Project Manager - Genetics

The Data, AI & Genome Sciences (DAGS) group sits within Client Research Labs, leveraging genomics data to aid Therapeutic Areas from identifying new targets all the way through the drug development process. These efforts rely on large volumes of RNA and DNA sequencing data, new single-cell and functional genomics laboratory technologies, along with developing AI/Client approaches to maximize the value this genomic data can provide.

We are looking for an experienced Genomics Project Manager who can nimbly help support the wide array of preclinical sequencing experiments and data processing needs. Our team is committed to continual process improvement, leveraging templates and scripts to accelerate routine work, standardizing, and clarifying workflows, and consolidating key information for quick and easy access. This position will report to the Director of Project Management, and is a remote opportunity.

The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in Next Generation Sequencing and demonstrate success in supporting a high volume of active projects. You will help support scientific teams in their sequencing experiments, working closely with vendors, IT Operations and Data Analysts to ensure that requirements are clearly captured, logistics kept smooth, issues flagged and resolved quickly, and data moving quickly to support the next round of scientific hypotheses. Alongside NGS data management support, there are a number of other areas requiring occasional assistance including interfacing with Finance, Procurement, and Legal in the support of scientific work.

This role will require strong verbal and written communication skills, the ability to operate in a highly collaborative and matrixed environment, and to be able to re-prioritize work as the landscape changes.

Advanced and fluid Excel skills are also a must have.

In this role, you will:

Support Next Generation Sequencing outsourcing: coordinate samples, assay requirements, metadata harmonization and data transfers; communicating instructions and priorities.

Maintain tracking dashboards for clear visibility and accessibility to project data.

Work with Data IT and Data Analysts to track and shepherd genomic data through pipelines and workflows to enable downstream analysis.

Communicate effectively and support working relationships with wide range of external and internal stakeholders to facilitate issue resolution.

Accurately track a range of kinds of information, maintaining and building dashboards to use to communicate status, timelines, and issues to project teams

Lead stakeholder review meetings to survey work in progress and upcoming forecasts

Contribute to process improvement efforts on every front.

Leverage and further develop templates and scripts to streamline and automate routine operations decreasing processing time and enabling at-a-glance summaries.

Work with finance systems to support outsourcing activities, generating Purchase Orders and tracking invoices to provide financial snapshots.

Quals--

Actual Title: Project Manager, Genetics

Education Minimum Requirement:

BA/BS in a scientific or technological field of study with 8 plus years of scientific related job experience.

MS or higher degree in a scientific or technological field of study with 6 plus years of scientific related job experience.

Required Experience and Skills:

Project Management experience within the science realm

Familiarity with Next Generation Sequencing and Data

Advanced Excel skills

This role will require strong verbal and written communication skills, the ability to operate in a highly collaborative and matrixed environment, and to be able to re-prioritize work as the landscape changes.

Advanced and fluid Excel skills are also a must have.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

Hands on lab experience

Drug discovery experience

Python coding experience

AutoHotKey experience a plus

PMP certification is nice to have.

Computational data science experience is nice to have.

Note: 12 months assignment with a possibility of extension. Remote role. East cost candidates are highly preferred due to requirement to work in EST shift.