Project Manager, Harrington Discovery Institute (...

A Brief Overview The Project Manager serves as a key member of the Therapeutics Development Center (TDC) within Harrington Discovery Institute (HDI), supporting the development and implementation of drug discovery project plans for HDI scholars, and helping the scholar project teams achieve their objectives. The role offers opportunities to: participate in cross-functional drug development teams nationally and internationally; shape and run TDC program initiatives in focus areas of unmet medical need; and analyze HDI program success versus emerging trends in novel therapeutic modalities worldwide. The Project Manager will contribute to HDI internal business development activities and will provide other HDI program support as needed. What You Will Do Plan, organize and support HDI scholar project team meetings - includes occasional travel to scholar institutions with the Vice President and panel members of TDC Track scholar project progress, facilitate creation of project plans that delineate the critical path to Investigative New Drug applications, develop and implement tools for representing progress as part of the Harrington Scholar programs portfolio Liaise with representatives from HDI strategic partnership organizations such as Foundation Fighting Blindness, Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation; research and track new scientific discovery progress in their disease areas Support the Harrington Scholar Alumni network and associated ongoing outreach to prior classes of Harrington Scholars Develop materials for the Harrington Discovery Institute including business documents, charts/analysis, and Web updates. Additional Responsibilities Performs other duties as assigned. Complies with all policies and standards. For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation. Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace. Qualifications: Education Doctorate Degree in Science or Life Science (Required) High School Equivalent / GED equivalent combination of MSc/MBA and project management experience in the pharmaceutical industry. (Required) Work Experience 2+ years hands-on project management experience in a commercial drug discovery environment; such experience might be in a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company (Required) Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities The successful candidate will have both training and experience using standard project management tools such as Gantt charts and Work Breakdown Structure documents in the drug discovery or a related field. (Required proficiency) The role will involve helping HDI grant recipients to develop project plans based on their research, project meeting coordination and project tracking. Candidate should have a working knowledge of several subspecialties of the drug discovery field, such as; target validation, assay development, compound screening, medicinal chemistry, pre-clinical studies, etc. (Required proficiency) Ability to conduct on-line research using PubMed, clintrials.gov and other public databases to learn about new therapies in development for various disease areas; (Required proficiency) proficiency in MS Project and MSOffice applications including PowerPoint, Excel and Word. (Required proficiency) Access or other database proficiency a plus. (Required proficiency) Teams in this national program conduct meetings primarily by teleconference, therefore a high proficiency in both written and verbal communication skills are critical. (Required proficiency) Licenses and Certifications Certified Project Management Professional (PMP-PMI) (Preferred) Physical Demands Standing Occasionally Walking Occasionally Sitting Constantly Lifting Rarely 20 lbs Carrying Rarely 20 lbs Pushing Rarely 20 lbs Pulling Rarely 20 lbs Climbing Rarely 20 lbs Balancing Rarely Stooping Rarely Kneeling Rarely Crouching Rarely Crawling Rarely Reaching Rarely Handling Occasionally Grasping Occasionally Feeling Rarely Talking Constantly Hearing Constantly Repetitive Motions Frequently Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination Frequently Travel Requirements 10% recblid jwsgktnptep2tekezhkngq02m2iv6c

Created: 2025-03-10