The Associate Project Manager role with Seran Bioscience plays a crucial supporting role in the CMO lifespan of a drug. With this role, you work closely with clients to manage a project from initiation, through formulation and development, manufacturing, and beyond completion. You will need excellent collaboration, communication, management, organization, and planning abilities. You will be responsible for managing project timelines and supporting the internal teams, and for communicating directly with clients. Each project lifespan can be broken into 6 unique phases for which the Associate Project Manager is responsible: Initiation, Planning, Execution, Coordination, Monitoring, and Closing. The Associate Project Manager is responsible for relaying critical project status and technical updates to Serán’s clients; highly developed communication and writing skills are expected. Those with technical industry experience who have an interest in growing their career into a client-facing or customer service role are encouraged to apply.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Works closely with Project Managers to learn and apply internal processes and procedures for project development and execution
- Works to manage a portfolio of compounds simultaneously throughout different phases of development
- Serves as primary interface between the client and the Seran internal project team
- Facilitates information flow between internal teams and client for materials, shipments, documents, project updates, meeting agendas, and timelines
- Owns the overall project timeline, schedule, and resources
- Ensures internal teams are well informed on project timelines and goals, helps facilitate information transfer within internal teams
- Maintains consistent and accurate communication with the client via regularly scheduled and ad-hoc updates
- Communicates project execution to the client and schedules regular meetings, both internal and external, to review the execution of each project phase with the technical team
- Oversees and influences across departments to coordinate program support as needed
- Manages timeline, budget forecasting, resource planning, project meetings, document tracking, and owns the overall project progress
- Communicates risk internally and externally
- Ensures project milestones are communicated and met
- Acts as primary point of contact for external resources and client queries
- Schedules and coordinates project meetings both internally and externally
- Oversees, coordinates, and tracks shipments of all project/client materials
- Scope of work may increase to align with Company initiatives
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Required Knowledge and Skills
- Highly developed communication and writing skills
- Strong Planning and organization skills
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Exceptional teamwork, collaboration, conflict management skills and adaptability to change
- Proficient in Microsoft Office 365
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, engineering, or related field required
- 1-2 years of project management experience
Physical Requirement
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at time
- Adheres to predictable and consistent in-person attendance
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, engineering, or related field
- 1-2 years of project management experience
- Highly developed communication and writing skills
- Strong planning and organization skills
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Exceptional teamwork and collaboration skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office 365
What We Do
Serán Bioscience is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that provides comprehensive pharmaceutical support for small and large molecule drug development. They offer services ranging from discovery to clinical manufacturing, including formulation design, spray drying, and analytical quality control, with a science-first approach aimed at helping clients advance medicines to the clinic efficiently.
