Project Manager (Short-Term Contract)

At BioAgilytix, we are passionate about premier science and the impact it has on our world. Our team of highly experienced scientists and professionals deliver tailored services for supporting new medicine breakthroughs with best-in-class bioanalytical services. We are tirelessly committed to our customers by being solution-oriented and deadline-driven. . . and we are growing. Our culture is fast-paced, fun and never boring. Because we work across numerous clients and drug modalities, your career can develop rapidly. You’ll gain experience with a variety of challenges all while you enable life-changing, life-saving therapeutics to the patients who need them.This role is ingrained within our bioanalytical technology teams, providing a variety of project support through all phases of our client services. We are currently seeking a Project Manager to join our Project Services' team in San Diego on a short-term contract (4-months). You’ll experience a broad range of responsibilities spanning study administration, client communications, revenue recognition, and ensuring on-time delivery of project milestones to name a few. This role exists to provide structure and efficiency to our team of scientists, so we can all focus on what we do best.

Essential Responsibilities

• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to define and monitor project timelines
• Ensure that projects remain on schedule and appropriately resourced
• Track project samples received, tested, and reported.
• Maintain accurate study records including documentation received and discrepancy / reconciliation activities
• Coordinate with Central Lab and/or Data Analytic group for Data Transfer Agreement setup and file transfer.

Track Long Term Stability Timepoints

• Ensure great customer experience
• Maintain a strong working relationship and open communications with all departments, including Quality Control, Quality Assurance and Sample Management
• Prepare Sample Analysis worklists
• Support Sample Analysis Plan generation
• Support Quality review data submission
• Manage resource planning and project database systems
• Support Business Unit lead time management
• Manage revenue recognition activities for sponsor projects supported
• Proactively identify contract amendments required
• Support team scheduling

Manage Client Specific Metrics and Tracking

Support Operational Excellence Metrics

Adhere to safety and compliance requirements

Minimum Preferred Qualifications: Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• 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
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, and ability to successfully interact with key internal stakeholders and clients
• Experience working in a GxP environment preferred

Familiarity with NetSuite

Education/ Experience

Bachelor's degree in life science, business administration, or related field with not less than four (4) years’ experience in a biotechnology project management or related field; or

Masters’ degree in life science, business administration, or related field with not less than two (2) years’ experience in a biotechnology project management or related field

Knowledge base in science with the relevant regulations for our industry

Proficient in project management software (smartsheet preferred)

Supervision Received

• Infrequent supervision and instructions
• Frequently exercises discretionary authority

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

• This is a full-time, 4-month contract position at 40 hours per week
• This role is not eligible for benefits
• Occasional weekend, holiday, and evening work required

Working Environment

• Primarily office environment
• Routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets

Physical Demands

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

Occasional mobility needed

Occasional crouching, stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck

Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moving) objects, including office supplies and laptop computer, with a maximum lift of 20 pounds

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