstream cell culture process development, Culture has developed a unique platform that merges products, services and data management that can be applied to mammalian, microbial and viral vector production processes. This platform enables high-throughput process development projects to be rapidly and seamlessly executed directly by our customers in their own facilities, in our service laboratories, or both, all driven by our cloud-connected web application, accessible from anywhere, for designing, managing and analyzing experiments.</p> <p>At Culture, we combine our passions for biomanufacturing, engineering, and operations to build new solutions that make bioprocess development faster. We value curiosity, communication, collaboration, a customer focused mindset and a drive for results.</p> <p><strong>The Opportunity:</strong></p> <p>We are seeking a high-caliber Technical Project Manager to join our RD Engineering team. This role sits at the intersection of biology, hardware engineering, and cloud computing. You will be responsible for leading cross-functional teams through the full product development lifecycle to deliver next-generation bioprocessing tools.</p> <p>The ideal candidate possesses a rare blend of hardware intuition, software savvy, and an understanding of how cloud infrastructure enables modern laboratory automation and data analytics.</p> <p><strong>What You'll Do:</strong></p> </div> <ul> <li>Lead the end-to-end integrated project delivery of complex bioprocess systems involving electromechanical hardware, embedded firmware, and cloud-based control software.</li> <li>Oversee the development and deployment of cloud applications that manage device telemetry, remote monitoring, and large-scale bioprocess data analytics (AWS/GCP environments).</li> <li>Bridge the gap between Hardware Engineers (sensors, fluidics), Software Engineers (IoT, Frontend/Backend), and Bioprocess Scientists to ensure technical requirements are aligned and met.</li> <li>Manage the unique challenge of "Hardware-Software Synchronicity"—combining short duration agile / shape-up sprints for cloud/software updates with the longer-lead Waterfall/Phase gate milestones of hardware development.</li> <li>Proactively identify technical bottlenecks and manage risks associated with safety and regulatory requirements.</li> <li>Establish and maintain project schedules and folders - use of automation is highly encouraged to manage and communicate changes in real time. </li> <li>Translate complex technical projects into clear progress reports for executive leadership.</li> </ul> <h4><strong>About You:</strong></h4> <ul> <li>B.S. in Engineering or a related technical field.</li> <li>5+ years of Project Management experience in a technical RD environment.</li> <li>Proven track record of managing projects that involve physical laboratory/industrial hardware integrated with a software stack.</li> <li>Experience managing delivery of SaaS or Cloud Application development, including familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, APIs, and data architecture.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Skills:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Mastery of Jira, Linear, Smartsheet, MS Project (or similar PLM tools).</li> <li>Experience in ISO 9001 or similar quality management systems.</li> <li>Familiarity with bioprocessing workflows (e.g., bioreactor, chromatography, or filtration systems).</li> <li>Experience working in RD project management in biotech</li> </ul> <p><strong>Why This Role:</strong></p> <ul> <li>You will be at the forefront of the "Digital Transformation" in biotechnology. Your work won't just be about managing schedules; it will be about ... (truncated, view full listing at source)