Associate Project Manager – Project Management, Business Operations

Certara; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Certara is seeking an Associate Project Manager in the United Kingdom to support low complexity drug development consulting projects. You will ensure project execution within budget, schedule, and scope and provide operational support to the PMO.

The role involves interfacing with project teams and clients, creating and maintaining detailed project plans, and monitoring timelines to deliver high-quality results. A degree in a relevant field and PMP/Agile certification are advantageous.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in project management, business administration, operations management, or relevant scientific discipline.
• Certification in PMP, Agile, SCRUM, ISO, Six-Sigma or ITIL a strong plus.
• Project Management experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, drug development, or contract research organization(s) working with sponsors to translate decisions into actions and delivering complex projects on time, under budget, and with high quality.

Responsibilities

• Interfaces with project teams and clients to support all phases of project management including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closure for multi-disciplinary projects ranging in complexity.
• Create, maintain, and monitor detailed project plans and communicate timelines to internal teams and clients, ensuring alignment with project goals.
• Maintain project health by proactively addressing emerging issues and updating stakeholders on status.
• Identify and document change and risk impact and communicate to all stakeholders.
• Provide operational support, including development and improvement of business practices and processes.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication

Time management

Education

PM/Business degree

PMP or Agile cert

Tools

PSA software

MS Excel

Job description

Overview

About Certara

Certara accelerates the potential of bringing medicines to market and to patients using biosimulation software, technology, and services to transform traditional drug discovery and development. Our clients include more than 2,400 biopharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, and regulatory agencies across 70 countries.

Our goal is to enable the life sciences industry’s use of data, modeling, and analytics to make better decisions across the various phases of discovery and drug development. Our software and scientists incorporate modern advances in scientific understanding, drug development experience, data analysis, and AI resulting in significant opportunities to decrease the cost and increase the probability of success for new drug approval and commercialization.

The Associate Project Manager will provide support for low complexity drug development consulting projects by ensuring project execution within budget, schedule, and scope, and support operational activities with the PMO.

Responsibilities

• Project Management: Interfaces with project teams and clients to support all phases of project management including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closure for multi-disciplinary projects ranging in complexity. Provide project management support to other Project Managers as required.
• Create & Manage Timelines: Develop, maintain, and monitor detailed project plans. Communicate timelines effectively to both internal teams and clients, ensuring alignment with project goals. Ensure timeliness of deliverables and quality in proof of deliverable record.
• Project Health: Maintain project health by proactively addressing emerging issues. Monitor and maintain project and task dates within PSA. Regularly update stakeholders on project status and work collaboratively to overcome challenges.
• Change & Risk Management: Identify and document, ensuring timing and budget impact are communicated to all stakeholders.
• Operational Support: May provide operational support, including the ongoing development and improvement of business practices and processes.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in project management, business administration, operations management, or relevant scientific discipline.
• Certification in PMP, Agile, SCRUM, ISO, Six-Sigma or ITIL a strong plus.
• Project Management experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, drug development, or contract research organization(s) working with sponsors to translate decisions into actions and delivering complex projects on time, under budget, and with high quality.

Skills & Abilities:

• Relationship Building: Establishes and maintains positive relationships with clients, project team members, and internal stakeholders.
• Efficient and Effective: Prioritizes and manages multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, ensuring high-quality results within deadlines. Works effectively both independently and collaboratively.
• Excellent Communication Skills: Ability to adapt communication styles to varied internal and external partners. Exhibits perceptive listening skills and a strong attention to detail.

Certara bases all employment-related decision on merit, taking into consideration qualifications, skills, achievement, and performance. We treat all applicants and employees without regard to personal characteristics such as race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, nationality, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental condition, genetic information, military service, or other characteristic protected by law.