Project Manager – Biotech
South San Francisco, California
Who Are We?
Our client’s technology is based on the science of one of the original CRISPR co-inventors. We are looking for exceptional team members who want an active role in building a rapidly growing biotech.
Job Summary
The Project Manager/Senior Project Manager is responsible for all aspects of clinical development of various projects of a moderately complex nature. Moves project from original concept through completion. Develops and maintains project plans, Gantts/timelines, status reports, strategic development and filing plans in collaboration with team leaders and cross-functional members of teams. Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project teams and executive management.
What you will accomplish
- Strong understanding of the full Drug Development process
- Responsible for directly managing one to three clinical development projects and providing direction, management, and assistance to the Project Leader and multiple sub-teams from those projects
- Develops and maintain clinical development project plans, timelines, strategic development plans and development product profiles in collaboration with team leaders and lead cross-functional members of teams
- Guides and manages preparation of project milestone review
- Manages meetings to include setting agendas, organizing meeting times and meeting minutes
- Executes project management processes, and follows best practices in project teams to foster continuous improvement by sharing of knowledge
- Ensures uniform processes/documentation between projects
- Provides decision making methodologies, identifies bottleneck and inconsistencies within interdependencies and facilitate brainstorming with the teams to help identify project issues and resolutions
- Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- BS/BA degree in related discipline and a minimum of five years of related experience; or MS/MA degree in related discipline and a minimum of three years of related experience
- Experience in a biotech or pharmaceutical research organization; 3-5 years minimum project manager experience
- Project Management specific training and/or certification desirable
Technical Requirements and Skills:
- Excellent understanding of MS Office Suite required
- Excellent understanding of MS Project, Smartsheet, Tableau, Excel, or equivalent Gantt software
- Strong understanding of the full Drug Development process
- Has extensive experience in relevant industry/profession
- Effective leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to identify solution or pre-empting problems
- Uses broad expertise or unique knowledge and skills to contribute to development of company objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways
- Identifies and implements methods, techniques, procedures and evaluation criteria to achieve results.
- Performs a variety of complicated tasks with a wide degree of creativity and latitude
- Has an understanding and wide application of technical principles, theories, concepts and techniques
- Has good general knowledge of other related disciplines
- Applies strong analytical and business communication skills
Salary Range: $100,000 – $175,000 salary annually, estimate based on various factors.