The Project Manager role with Seran Bioscience plays a crucial role in the CMO lifespan of a drug. With this role, you work closely with clients to manage a project from initiation, through formulation and development, manufacturing, and beyond completion. You will need excellent collaboration, communication, management, organization, and planning abilities. You will be responsible for managing project timelines, influencing, and supporting the internal teams, and for reporting regular updates directly to clients. Each project lifespan can be broken into 6 unique phases for which the project manager is responsible: Initiation, Planning, Execution, Coordination, Monitoring, and Closing.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Manages 5-8 compounds simultaneously throughout the entirety of their program lifespan
- Serves as primary interface between the client and the Seran internal project team
- Facilitates information flow between internal teams and client for materials, shipments, documents, project updates, meeting agendas, and timeline
- Owns the overall project timeline, schedule, and resources
- Ensures internal teams are well informed on project timelines and goals, helps facilitate information transfer within internal teams
- Maintains consistent and accurate communication with the client via regularly scheduled and ad-hoc updates
- Prepares internal teams and client for upcoming project needs or internal team project transfers
- Communicates project execution to the client and schedules regular meetings, both internal and external, to review the execution of each project phase with the technical team
- Onboards projects into our QADC system, works closely on a regular basis with QA to ensure cGMP quality compliance throughout project lifespan
- Oversees and influences across departments to coordinate program support as needed
- Manages timeline, budget forecasting, resource planning, project meetings, document tracking, and owns the overall project progress
- Communicates risk internally and externally. Ensures project milestones are communicated and met
- Acts as primary point of contact for external resources and client queries
- Schedules and coordinates project meetings both internally and externally
- Oversees, coordinates, and tracks shipments of all project/client materials
- Scope of responsibilities may increase to align with company initiatives
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Required Skills and Abilities
- Highly developed communication and writing skills
- Strong Planning and organization skills
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Exceptional teamwork, collaboration, conflict management skills and adaptability to change
- Proficient in Microsoft Office 365
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, engineering, or related field required
- 3-5 years of project management experience
Physical Requirements
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at time
- Adheres to predictable and consistent in-person attendance
Applicants must be authorized to work for an employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Benefits Summary:
Serán employees accrue over four weeks of paid time off annually. Employer contributions to a retirement account begin after 90 days and do not require an employee match or vesting period. Various health plans allow employees to find the best coverage for their individual or family needs with minimal employee contributions. Serán covers each employee with basic life and long-term disability, giving access to increase or add coverage. An Employee Assistance Program provides support for all things related to our employees’ wellbeing, along with access to pet insurance.
