Project Manager

Job Description

Job Summary:

• 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/ML 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 a remote (US East Coast) position which will report into the Director of Project Management based at Client’s Cambridge MA site.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support Next Generation Sequencing outsourcing: coordinating 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.

Education:

• BA/BS in a scientific or technological field of study.

Required Experience and Skills:

• For BA/BS: 6 plus years of scientific related job experience.
• For MS/PhD degree: 4 plus years of scientific related job experience.
• Project Management experience within the science realm.
• Familiarity with Next Generation Sequencing and Data.
• Advanced Excel skills.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Advanced degree is a plus.
• Drug discovery experience.
• Project management certification (PMP) and/or formal coursework/training in project management strongly preferred.
• Practical Python Coding experience.
• Data Governance.
• Experience with Data Governance and the management of restricted data is plus.
• Coding experience (especially Python) for data reconciliation, automated checks, dashboard building etc. is ideal to have.
• 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.