Project Coordinator

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a highly motivated individual eager to develop their program management skills. This position reports to the Business Operation Team, which is part of the Program Management Group.

As a Project Coordinator, you will work closely with various members of the Business Operation team and cross-functional leaders to support departmental and project goals. You are able to “roll up your sleeves” and thrive in a fast-paced, highly cross-functional environment. You have a desire to streamline and organize project work and build dashboard and report that enables decision making. You enjoy working in a collaborative setting and strive to bring out the best of your teammates.

Activities as part of your typical day may include:

• Working with project managers to create integrated project plans with established goals, milestones, and timelines. In doing so, you will develop and expand your competencies with program management processes and tools.

• In working with program teams, you will gain depth of understanding drug development processes and the approaches critical to effectively advance programs to key milestones.

• Building interpersonal skills to enhance your ability to positively influence the performance of the teams your support.

• Fostering an open, inclusive, and collaborative culture with a focus on shared learnings within the Program Management group.

Required Skils, Experience and Education:

• B.A. or BSc. in Life Sciences with 2-3 years’ experience in a scientific or similarly related field.

• Demonstrated willingness to live by the RVMD Core Values and excitement about our mission.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong interest in learning and developing professional skills.

• Quick study, able to grasp concepts and apply to related areas.

• Highly organized, have strong interpersonal skills, and is detailed oriented.

• Ability to prioritize key scientific questions and relevant studies to address those within multiple programs.

• Ability to multi-task across multiple projects.

• Leverages discretion to determine probability of likely success and meaningfulness of data.

• Contributes to building a positive team spirit, shares expertise with others.

• Exhibits impeccable integrity and sound judgment with sensitive information.

• Able to adapt to changes in the work environment.

• Possess the ability to quickly assess problems/situations, provide effective resolution/solutions and raise and manage risks and discrepancies where needed using scientific knowledge.

• Proficient with Microsoft Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook), Power BI Smartsheet, MS Project, Timeline Office Pro, a plus.

Preferred Skills:

• MSc., MBA or Ph.D. in a scientific or similarly related field a plus

• PMP (Project Management Professional) or other PM certification or equivalent is a plus.

• Experience in Oncology therapeutic area is strongly preferrable. 

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