Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Aequor is recruiting for a Project Manager role supporting Precision Medicine programs focused on obesity, related diseases, and cardiovascular disease. The role manages clinical development and biomarker strategy and execution, including cross-functional teams, budgets, timelines, risks, meetings, and translational initiatives with limited oversight.
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
Skills
- PhD and/or Master's degree and 2 years of relevant PM experience OR
- Bachelor's degree and 4 years of relevant PM experience OR
- Associate's degree and 6 years of relevant PM experience
- 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
Benefits
- 100% Remote - West Coast/Pacific Time preferred; candidates in other U.S. time zones may be considered if they can support Pacific Time working hours as needed.
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