Head of Project Management

Job Description The Project Manager role with Seran Bioscience plays a crucial role in the CMO lifespan of a drug. With this role, you work closely with clients to manage a project from initiation, through formulation and development, manufacturing, and beyond completion. You will need excellent collaboration, communication, management, organization, and planning abilities. You will be responsible for managing project timelines, influencing, and supporting the internal teams, and for reporting regular updates directly to clients. Each project lifespan can be broken into 6 unique phases for which the project manager is responsible: Initiation, Planning, Execution, Coordination, Monitoring, and Closing.
Manages 5-8 compounds simultaneously throughout the entirety of their program lifespan
Serves as primary interface between the client and the Seran internal project team
Facilitates information flow between internal teams and client for materials, shipments, documents, project updates, meeting agendas, and timeline
Owns the overall project timeline, schedule, and resources
Ensures internal teams are well informed on project timelines and goals, helps facilitate information transfer within internal teams
Prepares internal teams and client for upcoming project needs or internal team project transfers
Communicates project execution to the client and schedules regular meetings, both internal and external, to review the execution of each project phase with the technical team
Onboards projects into our QADC system, works closely on a regular basis with QA to ensure cGMP quality compliance throughout project lifespan
Manages timeline, budget forecasting, resource planning, project meetings, document tracking, and owns the overall project progress
Communicates risk internally and externally. Ensures project milestones are communicated and met
Schedules and coordinates project meetings both internally and externally
Oversees, coordinates, and tracks shipments of all project/client materials
Highly developed communication and writing skills
Strong Planning and organization skills
Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
Exceptional teamwork, collaboration, conflict management skills and adaptability to change
Proficient in Microsoft Office 365
Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, engineering, or related field required
~3-5 years of project management experience

Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
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Employer contributions to a retirement account begin after 90 days and do not require an employee match or vesting period. Various health plans allow employees to find the best coverage for their individual or family needs with minimal employee contributions. Serán covers each employee with basic life and long-term disability, giving access to increase or add coverage. An Employee Assistance Program provides support for all things related to our employees’ wellbeing, along with access to pet insurance.

The Corporate Headquarters of Serán BioScience are located at 63047 Layton Ave, Bend, OR 97701
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