Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The PMO internship has one primary objective, which is to provide a learning opportunity and experience for a prospective project coordinator/project manager, or someone interested in the field by managing projects and being mentored by PMO team members.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Learn and support the document management process. 
• Set up cross-functional meetings for key initiatives, capture meeting minutes, and action items, and follow up on the open action items.
• Support logistics tasks and coordination of activities
• Participate in PMO Team meetings, mentorships, Core Team Meetings, and leadership meetings.
• Learn how to create dashboards and reports in SmartSheet that will be used to increase the visibility of our projects and resources.
• Learn about the PM day to day work while supporting the PM team with SmartSheet governance and updates.

Qualifications

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree
• No specific program or project management experience is required, but interest in pursuing a career in the field is essential.
• Creative problem-solving team player, able to work with diverse cross-functional teams.
• Comfortable with managing multiple requests with excellent follow-through and strong attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Skills in Microsoft Office Suite are essential, especially the core (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook).
• Skills in project management tools such as Smartsheets, Google Drive, Google sheets/docs, Confluence, and Excel are preferred, but not mandatory.
• Able to work in a hybrid environment, on-site 3 days a week.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Project coordination experience preferred (academic or professional)

Additional Information

HYBRID WORK MODEL: AT GUARDANT HEALTH, WE HAVE DEFINED DAYS FOR IN-PERSON/ONSITE COLLABORATION AND WORK-FROM-HOME DAYS FOR INDIVIDUAL-FOCUSED TIME. ALL U.S. EMPLOYEES WHO LIVE WITHIN 50 MILES OF A GUARDANT FACILITY WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE ONSITE ON MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, AND THURSDAYS. WE HAVE FOUND ALIGNING OUR SCHEDULED IN-OFFICE DAYS ALLOWS OUR TEAMS TO DO THE BEST WORK AND CREATES THE FOCUSED THINKING TIME OUR INNOVATIVE WORK REQUIRES. AT GUARDANT, OUR WORK MODEL HAS CREATED FLEXIBILITY FOR BETTER WORK-LIFE BALANCE WHILE KEEPING TEAMS CONNECTED TO ADVANCE OUR SCIENCE FOR OUR PATIENTS.

COVID VACCINATION POLICY:  GUARDANT HEALTH REQUIRES ALL EMPLOYEES TO BE FULLY VACCINATED. WE FOLLOW THE CDC GUIDELINES FOR THE DEFINITION OF “FULLY VACCINATED”, MEANING AN EMPLOYEE IS CONSIDERED FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 AFTER RECEIVING THE SECOND DOSE OF A TWO-DOSE VACCINE OR ONE DOSE OF A SINGLE-DOSE VACCINATION, AND NECESSARY BOOSTER VACCINES. IN ADDITION, FULLY VACCINATED EMPLOYEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THEIR FULLY VACCINATED STATUS UNDER THIS POLICY BY OBTAINING, IF APPLICABLE, ANY FDA-APPROVED BOOSTERS. CANDIDATES MAY REQUEST AND OBTAIN AN APPROVED EXEMPTION FROM GUARDANT’S COVID-19 U.S. VACCINATION POLICY AS A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, AS CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE LAWS.  CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE ABLE TO START THEIR EMPLOYMENT WITH GUARDANT UNTIL THEY SHOW PROOF OF VACCINATION OR HAVE AN APPROVED EXEMPTION.

For positions based in Palo Alto, CA or Redwood City, CA, the hourly range for this full-time position is Undergraduate $25/hr. OR Graduate/Doctorate $30/hr. The range does not include benefits and, if applicable, overtime, bonus, commission, or equity.

Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including, but not limited to, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. If you are selected to move forward, the recruiting team will provide details specific to the factors above.

Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office equipment. Majority of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there may be exposure to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material in the laboratory environment. Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

Guardant Health is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our hiring processes for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health conditions, or sincerely held religious beliefs. If you need support, please reach out to Peopleteam@guardanthealth.com

Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. To learn more about the information collected when you apply for a position at Guardant Health, Inc. and how it is used, please review our PRIVACY NOTICE FOR JOB APPLICANTS.

Please visit our career page at: http://www.guardanthealth.com/jobs/

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