Biotechnology Project Manager Jobs in Raleigh, NC

• Align project objectives and project management resources to ensure excellent customer experience and timeline accuracy
• Represent project management in key client meetings as an advocate for client and business unit. Support global governance and preparation of presentation for client meetings.
• Support preparation and presentation of project scopes with business development and proposals
• Work with scheduling/planning group to maintain service pipeline and backlog data in support of S&OP process.
• Ensure forecasts are represented accurately in S&OP process. Work closely with finance with the goal to improve forecast accuracy of client projects.
• Ensure effective communication of study issues and project status to operations leadership and business development.  Proactively identify and resolve barriers impacting project delivery
• Drive Initiatives for project tracking such as dashboards and key performance indicators (KPIs) to provide visibility for risk management and governance
• Manage the Project Services department through a team of functional managers and high performing individual contributors
• Adhere to safety and compliance requirements

• Lead, coach, and manage project teams, providing feedback and professional development.  Support high performers for opportunities to transition to leadership roles
• Responsible for performance management of employees focusing on career growth
• Provide regular updates, progress reports, and presentations for clear stakeholder communication
• Frequently advises team on complex matters to support client outcomes

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in life science or related field with not less than twelve (12) years' experience in a biotechnology project management or related field; or
• Masters' degree in life science or related field with not less than ten (10) years' experience in a biotechnology project management or related field
• Not less than five (5) years' experience in project management leadership, scheduling resources, and timeline management for meeting client deliverables
• Experience leading, coaching and developing employees by setting clear expectations, regular connections, and providing ongoing constructive feedback
• Knowledge in science with relevant regulations for Contract Resource Organization (CRO) preferred with experience working in biotech, pharmaceutical, CRO/CMO or similar
• Highly Proficient in project management software (Smartsheet preferred)
• Project Management Professional certification (preferred)

Skills:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, and ability to successfully interact with key internal stakeholders and clients
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Acute attention to detail
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects/tasks while still delivering high quality results under time constraints
• Strong organizational and project administration skills
• Self-driven and proactive, able to prioritize tasks and meet or exceed project objectives

• This position supervises various levels of Project Managers, Project Coordinators, and Data Coordinators as determined with business needs

• Infrequent supervision and instructions
• Frequently exercises discretionary authority

• Primarily office environment.  Full-time in office attendance is required to support project coordination and team collaboration
• Routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets

• Ability to work in an upright and/or stationary position for up to eight (8) hours per day
• Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists to operate office equipment
• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software
• Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand, with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
• Frequently interacts with others to obtain or relate information to diverse groups
• Works independently with little guidance or reliance on oral or written instructions and plans work schedules to meet goals; requires multiple periods of intense concentration
• Performs a wide range of variable tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence
• Ability to perform under stress and multi-task
• Regular and consistent attendance

• This is a full-time site-based role in Raleigh-Durham, NC
• Some flexibility in hours is allowed, but the employee must be available during the "core" work hours as published in the BioAgilytix Employee Handbook
• Occasional weekend, holiday, and evening work required