Project Manager #26-24680

Duration: 06 monthscontract

Description:

• In this vital role within the Precision Medicine Unit the Precision Medicine Program Manager (PM) works closely with the Precision Medicine Leads (PMLs) and Global Biomarker Leads (GBLs) to advance the development and execution of Precision Medicine plans. Additionally you will partner with cross functional senior stakeholders and teams across Research & Development to track and manage the development of translational and reverse translational strategies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the main collaborator of the PMed Teams by supporting the strategic planning monitor the execution of high quality integrated cross-functional PMed Plans in support of the overall asset strategy & value.
• Manage research collaborations and reverse translational initiatives in collaboration with the research and development organization along with any external collaborators identified.
• Responsible for developing the PMED budget for each program and monitoring team expenses to ensure alignment with financial goals.
• Accountable for creating and maintaining execution timelines to track team progress and promptly identify any deviations from the approved plan.
• Lead PMT meetings ensuring that agendas are clearly defined meeting minutes are accurately recorded and outcomes are effectively reflected in both the timeline and budget.
• Work closely with the Head of PMO Team to escalate any risks/issues and develop mitigation strategies.
• Serve as single point of contact for operationalizing biomarker strategy facilitating with other cross functional stakeholders like biospecimen management data management vendor management etc. associated with one or more clinical programs.
• Apply PM best practices in the planning development initiation execution QA/QC and closing of projects while driving trade-off / decision making to ensure flawless execution
• Support content creation with PML and Head of PMO in preparation to cross-functional meetings such as technical reviews Portal Reviews Governances etc.
• Serve as an integrator to the Product Teams/Clinical Study Teams while ensuring connectivity with (inputs to/from)research leadership early clinical and platform functions
• Drive risk management and effective communication plans to include asset-wide impacts
• Conduct critical path analysis (challenging assumptions hold cross-functional team members accountable); recognize and communicate inflection points w/ mitigation strategies
• Ensure on time delivery; drive adherence to plan (time budget and scope); challenge delays with why not and propose mitigations; quickly escalate changes to plan
• Ability to lead cross functional teams and pivot quickly with changes in scientific or strategic assumptions based on internal / external data impacting the program
• Meeting effectiveness MS Teams/Smartsheet maintenance proper and timely escalation of issues to Head of Discovery Biomarkers and PMO

What we expect of you
We are all different yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The PMed Program Manager professional we seek is experienced professional dynamic goal-oriented and results-driven with these qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• PhD and/or Masters degree and 2 years of relevant PM experience OR
• Bachelors degree and 4 years of relevant PM experience OR
• Associates degree and 6 years of relevant PM experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technical / scientific background with 6 years industry and/or academic experience
• Prior pharma / consulting and/or drug development experience specifically in research & clinical development
• Program and project management skills with experience in a healthcare-related environment operationalizing strategic initiatives including cross-functional strategic planning development of integrated plans monitoring and driving execution to plan
• Emotional intelligence skills including influencing without authority and navigating within a matrix environment.
• Experience using Project Management and AI/ML tools methodologies practices and infrastructure as related to the Biopharmaceutical Industry
• Highly experienced on MS Suite tools (PowerPoint Excel etc.) and project management software such as Smartsheet Planisware SharePoint etc.
• Finance and budget management experience
• Business process and systems management Project planning and management (PMP preferred)
• Knowledge of SOPs good clinical practices and regulatory requirements
• Proven ability to lead manage and motivate others in a complex multi-functional matrix environment
• Exceptional leadership and team management skills

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree or
• Masters degree and 2 years of experience or
• Bachelors degree and 4 years of experience or
• Associates degree and 8 years of experience or
• High school diploma / GED and 10 years of experience.

Top 3 Must Have Skill Sets:

• Clinical development and scientific foundation
• Strong clinical operations experience within biotech/pharma supported by a scientific background. Able to understand biomarker translational and clinical-development activities and translate scientific strategy into practical execution plans.
• Proactive program management and execution
• Highly motivated organized and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Demonstrates a can-do mindset takes ownership of complex or unfamiliar work anticipates risks and drives timelines deliverables budgets and follow-up actions to completion.
• Collaborative adaptable team leadership
• Positive eager-to-learn team contributor who communicates clearly and works effectively across functions. Comfortable influencing without direct authority coordinating diverse stakeholders and adapting quickly as program priorities or scientific assumptions evolve.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate Precision Medicine Team (PMT) meetings and Biomarker Technical Operations Meetings (BTOMs) including agendas minutes action tracking and follow-up on key decisions.
• Partner closely with PMed Leads and Global Biomarker Leads to identify prioritize and resolve operational issues affecting program execution.
• Maintain the PMed Lite tool for assigned programs ensuring program milestones risks actions decisions timelines and resource needs are current and accurately reflected.
• Develop and manage integrated Precision Medicine plans including timelines critical-path activities dependencies and deliverables across research clinical biomarker data and operational functions.
• Track progress against plan proactively identify delays or risks facilitate mitigation plans and escalate significant issues to PMed leadership and the PMO.
• Serve as the operational point of contact for biomarker strategy execution coordinating with biospecimen management data management clinical operations vendors and other cross-functional partners.
• Support preparation of program updates governance materials technical-review content and leadership presentations with PMed Leads and Global Biomarker Leads.
• Monitor program budgets forecast expenses and support financial planning for biomarker activities external collaborations and vendor work.
• Manage operational aspects of external research collaborations including timelines deliverables meetings data transfers and coordination with internal stakeholders.
• Ensure clear communication across Product Teams Clinical Study Teams PMed and Research so that program decisions changes and impacts are understood and acted upon.
• Maintain core project-management documentation and systems including Smartsheet SharePoint Teams and program trackers.
• Help drive continuous improvement in team processes meeting effectiveness and use of planning tools while serving as a dependable proactive contributor across the portfolio.

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