Project Manager, Product Development

Refeyn is scaling its mass photometry platform from a research instrument into a bioprocessing-grade analytical capability. That ambition runs through a growing portfolio of development programmes across instrument, consumables and software, each with its own dependencies, readiness gates and stakeholders.

We are looking for a Project Manager to join the Project Management Office (PMO) and take ownership of programmes within that portfolio, working at the interface of R&D, Operations, Quality and Commercial. You will own delivery end-to-end, ensuring each programme reaches its gates with clear ownership, controlled cost and managed cross-workstream dependencies.

This is a delivery-focused role in a matrix organisation. You will not have direct authority over the functional specialists you coordinate. Your impact comes from structure, accountability and clear communication.

• →Own end-to-end project plans for assigned development programmes, from concept through to launch, with defined stage gates and readiness criteria at each phase.
• →Translate strategy into executable workstreams, sequencing delivery against our priority domains and their technical dependencies.
• →Drive cross-functional accountability across R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality and Regulatory, and Product Management.
• →Manage scope, schedule, budget and risk, maintaining a single source of truth for status, dependencies and critical path. Surface trade-offs early to leadership.
• →Coordinate design control activities where applicable, ensuring documentation, verification and validation are planned and on track for a regulated environment.
• →Support engagement with external partners and suppliers, including cadence, deliverables and escalation.
• →Run effective governance: steering reviews, gate decisions, status reporting and minutes, keeping functional leads and senior stakeholders aligned.
• →Identify and remove blockers, anticipating dependency conflicts across workstreams before they hit the critical path.
• →Contribute to the development of PMO standards, templates and ways of working, applying them consistently across the portfolio.

• Track record of working in a matrix organisation, securing delivery through influence rather than direct authority.
• Strong grasp of a stage-gate or phase-gate development process, and familiarity with design control fundamentals (V&V, design transfer, change control).
• Enough technical comfort to support estimates, interrogate risk and hold a credible conversation with R&D specialists.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication: direct, structured and clear, able to brief both bench scientists and senior leadership.
• Fluency with project and portfolio tooling and a disciplined approach to status, risk and dependency tracking.
• Smartsheet experience would be an advantage but is teachable 

• Initial Teams call with a member of the PMO team (30 minutes)
• Onsite panel interview with a case study and site tour (90 minutes)
• Final call with Chief Product and Marketing Officer (30 minutes)

Applications will be reviewed week commencing 07 September.