Project Manager - Biotech

SUMMARY

We are looking for a full time Project Manager to support a growing portfolio.

As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for supporting and organising cross-functional teams to build the infrastructure for each project (in collaboration with functional managers) and support the teams to successfully deliver according to plan, on time and within budget.

In collaboration with the Project Director and project team members, and working to an agreed project management process you will ensure that projects are resourced appropriately and work is conducted in support of the agreed strategy; deliver active communication within and between functions and ensure critical path items and areas of slippage are highlighted appropriately to senior management.

Key Responsibilities

•  Provide project planning expertise to assigned projects and programs from Lead Candidate Selection through First In Human and Clinical Development to ensure alignment of program strategy with operational delivery
• Oversee day to day management of projects
• Create and manage project plan, maintain timelines, identification of critical path
• Budget and resource planning and tracking
• Identify opportunities to accelerate activities or to increase efficiencies
• Proactive identification of opportunities and potential risks and mitigations and monitoring of progress
• Support the Project Leaders and work-stream leaders in the day to day management of assigned projects, providing status updates and escalating issues and risks
• Coordinate all functions to ensure the appropriate level of communication and identification of project inter-dependencies to achieve key development, non-clinical, clinical, regulatory and commercial milestones
• Serve as a core member and drive efficient operation of the Project Team including organization of meetings, agendas, preparation of minutes and maintenance of project management documentation such as decision, issue and actions logs
• Ensure that team deliverables and key performance indicators are realistically set and tracked according to governance endorsement and that the project effectively fulfils all business reporting requirements.
• Produce and distribute status, resourcing, and tracking reports
• Assist with effective meeting management both internally and with 3rd parties; organization of project team meetings and preparation of minutes
• Contribute to preparation of reports and presentations to support project team meetings and governance reviews
• Conduct lessons learned reviews of projects to identify best practice and key areas for improvement

QUALIFICATIONS

The Project Manager will be able to demonstrate the following competencies and behaviours:

• Scientific background and educated to degree level at least, preferably post-graduate
• Project Management qualification or accreditation not essential
• Experience of working in cross-functional project teams on a gene therapy, biopharmaceutical or vaccines project and understanding of the technology and technical challenges
• Knowledge of multi-disciplinary biopharmaceutical drug development from pre-clinical development through to market
• Good attention to detail with ability to keep sight of the overarching project objectives
• Strong skills with MS Project and in building detailed project plans, defining dependencies and critical path, report generation
• Management and tracking of budgets and resource utilisation
• Excellent interpersonal skills, verbal and written communication skills, and facilitation skills
• Effective time management
• Ability to work well autonomously and within a multi-disciplinary virtual team environment
• Ability to travel to work partners in Europe as the role requires
• Fluent English is essential, German is an advantage

DURATION

Permanent - full-time

SALARY

Attractive package inclusive of bonus / shares

LOCATION

South-West London, UK - flexibility to work from home

ABOUT PLANET PHARMA

Planet Pharma is an American parented Employment Business/Agency that provides global staffing services with its head-quarters in Chicago and our EMEA regional office located in Central London. We have invested significantly in creating a robust international platform that enables us to work compliantly in 30+ countries with a current network of 2500+ active contractors globally as well as a very strong permanent / direct hire recruitment offering.

Our specialist knowledge and close relationships with our clients and the wider industry really makes us unique in our field. Just recently we were recognised by FORBES as the 17th best professional staffing firm, and have won multiple awards from industry accredited bodies for our commitment to excellence and service delivery. We have extensive functional expertise including: Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, QA, QC, Submissions experts, Clinical development, Quality, Biostatistics, and Medical Affairs / Writing.

We are an equal opportunities Recruitment Business and Agency. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

www.planet-pharma.com

TO APPLY

Please click ‘apply’ or contact Sam Chapple (Recruitment Team Lead) at Planet Pharma for more information:

E: schapple@planet-pharma.co.uk

T: +44(0)203 868 8607

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-chapple-42b459131/