Project Manager

Project ManagerJob position - Foster City, CA- 3 days/week (T,W,Th) Local Candidates Only. (Associate Director-level) Job duration: 6+ monthsSpecific Education & Experience Requirements:10+ years of relevant experience and a BS in science; 8+ years of relevant experience and a MS or MBA; or 4+ years of relevant experience and a PhD in a scientific field or a PharmD, DVM or MD degree. Experience should include 5 years of participation in cross-functional project management activities. A scientific background is preferred.Specific Job Responsibilities:Responsible for managing one complex or two less complex project teams. Works in partnership with project leaders to ensure timely, efficient, and effective meetings, and to ensure adequate progress on team activities between meetings. Co-Chairs Project Team meetings and is responsible for coordinating complex team operations and communications. Directs project communications and ensures that all project customers are fully informed and knowledgeable of project activities and their status. Organizes Project Management support for various functional areas on the Project, attends sub-team meetings; organizes ad hoc working groups. Ensures that Development Plans integrate timing, scope and resources. Proposes and implements plans to resolve such issues and execute corrective actions. Manages project data (including timelines) in G.Plan (Planisware) and works with other project managers to align and validate data. May author sections of Project Team documents. Organizes preparation of high-quality documents for review by governance committees in collaboration with the project team and supports the Development Project Team (or Program Strategy Team) at Governance meetings.