Project Manager, Medical Affairs

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.

Project Manager leading Medical Affairs initiatives for product development at Adaptive Biotechnologies. Collaborating across teams to manage research projects and ensure timely execution.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $101,600 - $152,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead internal research projects from initiation through completion, including scope definition, planning, execution, and documentation.
Track external collaborative research projects to develop and maintain study workflows, assess progress, proactively manage risks, and support timely data availability for analysis, publication and presentation at key congresses.
Ensure alignment on project goals, rationale, and roles & responsibilities with stakeholders and leadership.
Develop and maintain project charters, timelines and work plans, driving accountability across the team.
Facilitate clear communication across project teams, internal partners, functional leaders, and external collaborators.
Identify and manage risks and issues, proactively communicating and adjusting plans as needed.
Partner with other Program and Project Managers across Adaptive to support infrastructure for project management, prioritization, communication, and institutional knowledge sharing.
Participate in cross-functional initiatives as a contributing team member.
Perform / support analysis to inform business case and resource allocation
Define metrics for project success and determine how to measure
Provide regular reporting on project status to manager and project team, highlighting key risks, issues, and milestones.
Contribute to the development and execution of research studies that support MRD product and commercial strategy
Clinical study execution support: Track protocol development, contracting, study start-up, and coordinate cross-functional operational workflows (Regulatory/IRB, Clinical Trials, lab teams).
IRB protocol coordination: Facilitate IRB protocol submissions and related materials; track IRB protocol progress, approvals, and renewal dates; and coordinate record updates and amendments as required to ensure protocols do not lapse and study activities remain appropriately covered.
Visibility + stakeholder communication: Provide clear status reporting, surface critical-path risks, and align on mitigation/alternative plans with Medical Affairs leadership and key stakeholders.
Scientific output enablement: Track data generation and publication/congress timelines, maintain data-readiness visibility, and build/maintain tracking tools and outreach tracking for study opportunities/sites.
All other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree and 5+ years (or Master’s Degree and 3+ years) of Project Management experience with 2+ years' experience in a biomedical research, biotech, or healthcare setting
Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification
Demonstrated understanding of Project Management processes, strategies and methods
Familiarity with clinical trial operations
Proven track record of successful project and/or operational delivery in a biomedical research, biotech or healthcare setting.
Demonstrated ability to succeed in a deadline-driven environment, solve problems, and prioritize tasks.
Expertise with the project management life cycle (initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, closing) and change management.
Expertise with tools that facilitate project management, such as Smartsheet, LucidChart, MS Office suite (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and SharePoint.
Excellent communication skills (oral, written, presenting) with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the organization.
Self-motivated and works independently, with minimal supervision.
Strong experience facilitating project team meetings, cross-functional communication and decision-making ensuring alignment with internal and potentially external stakeholders in a highly matrixed organization

Benefits

Comp & perks

equity grant
bonus eligible

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Hard Skills & Tools

Project ManagementClinical Trial OperationsProject Management Life CycleChange ManagementRisk ManagementData AnalysisMetrics DefinitionStudy Workflow ManagementProtocol DevelopmentOperational Delivery

Soft Skills

CommunicationProblem SolvingPrioritizationRelationship BuildingSelf-MotivationTeam FacilitationDecision-MakingAccountabilityAdaptabilityCollaboration

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP)