Project Manager (m/f/d)

About Discovery Life Sciences:

Discovery Life Sciences is a global market leader in biospecimen solutions and laboratory services, offering an extensive range of products and services to support drug discovery and development. With a network of laboratories and offices across the United States and internationally, we are committed to advancing scientific research and improving health care outcomes. We are dedicated to accelerating the discovery and development of new therapies and diagnostics by providing the highest quality biospecimens, in vitro preclinical products, and cell and gene therapy starting materials, coupled with specialty lab services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Main contact for a customer for a running course program
• Project management and monitoring of specific course content or customer
• Supporting person at course activities (including travelling)
• Supervised organization of training of pathologists for external customers (external & in house). This includes the generation of training material and selection of training cases in accordance with the Executive Vice President Pathology and Medical Affairs/Laboratory Director
• Coordination and control of inventory purchase & management. This includes negotiations with vendors and manufacturers, reagents and office equipment for Biomarker Academy, review of purchase orders of Biomarker Academy, supply chain management
• Review of request of proposals (RFP), contracts, project plans and other related documents
• Generation of project design documents such as RFPs, budget plans, project plans, risk analyses, literature research etc.
• Coordination of projects in collaboration with respective departments and partners
• Supervision, monitoring & controlling of project progress (budget, quality, time) and maintenance of project progress within project management software
• Generation of required deliverables such as reports
• Key contact for customers of the relevant project
  
  
  

Position Qualifications (Education, Skills, Experience):

• University degree in biology or biochemistry or natural science, conferral of a doctorate graduation. Master only in case of additional work experience.
• Professional experience in biomedical research, clinical trials or other biomarker related experience is a plus.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong team and project management abilities.
• Problem-solving skills in a dynamic environment.
• Detail-oriented with a strong sense of quality and precision.
• German native speaking or very good German skills (C1- or C2-level)
• Very good English skills
• Very good communication skills
• Good computer knowledge (e.g.MS Word, Excel and PPT)
• Position is planned on-site with option of home office

Compensation and Benefits:

Discovery Life Sciences is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices, and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive. The exact base pay offered for this role will depend on various factors, including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, skills, and experience.