Location
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire | United Kingdom
Job description
With extensive experience in developing biologics and bioconjugates, we offer a seamless service delivered by fully integrated teams, from early discovery to commercial manufacturing.
Forward-thinking and committed, we find the best solution and use the right technologies to design, develop and manufacture your products to ensure we get vital medicines to patients quickly and safely.
We are dedicated to quality excellence. We are driven to get better treatments to market, efficiently and responsibly by reducing timelines and delivering the highest quality products and services.
We are Abzena. More than a CDMO, we are a responsible and dedicated partner that takes care of your products from concept to patient.
Project Managers at Abzena are responsible for managing the drug development projects of key clients while ensuring alignment with Abzena’s functions, goals, and values. The Project Manager (Level 3/4) manages the planning, scheduling, and budgeting of product/process development activities at our Cambridge facility. These projects may including new product developments across antibody/drug conjugates, analytical methods development/validation, protein engineering, bioassay development, cell line development and immunology. In addition to managing key projects and their associated client relationships, the Project Manager (Level 3/4) will also support the development of the PM organization through coaching and guidance across the organisation.
This role requires some project management experience (at least one year) and is, initially for a period of 14 months to cover maternity leave with a view to a permanent position dependent on performance.
Responsibilities - Manage a portfolio of active projects being delivered from our Cambridge site. It is expected that projects will be managed using Abzena’s project management processes
- Create project plans to meet client needs.
- Track, adjust and report milestone deliverables to clients, as well as internally to the technical project lead, the Project Management Team and the Senior Director of Project Management.
- Assist with risk and risk mitigation planning.
- Initiate and Chair kick-off meetings and Joint Team Meeting (JTM) including the development of the agenda, presentation content and minutes.
- Document agreements and actuate any changes to the statement of work. Experience with enterprise, resource, planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) platforms is a major advantage in this role.
- Ensure that our ERP system is updated accurately at regular intervals. This is a very important aspect of the role and has an impact on invoicing, cost control, revenue recognition, material tracking and procurement, forecasting and change management activities.
- This role involves working across a wide range of stakeholders from across Abzena and with clients. It would suit an extremely resilient, well organized and pro-active individual who is able to work with diverse teams.
- Assist with development of others in the PM organization by providing coaching and guidance.
- Identify and support PM improvement initiatives.
- Provide support for the transfer of services between sites.
- Maintain positive personnel and client relationships through effective communication.
- Operate to the highest ethical and moral standards and participate effectively as a team player in all aspects of Abzena's business and adhere to quality standards set by regulations and Abzena policies, procedures, and mission.
- Other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications - Life Sciences degree to MSc level or equivalent
- Some (minimum 1 year) project management experience, preferably within a contract science or pharmaceutical/biotechnology setting
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
- Must have knowledge of Microsoft Office suite software, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Project and Excel, with aptitude to learn new software and systems. Full training will be provided on in-house software applications
- Specialised Project Management training or certification a strong advantage
- Experience working in any role in a drug development or scientific service sector an advantage
- Experience with enterprise, resource, planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) platforms a major advantage
- Must have excellent time management and organizational skills
- Must be comfortable directing / assigning activities within multi-specialised matrix teams, to ensure alignment and successful delivery of projects
- Must be self-motivated, proactive, and adaptable.
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