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# Project Coordinator at Pendulum™

- **Company:** Pendulum™
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-13
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-20
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/pendulum/1823faa7-185c-4a78-9082-3482e38335e5

## Job description

## About Pendulum

Pendulum® is leading a revolution that is occurring around the world to improve physical and mental health by first understanding, then restoring and enhancing the human microbiome. Studies have shown that our microbiome (the bacterial communities in and on our bodies) is linked to everything from metabolism and diabetes, to longevity, weight loss, healthy immune systems, cancer prevention, feelings of well-being, inflammatory bowel disease, and even healthy skin.  We have just scratched the surface on understanding the impact that our microbiome has on our lives. During early life we develop a diverse and balanced microbiome that plays a critical role in shaping our long-term health. Over our lives, a combination of diet, lifestyle, antibiotics, and aging can decrease the effectiveness of our microbiome. Pendulum recognized the enormous impact they could have on people’s lives if they were able to address the imbalances in the microbiome. To accomplish this, Pendulum created proprietary probiotic pipelines and a  unique discovery platform to identify key, novel bacterial strains and the prebiotics that feed them. The company has also built and developed the world’s first manufacturing technology to produce bacteria in an anaerobic (oxygen-free) environment at scale. The medical probiotics that Pendulum has formulated have transformed the consumer probiotics market into a new category of therapeutic offerings that deliver the power and efficacy of a pharmaceutical with the safety and accessibility of a natural probiotic. Due to Pendulum’s explosive revenue and customer growth over the last two years, the company  earned a spot on Forbes Magazine’s exclusive “The Next Billion Dollar Startups” list. If you’re interested in improving the lives of people globally and you love working in a cross-functional, collaborative, inspiring environment, please continue reading. The Opportunity We're looking for an organized, proactive Project Coordinator to join our Product team. You'll work closely with the Program Manager to keep projects moving, supporting Supply Chain and other cross-functional initiatives such as supplier onboarding, packaging changes and new product launches. You'll be the person who keeps the details in order: agendas drafted, files organized, deliverables tracked, and issues flagged early. We’re looking for someone who’s energized by the pace and possibility of a fast-growing, mission-driven company. You thrive in a collaborative, nimble environment where ideas are shaped through iteration, feedback, and shared vision. You’re not just a big thinker—you’re also a creative problem-solver who knows how to make things happen with limited resources. If you're excited by the opportunity to help shape a young brand from the ground up, and passionate about building something with purpose, you'll feel right at home here.

## What You'll Do

- Support day-to-day coordination and management of Supply Chain and other cross-functional projects, including supplier onboarding, packaging changes and new product launches

- Draft meeting agendas, capture notes and action items, and distribute follow-ups

- Monitor daily progress on project deliverables and flag risks, delays, or blockers to the Program Manager

- Maintain project documentation, keeping files, trackers, and shared folders organized, current, and easy to find

- Update project plans, timelines, and status reports

- Schedule meetings and coordinate availability across internal teams and external partners

- Work cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Regulatory, Quality, Finance, Product, and Marketing

- Serve as the main point of contact between team members and the Program Manager.

- Draft and update SOPs and checklists as workflows change

- Help run project kickoffs and retrospectives, and capture lessons learned

- Help identify opportunities to improve project processes and templates.

## What You’ll Need

## Experience

- 1-3 years of experience in project management in operations, supply chain, procurement or a similar role

- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

- Strong written and verbal communication skills

- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment

- Comfort working with data in spreadsheets (sorting, filtering, formulas, lookups)

- Proficiency with Google Workspace

## Skills

- Organization: Multitasking and managing daily details across multiple workflows

- Communication: Clear verbal and written updates for stakeholders and teams

- Time Management: Keeping fast-moving tasks aligned with deadlines

- Technical Proficiency: Using scheduling frameworks (like Gantt charts), spreadsheets, and project management tools

## Preferred Qualifications

- Experience supporting product launches or supplier/vendor onboarding

- Exposure to supply chain, procurement, or consumer products

- Familiarity with ERP or inventory systems (such as NetSuite) or purchase order workflows

Salary & Benefits

- $72,000-$85,000
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Commuter Benefits
- Life & STD Insurance
- Company match on 401 (k)
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)
- Equity

## About Pendulum™

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Pendulum™ (Pendulum Therapeutics) is a biotechnology company developing clinically validated, science-backed probiotics and Live Synbiotics™ that target the gut microbiome to improve metabolic and overall health.
- **Entity Type**: Private (late-stage venture-backed; last disclosed round: Venture Round 2023, plus Series B 2019)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States (933 20th St, San Francisco, CA 94107)
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Colleen Cutcliffe (CEO & Co-Founder), John Eid (CSO & Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Biotechnology / Microbiome science / Consumer health supplements
- **Target Customers**: B2C (direct-to-consumer probiotics), B2B/Healthcare (wholesale, strategic channels, healthcare providers), Enterprise (health systems and clinical partners)
- **Mission Statement**: "To improve the lives of millions through microbiome products" — bridging nature and medicine by creating products with "the power and efficacy of a pharmaceutical with the safety and accessibility of a probiotic" [pendulumlife.com](https://pendulumlife.com/pages/story)

