Covance Project Manager Vacancy – Biology & Molecular Biology
Covance is hiring a Project Manager to join their Genomics team. Are you interested in making an impact through your everyday work? Are you passionate about advancing your career while making a difference in patients’ lives? Do you love to organize projects and thrive in a dynamic, high-paced environment?
Job Title: Project Manager, Genomics
Location Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Job ID: 66760
Eligibility Criteria:
- Bachelors of Science (BS) degree in science required (preferably biology or molecular biology).
- Masters of Science (MS) degree desired.
- Experience may be substituted for education.
- A minimum of 6 years related experience in a laboratory environment, 1-2 years within the designated field of position.
- Proficiency in project management skills.
- Ability to conduct a literature review.
- Skilled in data interpretation and report writing for studies.
- Familiar with the use of genomics assays, and platforms.
- Skilled in customer service communication.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the conduct and reporting of projects of intermediate complexity to meet scientific, regulatory, and client requirements. Provide technical guidance for the design of studies of basic complexity and scope. Manage multiple concurrent projects where multi-dimensional project management and scientific understanding is required.
- Provide day-to-day project management oversight; effectively planning, coordinating, and directing project-related activities as they move through the laboratory with occasional mentorship and guidance from management to develop general expertise in the field. Consult with appropriate scientific staff on issues as they arise.
- Promote effective teamwork among project team members within Covance departments and resolve conflicts as needed.
- Follow established study execution procedures. Identify opportunities for process improvement.
- Act efficiently in an environment with dynamic timelines and priorities and demonstrate the ability to manage conflicting priorities and make timely decisions.
Prepare and communicate feasibility/development/validation plans and/or sample analysis outlines as required to clients for approval. Provide on-time delivery of high-quality data and reports. - Ensure that all client expectations are documented and acted upon in compliance with regulatory requirements where applicable.
- Ensure that applicable regulatory requirements are met during the planning and execution phases of a study and that the final report, including any changes, is approved and in compliance with appropriate SOPs and regulatory agency guidelines.
- Work with cross-functional teams to coordinate/track deliverables, timelines, and resource requirements. Maintain positive control over scheduling issues related to the study process.
- Lead and manage processes in other areas, such as process excellence and invoicing, working with other Covance business units as needed.
- Provide relevant information to assure the accuracy of forecast and revenue recognition.
- Supply information to assist in preliminary cost and duration discussions.
- Participates in post-project assessments by providing input on team performance.
- Establish excellent working relationships with client project teams to ensure client satisfaction and operations excellence. Act as an ambassador on behalf of the client across Covance business units: exemplify the concept of Signature Client Service.
- Maintain a close working relationship with clients by holding or participating in regular group meetings. Lead and facilitate client project status meetings with responsibilities including agenda preparation, develop project tracking worksheets, prepare meeting summaries, etc.
- Communicate standard and non-conforming QC data to the client and facilitate resolution of QC-related issues.
- Responsible for basic interaction with clients. Learn to manage client relationships and research projects. Participate in and host client visits. Participate in CAIR discussions.
- Evaluate data for report preparation and experiment modification, as applicable and write comprehensive reports. Review technical validity of projects and results with occasional help from more experienced scientists.
- Initiate, review and approve (as appropriate) study plan deviations and study communication forms.
- Explain scientific performance expectations to scientific staff and direct study team at study initiation. Communicate final protocol or sample analysis outline to project team.
- Monitor/evaluate/review the scientific performance of the study. Provide clients with regular progress updates.
- Contribute to technical policies, such as SOPs.
- Co-authorship of scientific papers and posters.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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