Project/ Programme Manager 12 month FTC

Oxford BioMedica Limited; Oxford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive rewards

Wellbeing programs

Career development

Collaborative culture

State-of-the-art labs

Values driven

Job summary

Oxford BioMedica Limited is seeking a Project/Programme Manager to join our Commercial team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will manage the relationship between OXB and its clients to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget to the required quality, enabling long-term alliances and supporting our mission in cell and gene therapy.

OXB is a global contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) dedicated to enabling life-changing therapies.

Qualifications

• Scientific Degree or PhD.
• Experience with MS Project and MS Excel.
• Budget ownership and project management experience, preferably in pharma/biotech.

Responsibilities

• Maintain client/partner satisfaction to ensure successful long-term alliances.
• Ensure projects are delivered within scope, timeline and budget and milestones are met.
• Provide project updates and performance data to OXB Management for strategic decisions.
• Be responsible for all financial aspects including forecasting, cost control and invoicing.
• Prepare proposals and contribute to contract negotiations for prospective clients.

Skills

Project management

Budget ownership

Client relationship management

Education

Scientific Degree

Tools

MS Project

MS Excel

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain client / partner satisfaction to ensure successful long-term alliances.
• Understand client needs and identifies ongoing project opportunities.
• Ensure projects are delivered within the agreed scope, timeline and budget and project milestones are met.
• Ensure project risks are identified, and effective mitigation actions are put in place.
• Provide project updates and performance data to OXB Management to enable effective strategic and tactical decision making.
• Be responsible for all financial aspects of the collaboration including forecasting, cost control and invoicing etc.
• Determine scope, costings, and timelines for new work packages.
• Assist with preparing proposals and contributes to contract negotiations for prospective clients.

  Scientific Degree or PhD.

• Project Management qualification preferred.
• Demonstrable experience using Project Management tools, methodologies & techniques.
• Significant project management experience inclusive of budgetary ownership, preferably within the pharmaceutical /biotech industry.
• Good technical understanding of biopharmaceutical process development and GMP manufacturing.
• Experience of working to external client deliverables.
• Line management experience preferred but not essential.
• Experience of managing projects using MS Project & MS Excel.

  At OXB, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We're on a mission to enable life-changing therapies to reach patients around the world-and we're looking for passionate individuals who embody our core values every day: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, and Respectful.

About the role

We're currently recruiting for a Project/Programme Manager to join our Commercial team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. In this role, you will be managing the relationship between OXB and its Clients and ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget to the required quality to ensure successful long-term alliances, playing a key role in advancing our mission and making a real difference., OXB (LSE: OXB) is a global quality and innovation-led contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) in cell and gene therapy with a mission to enable its clients to deliver life changing therapies to patients around the world. One of the original pioneers in cell and gene therapy, OXB has 30 years of experience in viral vectors; the driving force behind the majority of cell and gene therapies. OXB collaborates with some of the world's most innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, providing viral vector development and manufacturing expertise in lentivirus, adeno-associated virus (AAV), adenovirus and other viral vector types. OXB's world-class capabilities range from early-stage development to commercialisation. These capabilities are supported by robust quality-assurance systems, analytical methods and depth of regulatory expertise. OXB offers a vast number of technologies for viral vector manufacturing, including a 4th generation lentiviral vector system (the TetraVecta system), a dual-plasmid system for AAV production, suspension and perfusion process using process enhancers and stable producer and packaging cell lines. OXB, a FTSE250 and FTSE4Good constituent, is headquartered in Oxford, UK. It has development and manufacturing facilities across Oxfordshire, UK, Lyon and Strasbourg, France, Bedford MA, and Durham NC, US.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive total reward packages
• Wellbeing programs that support your mental and physical health
• Career development opportunities to help you grow and thrive
• Supportive, inclusive, and collaborative culture
• State-of-the-art labs and manufacturing facilities
• A company that lives its values: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, Respect

Ready to Make a Difference?