Biomea Fusion

We are seeking a Project Manager / Sr. Project Manager to join our growing team to work on-site at an exciting biotech in redwood City. The Project Manager / Sr. Project Manager will have solid understanding of drug development process, oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing drug development projects (IND-enabling, Phase 1 to 3 etc) and served as liaison between project teams and senior management team. He / She will be responsible for providing project management support, developing / maintaining project plans, timelines, status reports, strategic development plans in collaboration with cross functional teams. A successful Project Manager will apply PM tools and methodologies to facilitate alignment with key project stakeholders and ensure communication across project teams.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning and executing projects in accordance with clinical development strategy. Moves project from original concept through completion.
• Planning and tracking progress of timelines and defined milestones.
• Identify and manage risks across the project; escalate whenever appropriate.
• Manage regular team meetings schedules, draft and deliver meeting agendas, meeting minutes, action items and progress reports to key stakeholders.
• Develops and maintains project plans, timelines, status reports, strategic development plans in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Provide internal project management support to project team and management. Provide direction, management and assistance to the project leader and multiple sub-teams.
• Assist with developing and maintaining management dashboards and reports.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path using appropriate tracking tools.
• Provides decision making methodologies, identifies bottleneck and inconsistencies within interdependencies and facilitate brainstorming with the teams to help identify project issues and resolutions
• Maintain MS Teams Database with project status, timelines and key project information.
• Apply expertise as a project manager within the biotech industry to successfully deliver project and program outcomes while managing stakeholder expectation.
• Executes project management processes, and follows best practices in project teams to foster continuous improvement by sharing of knowledge

Education and Experience Requirements:

• BS/BA degree required.
• 4 - 6 years’ experience in a biotech or pharmaceutical research organization; at least 5 years of relevant project management experience.
• Strong knowledge of project management tools including schedules, communication plans, risk plans, resource plans, scope & change management tools, action item trackers, and project plans.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) to express complex ideas
• Excellent facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution skills, and cross functional collaboration skills with the ability to network with different functional areas.
• Project Management Certification is a plus.
• Experience working with cross functional teams (R&D, Regulatory, Preclinical, DMPK, ClinOps, Clinical Sciences, CMC etc.)
• Highly proficient using Microsoft Office Suites (MS Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of MS Teams / SharePoint is a plus.
• Collaborative, team-oriented mindset with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented leader with exceptional organizational, leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent understanding of MS Project, Smartsheet or equivalent Gantt software

Industry:

• Biotechnology