STEM OPT Senior Clinical Project Manager Jobs
Senior Clinical Project Manager roles sit squarely within STEM OPT eligibility for life sciences and biomedical engineering graduates. Your 24-month STEM OPT extension gives you up to 36 months of work authorization, provided your employer is enrolled in E-Verify and your degree CIP code maps to the role.
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Job Description:
Milwaukee Tool’s service experience is a customer expectation and a competitive advantage. The Assistant Mgr, Service NPD combines strong technical, project management, and cross-functional organizational skills to ensure that products in his/her portfolio are ready to be serviced upon their launch and remain “service-ready” throughout their lifecycle. Working constantly with product engineering, marketing, international manufacturing, finance, and quality, as well as Service functions like spare parts, technical literature, and service center engineering, this role leads the execution of service-readiness in Service centers, branches, and authorized service centers, and also supports service readiness in global regions.
In addition to actual product projects, the Assistant Mgr, Service NPD helps create, implement, and improve the tools and processes needed to perform its functions. This job description lists major areas of responsibility. Additional job duties and objectives may change with the business.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Create and own the global service-readiness plan, including key milestones and deadlines, to ensure products are service-ready across all customer touchpoints at launch.
- Analyze sales forecasts, market trends, service demand, and regional business requirements to determine repair strategy recommendations by region.
- Understand the underlying technology, service expectations, and competitive service landscape for existing and upcoming products in his/her portfolio.
- Potential opportunities for exposure to new-to-Milwaukee and new-to-world products which would include creating all-new service programs and touchpoints.
- Communicate and advocate for incorporating service needs into product designs.
- Ensure readiness planning follows VIGOR and Service VIGOR, Milwaukee’s new product development standards.
- Develop the repair and maintenance programs, including frequency, cost, complexity, and tooling and fixture needs.
- Identify the spare parts and kits needed. Assist/guide the Tech Lit department in creating Spare Parts Lists. Assist planning and procurement departments in purchasing the correct spare parts in the right quantities at the right time, as needed.
- Work with Quality and Engineering to develop repair SOPs, end of line tests, required tooling and fixturing, and quality collection regimens.
- Design the technical and support literature strategy. Assist/guide the resources creating those documents, videos, and other support collateral, including what will be used for training.
- Coordinate with Service commercial departments to ensure alignment with customer-facing programs and initiatives.
- Work closely to coordinate and support readiness rollouts with repair hubs, factory service centers, authorized service centers, and global regions. Ensure these teams have been thoroughly advised of and engaged with projects in advance of launch, preventing surprises in support locations and poor customer experiences due to service un-readiness.
Education, Skills, and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business degree is required, or equivalent experience.
- 2+ years’ experience in designing, servicing, repairing, or reconditioning portable power tools or light equipment.
- Experience with Milwaukee products is desired.
- Demonstrated history of successful project or workflow management across a portfolio of dynamic, fast-moving projects.
- Experience with the following is desired:
- Product and tooling procurement
- Designing and creating technical literature and videos
- Solid communication skills, both written and verbal are required.
- Computer skills:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, and Outlook)
- Asana or similar Project Management application experience preferred.
- Working in ERP/MRP environments. Knowledge of Microsoft AX and/or Oracle is desired.
- The successful candidate will demonstrate the following traits:
- Highly deadline driven.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Problem solving, critical thinking, and analytics.
- Working cross functionally across a diverse and global organization.
Travel:
- Occasional travel required, typically 10%-20%. Trips are typically domestic, <1 week duration, and suppliers. Employees must be willing to use the quickest and most cost-effective mode of transportation (Flight, Bus, Train, & etc.)
Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization as a Senior Clinical Project Manager
Verify your degree CIP code first
Pull your official CIP code from your DSO before applying. Life sciences, biomedical engineering, and public health codes all support Senior Clinical Project Manager roles, but a mismatch blocks your STEM OPT extension before it starts.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting offers
Ask your recruiter for the company's E-Verify employer ID during the offer stage, not after. Pharmaceutical and CRO employers frequently hold enrollment, but smaller biotech startups sometimes don't, and switching employers resets your timeline.
Target CROs and sponsors with active IND portfolios
Companies running active Investigational New Drug applications need experienced clinical project managers immediately. Filter your search on Migrate Mate for STEM OPT-eligible employers in this segment so you're not cold-applying to companies unfamiliar with OPT authorization.
Build your I-983 training plan around ICH E6 competencies
Your training plan must tie learning objectives to job duties your employer can actually supervise. Map protocol management, site monitoring, and GCP compliance milestones to specific ICH E6 R2 guidelines so your DSO and employer can sign off without revision requests.
Use OFLC Wage Search to benchmark your offer
Senior Clinical Project Manager prevailing wages vary sharply by geography and clinical phase. Run OFLC Wage Search before negotiating so you know the DOL-defined wage floor for your metro area, which your employer will need to certify if you later transition to H-1B visa.
Track your 24-month window against the cap-gap calendar
If your employer files an H-1B petition before your STEM OPT expires, cap-gap protection extends your authorization through September 30. Coordinate your extension application date with your DSO at least 90 days before your current EAD end date.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Senior Clinical Project Manager role qualify for STEM OPT?
Yes, provided your undergraduate or graduate degree falls under an approved STEM CIP code in fields like biomedical engineering, clinical laboratory science, or public health. The role itself must require and directly use that STEM background. Your DSO confirms the CIP code match when recommending the extension in SEVIS. A degree in a non-STEM field like business administration does not qualify, even if you hold a clinical project management certification.
What E-Verify requirement applies to my employer for STEM OPT?
Any employer hiring you on a STEM OPT extension must be enrolled in E-Verify as a condition set by ICE and SEVP. This applies to the specific legal entity signing your employment agreement, not just the parent company. If you're placed through a staffing agency, the agency must be enrolled, not just the client site. Verify enrollment status directly with your recruiter before your start date, since E-Verify enrollment lapses if a company lets its participation expire.
What goes into the I-983 training plan for a clinical project manager position?
Your I-983 must outline specific learning objectives tied to the duties your employer will supervise, a supervision structure with a named supervisor, and a mechanism for reporting your progress to your DSO. For a Senior Clinical Project Manager, that means documenting milestones around protocol development, CRO oversight, regulatory submission support, and GCP compliance tracking. Vague objectives like 'gain clinical experience' are routinely rejected by DSOs. Both you and your employer sign the form before your STEM OPT begins.
How does cap-gap work if my STEM OPT expires during H-1B processing?
If your employer files a timely H-1B petition before your STEM OPT EAD expires and you're selected in the lottery, cap-gap protection automatically extends your work authorization through September 30 of the fiscal year. You can continue working as a Senior Clinical Project Manager in the same role without interruption. USCIS does not issue a new EAD for cap-gap; your expired EAD plus the I-797 receipt notice together serve as your employment authorization proof during this window.
Where can I find Senior Clinical Project Manager jobs with STEM OPT-eligible employers?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically for employers enrolled in E-Verify and experienced with STEM OPT authorization, so you're not spending time on applications that will stall at the hiring manager's desk. Senior Clinical Project Manager roles in pharma, biotech, and CRO settings appear regularly on the platform, and listings are tagged for OPT eligibility so you can prioritize accordingly.