R&D Project Manager- # 26-23789

Duration:12 months (with extension possibility)

Overview
The Translational Development Project Management role is a highly collaborative position responsible for driving operational execution and coordination across translational development programs. This individual serves as a key partner to scientists asset leads clinical teams and external vendors to ensure the timely collection processing and delivery of critical study samples and data. Acting as the central point of coordination across multiple stakeholders the Project Manager oversees project timelines mitigates risks manages budgets and contracts and ensures deliverables are executed in accordance with program objectives.

Top Must Haves:

• 5 years pharmaceutical industry experience in a variety of operational/scientific roles or equivalent
• Experience designing and leading complex projects comprised of virtual team members of diverse styles driving to successful outcomes with and without direct management responsibilities.
• Experience in developing and implementing processes and systems designed to simplify operational infrastructure; including experience with necessary change management skills needed to embed change.
• Experienced in developing and implementing agile creative solutions utilizing direct and indirect resources to solve business challenges within the line organization across the company and in partnership with external collaborators.
• Thorough understanding of clinical data management and specimen acquisition and logistics practices with experience designing end-to-end workflows for optimized repeatable execution.
• Works with a sense of urgency and experience managing multiple projects building structure from ambiguity and helping teams to develop priorities.
• Drives effective contract/fiscal management of project activities; experienced with the development of business cases for options based decision-making and effective vendor management for externally contracted work.

Responsibilities:

Works closely with asset lead/scientists and is a partner in ensuring samples are collected and processed according to protocol

Acts as liaison between internal and external functions e.g. clinical biomarker ops and data management

Immediately identifies issues and follows through remedial actions

Acts as an Alliance Manager and actively manages external vendors/CROs in ensuring timely data generation and receipt

Manages select smaller scale projects/workstreams and drives meetings agendas.

Manages and communicates deadlines risks and escalates where appropriate

Manages collaborative tools used within the Team including sharepoint

Provides support to the immediate program management and ops team (as needed)

Responsible for contracts and budgets where appropriate

SkillsExperience:

Proven experience managing large complex projects. Prefer experience with R&D in Life Sciences

Ability to communicate effectively (written and verbally) with both technical and non-technical parties

Bachelor/Technical degree or equivalent required. Masters degree a plus

PMP or equivalent certification strongly desired

Experience working with Tableau or analytics projects is preferred

Experience working with multiple stakeholders clinical etc.