Senior Research and Translational Project Manager

Senior Research and Translational Project Manager

Join us at AstraZeneca, where you'll have the chance to create a difference in people's lives every day. As a Senior Research and Translational Project Manager in our Early Vaccines and Immune Therapies group, you'll play a pivotal role in implementing our scientific strategy. We're pushing the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients, with a passion for discovery and a pipeline to show for it. We're industry-leading in immunology, protein engineering and translational science. We offer an outstanding and strong collaborative network as part of the AstraZeneca family. 

Accountabilities:

As a Senior Research and Translational Project Manager, you will lead a project or workstream within a larger delivery program. You will work with project teams to support the development of pipeline projects from initiation through all stages of research. You will be accountable for developing and delivering solutions to approved budget and schedule commitments. This role is required to follow established project management standards and contribute to continued development of project management capability.

• Coordinate with internal partners to facilitate the development of project strategy across multiple phases of the project life cycle. 

• Support Research and Development Lead identifying cross-functional deliverables required to enable project progression; coordinate with all relevant teams to ensure delivery within prioritized timelines/budget.

• Support the Translational Medicine Lead within the Science Sub team to track assay development, biomarker testing and pathogen resistance monitoring throughout clinical development stages.

• Lead changes to project scope, ensuring that all impacts and changes are approved and appropriately communicated to partners and review boards.

• Oversight/management of external engagements (CROs, academic laboratories, vendors) to support needs of R&D and Translational Medicine scientific leads in alignment with delivery of internal project goals.

• Prepare and distribute meeting agendas, minutes, actions, and decisions. Ensures documentation of, and access to, key project documents, presentations and data.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Degree or equivalent experience in Microbiology, Virology, Immunology, Project Management, or a related area

• Previous experience in a scientific research role and project management is highly desired.

• 7 plus years’ experience required.

• PMP Certification highly desired

• Experience and/or familiarity with operational aspects of drug development and clinical studies is a plus.

• Ability to build, coordinate, and maintain a project plan and rapidly respond to changes in strategy and project scope.

• Experience with MS Project and/or Planisware is a plus.

• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to deliver high quality work against tight timelines.

• Demonstrated ability to take on multi-tasks and to complete effectively with a good sense of priority under limited mentorship.

• Strong oral, written, and communication skills.

• Ability to interact successfully with multiple customers.

• Good interpersonal skills and ability to act as an ambassador for Early Vaccines and Immune Therapies internally and externally.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Demonstrated experience tracking assay development, biomarker testing and pathogen resistance monitoring.

• Experience working with contracting, purchasing and payment systems.

The annual base pay for this position ranges from$125,056.80 - $187,585.20 USD Annual.Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles), to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles), and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.