Project Manager, mRNA at ALDEVRON, LLC in Fargo, North Dakota

Job Description:

The Project Manager leads RNA projects and campaigns, driving them to completion by coordinating cross-functional activities and ensuring that all departments are meeting deadlines and accountabilities. This role oversees the completion of RNA projects (from development to GMP) through planning, assigning, monitoring, and reviewing progress of work from all participating parties, and evaluating timelines and end results. The Project Manager is a key point of contact for clients during the lifecycle of an order.

Responsibilities

• Act as point of contact for clients for lifecycle of order, from execution of the specification forms to the delivery of the campaign reports and documentation


• Establish and maintain project plans that includes meaningful timelines, milestones, and internal/external resources


• Provide routine and clear communication (as defined with the client and Client Relations team) during the span of a campaign regarding project status information, materials and accomplishment of milestones deliverables


• Thoroughly understand Aldevron operations to effectively disseminate client questions to relevant stakeholders throughout the organization


• Lead project team meetings and ensure follow-up of actions items, escalating late or lacking internal responses when required


• Proactively identify project barriers and generate solutions


• Relay changes in project scope, timing, or requirements to the Client Relations team for costing revisions


• Ensure all departments have the necessary information for timely completion of their functionality and contribution to the project


• Work with Client Relations to establish the priority of projects in the manufacturing queue


• Track and tasks and project timelines and provide team with early warnings on possible variances


• Track corrective actions and preventative actions (CAPA) through implementation plan approval and deviation form development and routing for deviations related to client projects


• Organize efficient and timely information flow across all project participants


• Maintain project documentation


• Develop status reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations


• Investigate and implement new sharing tools, calendar or Gantt options for improved communication and efficiency

Required Skills

• Ability to coordinate and facilitate team and client meetings


• Ability to possess a strong understanding of the mRNA manufacturing


• Ability to effectively capture decisions, actions and outcomes from meetings with appropriate follow up


• Ability to resolve and/or escalate issues internally and externally a timely fashion and to proper participants.


• Ability to maintain productivity during difficult conversations


• Ability to communicate difficult and sensitive information tactfully


• Ability to work effectively both independently and part of a team


• Able to prioritize and manage multiple deadlines


• Ability to think critically to identify opportunities for continuous improvement


• Ability to maintain confidentiality


• Good listening skills


• Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office

Must-Haves

• BS. required; scientific degree highly preferred


• 3 years in a similar role


• Knowledge of mRNA manufacturing and GMP or similarly regulated processes


• Possess a thorough understanding of Aldevron product manufacturing from initiation through release capabilities

Join Us Today!

Join a team committed to making lives better. Aldevron provides high-quality plasmid DNA, proteins, enzymes, antibodies, and other biologics to help our partners achieve significant breakthroughs for a variety of life science applications.

If you would like to thank someone for referring you to this role, please apply at www.aldevron.com/careers, and include their first and last name as a referral source!

Aldevron is committed to equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. We are committed to creating a diverse workforce and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identify, or protected veteran status among other factors.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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