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Scientific Operations Manager
| Company | Helion Energy |
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| Location | Everett, WA, USA |
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| Salary | $100000 – $130000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Master’s, PhD |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Advanced degree in science or engineering
- 3+ years of technical industry experience in a scientist or engineering role
- 2+ years as a technical project or program manager, ideally with PMP certification
- Experience managing complex scheduling, budgets, and cross-functional initiatives
- Experience organizing and planning projects that zoom out to big-picture programs while managing detailed execution
- Experience communicating with and managing cross-functional stakeholders including engineers, scientists, and executives
- Experience creating and improving cross-functional processes, planning cycles, or budget forecasting tools
- Familiarity with scientific research lifecycles and the unique challenges of experimental development environments
Responsibilities
- Drive the planning and execution of complex, cross-disciplinary initiatives in experimental science, including plasma, computational, and diagnostic research
- Own high-level program timelines and break them down into actionable project plans with defined milestones, deliverables, and interdependencies
- Track progress across teams, identify risks early, and implement mitigation plans for delivery schedules
- Regularly communicate project status, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders at all levels
- Build dashboards, reports, and presentations to provide visibility into project health and resource needs
- Design and implement cross-functional processes that enhance proactive planning, resource allocation, and timeline forecasting
- Establish tools and workflows to improve budget tracking and predictability in a rapidly evolving research environment
- Act as a central liaison between experimental science, research, engineering, operations, and executive leadership
- Develop a deep understanding of what various teams are planning and executing, enabling better forecasting, prioritization, and coordination
- Facilitate decision-making and alignment across diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.
