Project Manager – Central Laboratory Services

📋 Description

• Oversees projects from initial conception to final close-out, ensuring meticulous planning and execution, risk management, effective communication, stakeholder engagement, and control over scope and costs.

• Addresses issues of moderate complexity requiring analysis of various factors and data.

• Comfortably navigates ambiguity with a mindset focused on systems and process improvements to foster growth.

• Develops professional expertise and applies company policies and procedures to tackle diverse challenges.

• Engages in routine communication with both internal team members and external clients/vendors.

• Fosters productive working relationships both internally and externally.

• Generally receives broad directives for routine tasks and specific instructions for new projects or assignments.

• Utilizes judgment within established procedures to determine appropriate actions.

• Develops and manages project timelines, budgets, revenue targets, forecasting, and resource plans, ensuring alignment with contracted project scopes while exploring innovative ideas to enhance quality and efficiency.

• Oversees daily coordination and supervision of scheduled activities, delegating tasks to ensure contracted work is executed appropriately.

• Acts as the primary representative of the company and a key partner to clients and collaborators, effectively leading the implementation of both new and ongoing studies.

• Coordinates the creation and execution of new projects.

• Creates, tracks, and reports on project timelines.

• Communicates with clients and collaborators concerning data management, inventory oversight, shipping protocols, and other assigned areas.

• Responds promptly to all relevant events.

• Coordinates the collection of data.

• Prepares and presents project information at both internal and external meetings; generates reports and correspondence for clients, collaborators, and vendors.

• Meets all assigned revenue goals, manages project expenses, and oversees client billing, evaluating contract/project budgets monthly and reporting any unexpected variances to the department director.

• Creates, tracks, and reports pertinent metrics for business and project evaluation.

• Assists senior staff as necessary.

• Identifies out-of-scope project work and escalates findings and action plans to the appropriate parties.

• Efficiently manages all tasks to ensure client expectations are met and exceeded.

• Reviews, updates, and evolves all documentation related to projects to an approvable status.

• Assesses and mitigates technical, project, and business risks.

• Ensures that all work products meet design and performance standards, adhere to regulatory requirements, and fulfill client expectations while enforcing standards applicable to each step of project execution.

• Identifies, resolves, and assists in addressing operational issues.

• Monitors assignments, adjusts priorities and schedules to meet deadlines, and delivers high-quality outcomes. Completes additional tasks as needed to support project, client, and departmental objectives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a life science or a related field (e.g., engineering).

• Proven experience as a Project Manager for Central Laboratories in a CRO, Pharmaceutical, or Biotech setting.

• Exceptional listening and communication abilities, with a unique talent for making both internal colleagues and clients feel understood.

• Proficient computer skills with experience in MS Office/MS 365 applications.

• Strong presentation, interpersonal, organizational, and multitasking capabilities, along with outstanding emotional intelligence.

• Solid understanding of project management principles and data analysis.

• Strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Exceptional research and reporting abilities.

• Excellent judgment and discretion in decision-making.

• Proficient in reading, writing, speaking, and comprehending the English language.

• Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally, including overnight stays (~10-25%).

• Availability for extended work hours as necessary to meet business demands.

🏝️ Benefits

• Proven experience as a Project Manager for Central Laboratories in a CRO, Pharmaceutical, or Biotech setting.

• Exceptional listening and communication abilities that foster understanding among internal colleagues and clients.

• Proficiency in computer skills and experience with MS Office/MS 365 applications.

• Strong presentation, interpersonal, organizational, and multitasking skills, complemented by exceptional emotional intelligence.

• In-depth understanding of project management and data analysis.

• Highly developed critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Outstanding research and reporting capabilities.

• Dependable judgment and discretion in various situations.

• Proficiency in reading, writing, speaking, and comprehending the English language.

• Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally, including overnight stays (~10-25%).

• Flexibility for extended work hours as needed to meet business needs.