Project Manager III Job Listing at Kelly Services in West Sacramento, CA (Job ID US3585531_BH9901840)

Description

Project Manager III
Location: West Sacramento, CA 
Pay rate: $ 42.00-54.00/Per Hour Based on experience
Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Length: 1 year contract


Key Responsibilities
• Own the project lifecycle from scope and schedule to risk and issue management.
• Define project objectives and key milestones; clearly communicate roles, deliverables, and timelines to team members.
• Lead cross-functional teams, collaborating closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment, efficiency, and results.
• Provide regular, actionable updates to stakeholders and leadership, maintaining transparency and momentum.
• Create and manage project documentation, SOPs, and presentations. Facilitate meetings, draft agendas and minutes, and follow through on action items.
• Identify risks proactively and implement effective mitigation strategies. Escalate issues appropriately to maintain project integrity.
• Track project health and metrics, using data to guide decision-making and keep projects on target.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and excellence.

Education and Experience
• Bachelor's degree in a life sciences or related field.
• At least 3 years of project management experience in a regulated industry; clinical trial experience strongly preferred.
• Solid grounding in Agile methodologies and a scientific/technical foundation.
• Deep understanding of FDA regulations (including GCP and 21 CFR).
• PMP certification is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• A strategic thinker with proven success managing multiple complex projects on time and within scope.
• Calm under pressure, flexible, and solution-oriented in a dynamic environment.
• Detail-obsessed and quality-focused, with a commitment to integrity and process excellence.
• Skilled at building consensus, resolving conflicts, and leading without direct authority.

 

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly® Science & Clinical?

Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world's most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals—it's the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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