Project Manager
Project Manager supporting the CMO's office at a clinical-stage gene therapy biotech, building an integrated program plan across the Clinical/Medical function: coordinating workstreams, managing risk logs, and developing budgets, forecasts, and board-level reports. Main tools are MS Project, MS Teams, SharePoint, and Office 365.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- London
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- BSc or higher degree in life sciences or equivalent working experience
- Leadership skills
- Self-starter with strong sense of urgency and ownership
- Project and program management
- Risk management
- Influencing skills
- Negotiating skills
- Communication skills – written and verbal
- Analytical, numerate and high attention to detail
- Ability to present data clearly
- Facilitation skills
- Management / Project Management roles within clinical operations in biopharma or contract research organisations
- Project management experience
- MS Project
- MS Teams
- MS SharePoint
- Office 365
Nice to have
- Prince 2 or other PM methodology
- Line management experience
Full description
AAVantgarde is a fast-growing clinical-stage biotech company innovating cutting edge research and development to
advance gene therapies for rare diseases. As we expand, we are looking for a Project Manager to join our team and enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the CMO’s office.
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Senior Director, Clinical Strategy and Opoerational Excellence, this is an important role requiring the role holder to work across each function within the Clinical/Medical team to ensure a consistent, integrated program plan that maps out the activities, timelines and budget forecasts. The person fulfilling this role will work closely with all stakeholders in the team.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and oversee an integrated program plan for the Clinical/Medical function, primarily working with the CMO, the Senior Director Clinical Strategy and Operational Excellence, plus the VP’s of the various functions and teams within Clinical and Medical
- Coordinate the different work-streams
- Management of the risk and issue logs across programs, following up on mitigating actions, strategies and contingency planning
- Supporting the development of management reports for the CEO / Board
- Lead the development of budgets and forecasts
- Create and present reports, as required by the CMO, Finance and the Board
- Take ownership of standards, templates and tools for functions to work to and with
- All planning must be carried out in compliance with the AAVantgarde QMS
- Facilitation of relevant stakeholder meetings
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Qualifications: Skills and Capabilities:
Qualifications:
- BSc or higher degree in life sciences or equivalent working experience
- Optional: Prince 2 or other PM methodology
Skills required:
- Leadership skills
- Self-starter with strong sense of urgency and ownership
- Project and program management
- Risk management
- Influencing skills
- Negotiating skills
- Communication skills – written and verbal
- Analytical, numerate and high attention to detail
- Ability to present data clearly
- Facilitation skills
Experience:
- Management / Project Management roles within clinical operations either in biopharma or contract research organisations