Job Details
SUMMARY
A worldwide provider of biological and in vitro products to pharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations. We specialize in control and disease state matrices manufactured from human and animal blood, plasma, and serum, which are used in drug discovery, compound development, clinical and research diagnostics. Our products enable scientists and biomedical researchers to better understand the pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism of newly discovered compounds and the effect on disease processes
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The Project Manager manages a portfolio of open custom projects and coordinates the internal and external resources required to meet clients expectations for specimen requirements and on time delivery for custom orders.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Development of project plans for each project
- Creation and Review of Project Worksheets/CRFs for collection kits including but not limited to review of sourcing notes, sample processing instructions, coordination/management of resources.
- Managing priorities based on feedback from the Collection s Team as well as the Commercial Team
- Re-strategizing & troubleshooting open projects.
- Pro-actively initiate and manage client updates, maintaining open communication with the Commercial Team
- Explanations for any delays
- Suggestions to improve accrual rate.
- Updates on timelines
- Provide to the Management Team
- Weekly Progress Reports
- Monthly Revenue Forecasting
- Monthly shipments delivered
- Scheduling Kickoff meetings with Commercial Team/Clients as needed for Projects
- Collaboration within the Project Management Team
- Taking turns leading backlog, forecasting meetings
- Secondary review / providing a second opinion of project plans to ensure completeness prior to start of collection
TELECOMMUTING REQUIREMENTS (if applicable): Not Applicable
This position is in Detroit and the employee will be expected to be on site for the first 6 months of the job, with telecommuting possible after that time. While telecommuting, the employee is required to have a designated, in-home workspace and reliable internet connection.
TRAVEL: Not Applicable
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor s degree or equivalent
- Minimum 2 years of proven experience as a Project Coordinator or Project Manager
- Customer Service experience is a plus.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Required
Other Skills and Abilities
- Strong technical background and technical understanding, laboratory and/or medical experience a plus.
- Excellent attention to detail, strong communication skills - both written and verbal
- Time management skills with the ability to effectively manage and prioritize workload.
- Ability to build strong relationships with both customers and internal teams.
- Ability to be persistent yet professional when working with our sites.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving and organizational skills
- Intermediate understanding of MS office, including Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
PHYSICAL DEMANDS Example may change based on position.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to: stand; walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, speak, hear/listen, smell, display manual dexterity, reach with hand and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- Administrative While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be working in professional office environment using standard office equipment. This position regularly requires large amounts of time to be spent using and viewing computer screens and equipment, which generally entails regular and repetitive motions.
A full-time Monday through Friday workweek with general business hours and flexibility to occasionally work additional hours as needed and approved by management.
The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws. All job requirements are subject to modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Continued employment remains on an at-will basis, unless otherwise contractually bound.