Biologics Project Management Lead - Associate Manager

Sia; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

401(k) with company match

HSA and FSA options

Paid parental leave

PTO and holidays

Cell phone stipend

Job summary

Sia in San Francisco seeks an Associate Manager in Technical Project Management focused on biologics development to lead cross-functional programs.

You will own project plans, schedules, risk management, and stakeholder reporting, coordinating CMC activities with manufacturing partners.

The role requires 7+ years in biologics R&D and PM, PhD preferred, strong communication and tools proficiency, and the ability to navigate ambiguity.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant professional experience in biologics research and development efforts including at least 3 years in project management.
• Advanced degree (PhD preferred) in biology, biochemistry, immunology, biophysics, or related discipline, or equivalent technical depth.
• Working technical knowledge of mAb and/or protein design, engineering, or optimization (for example affinity maturation), with enough depth to manage the technical content of campaigns.
• Experience with CMC activities for biologics, such as developability assessment, process and analytical development, technology transfer, and manufacturing.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent R&D efforts, including building and maintaining development plans, Gantt charts, project management plans (risk management plans, communication management plans, resource plans), and programmatic reports to a government sponsor.
• Experience managing projects and in depth understanding of project management principles and tools.
• Project management experience including successful delivery of projects on schedule and to budget.
• Fluency in project management tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, etc.), Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and oral communication, presentation, problem solving, and negotiation skills with an emphasis on building consensus.
• Ability to work independently or in collaboration with others.
• Flexibility and ability to deal with ambiguity, and sense of personal ownership of deliverables and results.
• Works well with teams, often comprised of multiple disciplines, including computational scientists and experimentalists.

Responsibilities

• Own project plans, integrated schedules, and Gantt charts across multiple concurrent product development efforts, maintaining alignment of project milestones to day-to-day activities.
• Responsible for content, quality, and distribution of project management deliverables and updates to the sponsor and internal leadership, usually serves as final reviewer.
• Serve as the central point of communication among technical subteams and with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Work with cross-functional teams and partners to drive program activities against scheduled timelines, approved scope, and approved budget.
• Coordinate CMC activities such as developability assessment, process and analytical development, and scale-up with manufacturing partners.
• Interpret technical results well enough to challenge timelines, identify emerging risks, and support go/no-go discussions.
• Proactively manage strategic risks and issues, providing expertise in the identification and implementation of risk mitigation activities.
• Demonstrate and foster excellent teamwork, with the ability to navigate in different areas and work with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Communication

Presentation

Problem solving

Negotiation

Independent work

Team collaboration

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

PhD preferred

Biology/related field

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Sia in San Francisco seeks an Associate Manager in Technical Project Management focused on biologics development to lead cross-functional programs.

You will own project plans, schedules, risk management, and stakeholder reporting, coordinating CMC activities with manufacturing partners.

The role requires 7+ years in biologics R&D and PM, PhD preferred, strong communication and tools proficiency, and the ability to navigate ambiguity.