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Embedded within the Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard, the Center for the Development of Therapeutics (CDoT) is a highly collaborative organization of professional scientists. Our mission is to translate the deep biological insights originating from the Broad community into impactful drug discovery projects. We bring together faculty from MIT, Harvard, and the Harvard teaching hospitals and industry partners to execute drug discovery projects. We combine our expertise in drug discovery with the knowledge and unique capabilities of the Broad Institute to address a wide range of disease areas including oncology, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, psychiatric disorders, infectious diseases, and rare diseases.

Our goal is to embrace Broad's culture of creativity and open sharing to de-risk therapeutic hypotheses, validate new targets, and advance new therapies that will improve human health. The Broad Institute is committed to increasing the diversity across the institute. Candidates who have experience working with a diverse range of staff and who can contribute to the climate of belonging and inclusivity are encouraged to identify their skills in these areas when applying.

Overall Responsibility

We seek a unique, energetic, motivated individual to join the CDoT to help implement the strategic vision for CDoT as a senior project manager. This is a collaborative role between CDoT and the NNFC Center and may support other projects as needed. The successful candidate will work closely with scientific project teams and collaboration stakeholders to facilitate the successful completion of project objectives. Specifically, the individual will create and oversee strategies for effectively managing project activities, with a particular focus on communication, data management, budgeting, and resource management.

The project manager will establish effective communication plans, coordinate work streams involving CDoT’s various functional groups, and develop processes to streamline activities. The senior project manager will work proactively to predict and prevent points of concerns/misunderstandings.

This position must exhibit a high level of expertise and comfort in managing and facilitating objectives within a complex cross-functional project team that spans Broad platforms and academic labs. The successful candidate for this position will work independently with minimal supervision in a fast-paced, innovative, and entrepreneurial environment.

Characteristic Duties

• Act as a liaison with key stakeholders/collaborators within and external to CDoT (including PIs, PTLs, and SLT) to communicate project management deliverables.
• Drive implementation of best practices and use of the latest technology, tools, and methods in project management.
• Proactively anticipates and identifies blocking issues and proposes and implements solutions.
• Ensures appropriate funds and resources are in place and tracks financial status of all projects relative to available budgets.
• Maintains relationships with key collaborators.
• Prepares status reports and presentations required for regular reporting of progress, risks, blocking issues, and solutions to all stakeholders.
• Assesses future financial needs of the project and alerts senior staff or collaborators to potential shortfalls.
• Facilitates the creation of comprehensive project plans which include project scope, goals, resource requirements, roles and responsibilities, risk analysis, implementation strategies, and communication plans.
• Facilitates effective and efficient communication.
• Acts as a liaison with key stakeholders/collaborators to communicate project requirements, champion cross-functional collaboration, and ensure the completion of projects in alignment with set goals.
• Provides project management and leadership for high-priority, complex projects from strategic planning and initiation to completion while focusing on strategies for optimizing performance and maximizing successful outcomes.
• Ensures that projects and activities adhere to institutional guidelines with regard to safety and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of project management experience, PMP preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional and multi-institutional collaborations to effectively manage and deliver on research goals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to articulate and formulate decisions and actions in clear business language to a variety of audiences.
• Knowledge of project management techniques and tools.
• Strong ability to work collaboratively. Demonstrated ability to influence without authority.
• Bachelor’s degree with at least 3 years of directly related experience in a research or biotechnology environment, including experience with identification and development of small molecules. An advanced degree in chemistry or biology is a plus.
• Excellent people skills, problem-solving skills, conflict resolution skills, and strong active listening skills.
• Must be detail oriented with excellent organizational skills.
• Experience with technical aspects of drug discovery is a plus.
• Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work with changing priorities.
• Ability to adapt to evolving project goals and collaboration priorities.

The Broad Institute will not offer visa sponsorship for this opportunity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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