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Description

JOB TITLE: Project Coordinator

LOCATION: Cambridge, MA

REPORTS TO: Executive Director, Head of Program Management

SALARY RANGE: $80,000 to $93,000. The midpoint of the range is $90,000. The ideal candidate would be hired at or around the midpoint.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Project Coordinator is a newly created role at Aurion Biotech, providing support to the Program Management function and ensuring operational excellence across functional program managers. Reporting to the Executive Director, Head of Program Management, the Project Coordinator is proactive and highly organized, with a strong ability to anticipate needs, manage competing priorities, and execute tasks efficiently.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Schedule program meetings and maintain program documentation, including meeting minutes, action logs, decision-trackers, risk lists, etc.
• Assist in creating and update program timelines and dashboards.
• Track and follow up on all action items and deliverables across cross-functional teams.
• Support coordination of cross-functional project plans.
• Shadow senior program managers to understand governance, scenario planning and cross-functional alignment.

ABOUT AURION BIOTECH

With offices in Seattle, Boston, and Tokyo, Aurion Biotech is a clinical-stage biotech company, whose mission is to restore vision to millions of patients with life-changing regenerative therapies. The Company's first candidate is for the treatment of corneal edema secondary to endothelial dysfunction, and one of the first clinically validated cell therapies for corneal care; it was recently granted regulatory approval from Japan's PMDA. Aurion Biotech is the recipient of the prestigious Prix Galien award for best start-up in biotech. The Company is preparing for clinical trials in the U.S. We are growing rapidly and seek to hire highly motivated candidates from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences, who share our values:

• Stewardship: We make the world a better place for our patients, our communities, our clinicians, and our colleagues. We act responsibly as individuals, as employees, and as a company.
• Transformation: We embrace our challenges, our successes, and our failures. We are curious, we take risks, and we collaborate.
• Grit: We break down walls and strive to achieve the impossible. We are persistent and resilient, and we deliver on our commitments.

Aurion Biotech has a lot to accomplish in the next few years and this role is key to our success. Privately held, Aurion Biotech is backed by Alcon, the global leader in eye care. To learn more about Aurion Biotech, visit www.aurionbiotech.com

LIFE AT AURION BIOTECH

We want our people to wake up every morning excited and energized for work. We value employees, which is why we invest in making life at Aurion Biotech healthy, fun, and rewarding:

• Robust Benefits: We offer full health insurance to employees and their families, and all the acronyms: 401(k) matching, EAP, FSA, and generous PTO.
• Total Rewards: We offer competitive compensation packages to ensure all Aurion employees are rewarded for their hard work.
• Perks and Fun: Paid parking, subsidized commuter passes, in-office catered lunches, team events, and community projects are just a few ways that we bond, celebrate each other, have fun, and live our values.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the education, experience, knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree in science/health discipline.
• 1-2 years of industry experience a plus
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; Smartsheet a plus
• General program management knowledge
• Strong organizational, and problem-solving skills; ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills; able to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• A strong alignment with, and commitment to, Aurion Biotech's mission, vision, and core values.