## Products & Services
- **Pendulum Akkermansia**: The company's flagship product — the first novel probiotic species brought to market in more than 50 years, and the first and only probiotic in the world clinically proven to lower A1C and blood glucose in people with type 2 diabetes; it stimulates natural GLP-1 production. (Product type: clinically validated probiotic supplement)
- **Live Synbiotics™ Line**: A portfolio of rationally designed probiotics + prebiotics targeting conditions such as metabolic syndrome, inflammation, and neurodegeneration. (Product type: synbiotic supplements)
- **Proprietary Discovery Platform**: An internal R&D engine that identifies key novel bacterial strains and the prebiotics that feed them, enabling a pipeline of new products. (Service type: biotech research platform)
- **Glucose Control / Metabolic Products**: Products designed for metabolic daily support, optimized glucose control, and healthy weight promotion. (Product type: probiotic supplements)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (privately held) — *conflicting/limited data: total funding reported as $45M across multiple rounds*
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue ~$3M (estimated via public data aggregators); Total Funding $45M
  - Venture Round (June 2023): $10M, 1 investor
  - Series B (May 2019): $35M, 5 investors
  - Seed Round (May 2024): 1 investor
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Investors from prior rounds include institutional backers (specific fund names not disclosed in public sources); partners include healthcare sales and wholesale distribution channels. Leadership includes Dr. Adam Perlman (Chief Medical Officer), formerly Director of Integrative Health and Wellbeing at the Mayo Clinic.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount: 94 employees (−20.8% YoY, −30 people) with active job postings up +100% YoY — a sign of selective rebuilding after contraction
  - Expanding commercial focus: hiring a Director of Healthcare Sales (Wholesale & Strategic Channels) and Director of Clinical Studies
  - Strong talent pipeline from Stanford University, BioMarin, PacBio, Zymergen, Second Genome, and Berkeley Lab
  - Workforce distributed across 5 countries (US, Canada, Philippines, India, Netherlands)

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-Mover Market Position**: Pendulum was the first to bring a novel bacterial species to the probiotics market in over 50 years, giving it category-creator status in "Live Synbiotics."
- **Clinical-Grade Evidence**: The only probiotic clinically proven to lower A1C and blood glucose in type 2 diabetes — a regulatory-grade moat that pure supplement companies lack.
- **Strong IP and Scientific Talent**: Co-founders have deep backgrounds (Pacific Biosciences, Johns Hopkins, Harvard/Rowland Institute, Cornell/UIUC) in genomics, biophysics, and molecular biology; the team includes ex-Mayo Clinic and Duke physicians.
- **Proprietary Discovery Pipeline**: Integrated platform spanning strain discovery, prebiotic matching, clinical validation, and commercialization — hard to replicate quickly.
- **Cross-Disciplinary Expertise**: Combines biostatistics, microbiology, biotechnology, medical research, high-throughput genomics, distributed computing, and nutrition.

## Strategic Focus
- **Category Creation**: Building a new category of microbiome-targeting health products with pharmaceutical-level efficacy claims and supplement-level accessibility.
- **Expanding Clinical Pipeline**: Deepening research into metabolic syndrome, inflammation, and neurodegeneration through new clinical studies (active hiring for Director of Clinical Studies).
- **Healthcare Channel Expansion**: Growing wholesale and strategic healthcare sales to move beyond direct-to-consumer into provider and health-system channels.
- **R&D Continuity**: Maintaining proprietary pipelines for novel strain discovery across Compute R&D (software engineering/data analytics) and Lab R&D (biochemistry/microbiology) departments.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Work**: Employees work at the intersection of nature and medicine, with a stated mission to improve the lives of millions through microbiome products [pendulumlife.com](https://pendulumlife.com/pages/story)
- **Cross-Functional Culture**: Described as "a highly collaborative team of scientists, engineers, physicians, marketers and salespeople" that values transparency, strong communication, autonomy, and collaboration in a fast-paced environment [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/pendulum/fbaed257-dc01-447a-ac23-24bafbc3763f)
- **Work Model**: Hybrid and on-site roles based in San Francisco, CA (Mission District/Potrero Hill area offices)
- **Benefits**: FSA/HSA eligible products; standard health-and-wellness benefits expected in biotech (details shared during interview)
- **Departments Hiring**: Compute R&D (software engineering and data analytics), Lab R&D (biochemistry and microbiology), Manufacturing, People and Culture, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Operations, and IT
- **Diversity Commitment**: "Pendulum Therapeutics, Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer" across race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, and veteran status [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/pendulum/fbaed257-dc01-447a-ac23-24bafbc3763f)
- **Candid Assessment**: Employer rating is 2.9/5.0 from 45 reviews (Work-Life: 2.8, Compensation: 3.2, Culture: 2.8, Career: 2.8) — a moderate score; the company has experienced recent headcount decline (−20.8% YoY) and should be evaluated carefully on culture and stability during interviews [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/pendulumco)

## Sources
1. [lever.co — Pendulum Careers](https://jobs.lever.co/pendulum)
2. [linkedin.com — Pendulum Therapeutics](https://linkedin.com/company/pendulumco)
3. [pendulumlife.com — Careers](https://pendulumlife.com/pages/careers)
4. [pendulumlife.com — Our Story](https://pendulumlife.com/pages/story)
5. [jobs.lever.co — Pendulum Dream Job Application](https://jobs.lever.co/pendulum/fbaed257-dc01-447a-ac23-24bafbc3763f)

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