Project Manager

About the role

The Princeton Quantum Initiative (PQI) seeks an experienced and highly organized Project Manager to support the Quantum Leap Challenge Institute (QLCI): Manufacturable and Resilient Superconducting Quantum Information Systems project. QLCI is a collaborative, cross-institutional research initiative that brings together expertise in materials, processing, photonics, superconducting qubits, and related disciplines to address critical challenges in developing large-scale quantum processors. Reporting to the Co-Directors and Executive Director, the Project Manager provides strategic and operational leadership to support the coordination, execution, and advancement of the project. The Project Manager will work closely with faculty leadership, researchers, administrators, partner institutions, funding agencies, and other stakeholders to facilitate collaboration, manage project operations, monitor progress, and ensure effective communication across the initiative. In addition to supporting the QLCI, the Project Manager will coordinate hiring and personnel-related activities associated with the project and provide broader project and administrative support to PQI.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate project activities in collaboration with Princeton leadership, collaborating institutions, research partners, and funding agencies.
• Support the coordination of scientific activities across internal research teams and external collaborators.
• Establish and maintain effective project management processes, timelines, and tracking mechanisms.
• Use project management tools to monitor progress, deliverables, milestones, risks, and dependencies across individual research groups and the broader project.
• Identify potential challenges and facilitate timely resolution of issues that may impact project objectives or deadlines.
• Ensure clear and consistent communication regarding project goals, priorities, risks, responsibilities, and progress.
• Organize project meetings, workshops, and related events, including developing agendas and preparing and distributing meeting minutes and action items.
• Coordinate milestone planning and delivery efforts, including maintaining records, tracking progress, preparing projections, and supporting research teams in developing strategies to achieve milestones.