Senior Project Manager

ABOUT US  

Cerapedics is a global, commercial-stage ortho-biologics company that aspires to transform the standard of care for bone repair, healing bones faster and at higher rates, without compromising safety, so that patients can live their healthiest life. Bone grafts, including Cerapedics’ products, are used in over four million annual spine, orthopedics, trauma and interventional procedures world-wide. Cerapedics’ product, i-FACTOR, is FDA PMA approved for cervical use in the United States. Cerapedics’ next-generation product is currently being evaluated in lumbar interbody fusion through ASPIRE, a pivotal FDA IDE study and has been granted a Breakthrough Device Designation by the FDA. Cerapedics is headquartered in Westminster, CO.  

OVERVIEW 

Healing lives through bone repair – this mission is what inspires us every day.  If that is inspiring to you as well, consider joining us as a Senior Project Manager in our Westminster – Summit office.  

In this role, you will contribute to our mission through driving key projects and develop key processes to enable efficient execution.  As a Senior Project Manager working on the Global PMO team, you will be empowered through meaningful work and career development to drive execution and help us successfully execute commercial, infrastructure, and operations projects, and a typical day will include- managing project milestones and deliverables, coordinating cross-functional activities, guiding teams through project execution, supporting the Commercial organization on high-impact initiatives, preparing updates for senior leadership, and driving initiatives that support Cerapedics’ continued expansion. 

POSITION OBJECTIVES: 

• Organize and lead distributed, cross functional teams to meet successful completion of project and Cerapedics business objectives. 
• Lead projects of varying size and complexity and tailor the project management tools according to the scope of the project.   
• Support a variety of projects focused on manufacturing expansion and operations initiatives. 

Specific Functions and Responsibilities: 

• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budget, and resource tracking for assigned projects. Ensure timely and effective stakeholder communication on progress and potential issues.   
• Develop project risk management plans and ensure key risks are mitigated and additional resources identified to ensure successful project execution. 
• Ensure alignment between core teams and stakeholders.  
• Drive key commercial projects and support key commercial leadership meetings/initiatives. 
• Helping deploy project management tools and templates to ensure consistent execution.  
• Monitor and ensure compliance with applicable company policies and procedures.   
• Utilize and help optimize appropriate tools for tracking project/deliverable status and ensuring accountability.  
• Work with core team to maintain and develop Design and Project History Files. 

POSITION REQUIREMENTS: 

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and listening skills.  Able to communicate across various levels of the organization and deliver tailored messaging based on audience. 
• Experience leading diverse and complex projects and programs, and coordination of multiple teams to execute concurrent and interdependent projects. 
• Experience leading medical device or pharmaceutical projects. 
• Understanding and experience with a wide range of project management tools and techniques. 
• Ability to engage and influence cross-functional colleagues without direct reporting relationships. 
• Ability to effectively manage several projects and initiatives.  
• Strong organizational, planning and follow-up skills and ability to hold others accountable. 
• Proficiency with one or more project management scheduling tools (e.g. MS Project). 
• Experience in process development or optimization. 
• Proficiency with MS Office.  Highly effective in creating presentations for a wide variety of audiences.    
• Strong organizational skills. 

EDUCATION AND PREFERRED TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Scientific discipline or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. 
• Advanced degree or MBA preferred. 
• Minimum of 6 years of experience with progressively increasing responsibility or complexity. 
• Minimum of 3 years leading projects in a medical device, biomedical, pharmaceutical, or high technology industry. 

WORK CONDITION/PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made when requested by the employee to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

• This position requires the incumbent to regularly utilize written and verbal communication skills, including active listening and speaking clearly and concisely. 
• This position requires the incumbent to experience periods of prolonged sitting and to occasionally stand, walk, carry items, climb, reach, and lift up to 20 lbs. 
• This position requires the incumbent to operate office equipment such as telephones, computers, fax machines, copiers, and to grasp objects utilizing manual dexterity including hand/finger coordination. 
• Moderate to minimal supervision. A wide degree of latitude is expected. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. 

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: Contingent on project need 

BENEFITS/COMPENSATION (including, but not limited to): 

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance, group life insurance, 401k matching, short- & long-term disability, potential target bonus, paid time off, 11 paid holidays.   

SALARY RANGE: $120,000 - $150,000 

Base Salary: Annually 

Target Annual Bonus: 15% 

Position Posted Through: March 8, 2026

EEO STATEMENT: 

Cerapedics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.