R&D Project Manager – Biotechnology in Norwich, United Kingdom

Energy Jobline CVL; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Job summary

Cranleigh STEM & Sustainability is partnering with QuberTech to recruit a Project Manager for its UK biotech R&D expansion. You will bring clarity to complex scientific projects, coordinate funding and reporting, and help translate science into actionable plans.

The role is a two-year fixed-term contract with potential to go permanent, based at Norwich Research Park. Hybrid arrangement, up to two days work from home per week, 37.5 hours.

Qualifications

• Experience managing technical, scientific or grant-funded projects with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage project plans, milestones, budgets, risks and dependencies.
• Track expenditure, forecasts and financial claims.
• Ensure reporting meets Innovate UK requirements.
• Coordinate consortium partners, funders and collaborators.
• Keep teams aligned around priorities and deadlines.
• Produce progress and risk reporting for leadership.

Skills

Project management

Grant management

Stakeholder coordination

Job description

Cranleigh STEM & Sustainability is partnering with QuberTech, a UK biotechnology business developing a more sustainable and traceable source of natural rubber through plant biotechnology and genome engineering.

We’re looking for a Project Manager to bring clarity and structure to complex scientific projects as QuberTech expands its R&D capabilities and progresses towards commercial scale.

This is an initial two-year fixed-term contract, with the potential to become permanent as the business grows and secures further funding.

What makes this opportunity interesting?

You’ll work closely with QuberTech’s CEO, CBO and scientific teams, taking ownership of the delivery and reporting of two live Innovate UK projects.

The business has grown quickly, so you’ll have the opportunity to improve how projects are planned, tracked and reported rather than simply inheriting a fixed system.

Your work will include:

Managing project plans, milestones, budgets, risks and dependencies.

Tracking project expenditure, forecasts and financial claims.

Ensuring project activity and reporting meet Innovate UK requirements.

Coordinating consortium partners, funders and external collaborators.

Keeping scientific teams aligned around priorities, responsibilities and deadlines.

Producing clear progress, financial and risk reporting for the leadership team.

Supporting future grant applications and funding activity when required.

Introducing practical improvements without creating unnecessary administration.

What experience will you need?

You’ll need experience managing technical, scientific or grant-funded projects involving multiple stakeholders, budgets and competing priorities.

Direct experience with Innovate UK, UKRI or another public funding body would be particularly valuable. We’re also open to experienced R&D Project Managers who can quickly learn the specific funding requirements.

You don’t need to be a scientist, but you must be comfortable working alongside technical teams and translating complex activity into clear plans and reports.

Experience within biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, agritech, research or another technology-led environment would give you a useful foundation.

Just as importantly, you’ll be able to challenge priorities constructively and keep projects moving without having direct authority over everyone involved.

Role:

Project Manager

Contract:

Two-year fixed-term contract, with the potential to become permanent

Location:

Norwich Research Park, Norfolk

Working arrangement:

Hybrid | up to two days working from home p/w

Hours:

37.5 per week, with 30+ hours considered

• Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays.

Cranleigh STEM & Sustainability is managing this search in partnership with QuberTech