Junior Project Manager
Plano, TX
Category: Program/Project Management
Industry: Life Sciences
Standard Hours: Open
Reference ID: JN -102026-108988
Date Posted: 10/08/2026
Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/ndD3SD
Description:
On-site in Plano, TX
Our client seeks a Junior Project Manager to support planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery of cross-functional R&D projects for medical devices for up to 12 months. Under the guidance of Principal, R&D Projects & Governance leadership, this role will coordinate project activities, manage schedules, track risks and action items, facilitate communication among stakeholders, and maintain project documentation. The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and interested in developing a career in project management.
Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $40.00 to $45.00/hr. w2
Responsibilities:
- Assist in the maintenance of project plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
- Coordinate project meetings, workshops, and status reviews.
- Track project progress against timelines and objectives.
- Support Principal, R&D Projects & Governance in resource planning and workload coordination.
- Maintain project documentation, meeting minutes, and action item logs.
- Monitor project tasks and follow up with team members on deliverables.
- Track project risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
- Maintain project dashboards and status reports.
- Ensure project information remains current and accurately documented.
- Help prepare project presentations and executive status updates.
- Facilitate communication across cross-functional teams including Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Operations, IT, Supply Chain, and Commercial functions.
- Coordinate stakeholder meetings and distribute project updates.
- Escalate schedule delays, resource constraints, and project risks when appropriate.
- Support adherence to project management processes, standards, and templates.
- Assist with project documentation as needed.
- Help maintain project repositories, file structures, and collaboration sites.
- Support lessons learned and project closeout activities.
- Provide input on weekly and monthly project status reports.
- Track schedule performance, milestone completion, and project KPIs.
- Support resource reporting activities.
Experience Requirements:
- 0-3 years of project coordination, project management, engineering, operations, or business experience.
- Experience using Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Project preferred.
- Experience managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Strong attention to detail and follow-through.
- Problem-solving and analytical thinking abilities.
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency with project tracking and collaboration tools.
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Life Sciences, Information Technology, Project Management, or a related field.
- PMP, CAPM, Agile, or Scrum certifications are a plus.
Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.
W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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