Job Title: Project Manager – Science Education & Community
Must be local Thousand Oaks, CA campus and willing to come onsite a few days per month.
Part time role, 20 hours/week.
Duration: 1 year,(Possibility of extension)
 
We are seeking a part-time Project Manager with a strong background in education and the life sciences, not pharmaceuticals. This individual will support programs funded by the Client Company, including a hands-on laboratory-based instructional initiative designed for organization employees without prior science experience. Candidates should have a passion for science education and experience working with schools, nonprofits, or higher education institutions.
 
Role Responsibilities:

• The Manager – Science Education & Community drives processes for optimal stakeholder engagement with a philanthropic foundation’s science education and local STEM community grant portfolio.
• The position reports to the Senior Manager and Science Education Portfolio Lead for the foundation.

 
Key Responsibilities:

• To manage key activities for the foundation’s science education portfolio including staff engagement with the foundation’s science education programming in the company’s headquarters community.
• Support of the foundation's science education portfolio, including:
  • Management of select science education grants through invitation and review of funding proposals, relationship management with nonprofit grantees and review and communication of portfolio impact.
  • Communications support (copywriting and select presentations) for key channels for staff and community awareness of the foundation’s work, including for the staff-facing hub and relationships with select stakeholders.
  • Facilitation of staff engagement with select programmatic events, such as an annual undergraduate student symposium and stakeholder visits to local science classrooms and/or the company’s headquarters campus.
  • On-the-ground project management, attendee engagement, and impact evaluation support for a new initiative related to the foundation’s high school laboratory program on the Thousand Oaks headquarters campus.
  • Administrative support for volunteer management system housing volunteer opportunities for staff to engage with the foundation’s science education portfolio.

 
Day to Day Responsibilities:      

• Administrative, communication and project management support for science education grants made by the Foundation

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in scientific field required with life sciences preferred; master’s degree preferred
• 3+ years of experience in science education strongly preferred (K-12 or undergraduate)
• Laboratory research experience preferred
• Experience managing volunteer campaigns and/or training and development programs preferred
• Excellent communication skills to engage and develop internal and external stakeholder communities
• Strategic thinker who can work with colleagues across lines of business to meet mutual goals
• Strong project management, organizational skills, and attention to detail
• Proven ability to build effective, collaborative relationships
• Sound judgment, strong decision-making skills, and ability to independently advance defined objectives

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree or Master’s degree and 2 years of experience
• Or Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of experience
• Or Associate’s degree and 8 years of experience
• Or High school diploma / GED and 10 years of experience

Top 3 Must Have Skill Sets:

• project management
• life science education experience
• communications

Possible Extension:       

• Yes

Red Flags:          

• Unexplained gaps in employment or frequent job changes without context
• Lack of education experience
• Not open to part-time work (must be 100% committed to a 20-hour/week role)
• No schedule flexibility
• Pharmaceutical-only or corporate-heavy backgrounds with no demonstrated commitment to education or nonprofit work

Interview Process:         

• Introductory 1-1 interview call with hiring manager, 45 minutes
• Panel call interview with broader team leadership, plus wrap-up with 1-1 with hiring manager, 45 minutes

 

 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $63.23/hr.