Director of Project Management

Discovery Life Sciences is a leading provider of human biospecimens and cellular materials for advancing cell and gene therapy. They are seeking a Director of Project Management to harmonize project management teams within their Specialty Lab Services, overseeing multiple projects and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.

Responsibilities:

• As a member of the SLS leadership team, contribute to the direction of the SLS business unit growth
• Acting as a project manager with responsibility for large scale projects including services from multiple business units with Discovery
• Monitor revenue of the SLS project management group
• Facilitate transparent communication, foster collaboration, and ensure shared accountability across Operational Site Leaders, Project Managers, Laboratory Managers, Sample Management, Pathologists, QA and IT
• Design and implement a company-wide organizational project management structure in close collaboration with the operational site leaders
• Harmonize processes for project setup, project monitoring, provision of project deliverables and project closure among the Specialty Lab Services (SLS) unit of Discovery for all assay development, validation and sample testing projects (exploratory projects and prospective clinical trials)
• Establish and standardize project management frameworks, tools, and best practices across laboratories
• Build joint infrastructure tools for project management, which include required interfaces of project managers to the LIMS Systems, project management and resource management software or document management systems
• Monitor project performance metrics and continuously improve operational efficiency, quality, and delivery timelines
• Define global rate card items related to project and data management in collaboration with operational leadership
• Create and maintain global training plans for project managers
• Oversee a portfolio of complex, multi-site, and multi-disciplinary projects, ensuring alignment with customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and internal quality standards
• Organize and oversee multi-site and multi-business unit project management
• Provide escalation support and risk mitigation for high-impact projects
• Projection of resource capacity and forecasting
• Adhere to GCLP, CAP/CLIA and IVDR requirements for the conduct and documentation of projects within clinical trials
• Consistently demonstrate a positive, 'can-do' and 'customer-first' attitude
• Support SLS project management on-site. Consistent and predictable on-site attendance is an essential function of the position

Requirements:

• MS in natural sciences with equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 10 Years of experience in clinical trial services with pharma and biotech companies
• Long-standing experience in prospective clinical trials and companion diagnostics performance studies using immunohistochemistry, genomics, proteomics, or flow cytometry methodologies
• Work experience in a regulated environment/quality management system (e.g. GCLP)
• Excellent verbal and written communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to collaborate and support teams working in different geographic locations
• Ability to create, lead, and maintain a highly effective, dedicated, and engaged group of project managers with good team morale
• Excellent organizational, leadership, interpersonal, problem-solving, time management and documentation skills
• Decisiveness and the ability to delegate effectively
• A proactive attitude toward accepting responsibility and driving outcomes
• Ability to operate effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment
• PhD in natural sciences (biology, biochemistry, medicine or similar field)
• Project Management certification (PMI or similar)
• Familiarity with IHC, Molecular Pathology, Flow Cytometry, Genomics, and Proteomics