R&D Project Manager

Shape the Future Through Innovation

What You'll Do

What You'll Bring

Nice to Have

• Master's degree in a technical discipline.
• PMP, CAPM, Agile, or similar project management certification.
• Experience with stage-gate product development processes.
• Background in regulated industries such as chemicals, pharmaceutical, medical devices, or automotive.
• Familiarity with experimentation, data-driven development, or Design of Experiments (DOE).
• Why Join Us?
• You'll have the opportunity to work on meaningful innovations, collaborate with experts across multiple disciplines, and help bring new ideas from the lab to the market. If you're curious, collaborative, and motivated by making things happen, we'd love to hear from you.
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• Qnity is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit our Accessibility Page for Contact Information.
• Qnity offers a comprehensive pay and benefits package. To learn more visit the Compensation and Benefits page.
• We use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance our recruitment process.

Why Join Us?

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Science, or another technical field.
• Experience managing projects within an R&D, product development, engineering, or technical environment.
• Ability to thrive in dynamic environments where priorities evolve and innovation drives decision-making.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches.
• Experience with tools such as MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet, Confluence, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead exciting R&D projects from concept through development, scale-up, and implementation.
• Partner with technical and business teams to define project goals, success measures, and deliverables.
• Build and manage project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Collaborate across R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Marketing teams.
• Identify and navigate technical risks, uncertainties, and changing priorities.
• Facilitate project reviews, decision-making sessions, and key project milestones.
• Monitor progress, resolve obstacles, and keep projects moving forward.
• Manage scope changes and evolving requirements while maintaining alignment with business objectives.
• Ensure projects meet safety, quality, regulatory, and governance standards.
• Communicate project updates and recommendations to stakeholders and leadership.
• Capture lessons learned and contribute to continuous improvement.