Hybrid Scientific Project Coordinator - Cross-Functional Ops

LabConnect; Titusville, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

LabConnect is seeking a Project Coordinator for FSP Solutions to provide operational support to Project Managers and scientific program leaders from translational research and OTR teams.

This hybrid role requires 3 days onsite at Spring House, PA or Titusville, NJ, with 1–2 days of monthly travel between sites. You will coordinate planning, budgeting, and cross-functional activities to drive project timelines and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• B.A./B.S. in Physical Sciences/Life Sciences or related scientific field required.
• Entry level with some relevant industry experience (>2 years).
• Some experience managing projects, timelines, budgeting and forecasting preferred.
• Understanding of drug development and clinical trial processes preferred.
• Some sample management, analysis or sample tracking knowledge preferred.
• Proficient with computer literacy; MS Office, MS Project, Smartsheet and SharePoint.
• Demonstrated time management skills and organizational skills with the ability to plan, prioritize, and execute project tasks.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Support the operational management of multiple teams/stakeholders in a fast-paced, cross functional environment for low complexity projects.
• Coordinate agenda, track key actions/decisions, support stakeholders in task completion, collaboration and communication within translational research (TR) teams.
• Support cross-functional planning, budgeting, and resourcing activities while managing Key event maps (KEM) - timeline of costs and events.
• Provide support for strategic biomarker plans for trials (ensure creation and regular updates).
• Assist with identifying and developing process improvement initiatives.
• Support TR status updates and escalation of risks and proactive risk management.
• Align timelines across drug development path for a project.
• Understand decisions' flow in TR.
• Support TR teams and Project Managers during strategic budget review meetings where 'early budget read' is created.
• Partner with Project Managers, Biomarker and Translational Leaders to oversee budgets, create budget line items and ensure accurate projection to alleviate risks and drive continuous improvement.
• Use technology solutions to support cross-functional translational research/OTR and Biomarker teams.

Skills

Project coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Budgeting & forecasting

Time management

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

B.A./B.S. in Physical Sciences/Life Sciences

Tools

MS Teams

PowerPoint

OneNote

SharePoint

MS Project

Smartsheet

Planisware

Tableau

VizCafe

Job description

LabConnect is seeking a Project Coordinator for FSP Solutions to provide operational support to Project Managers and scientific program leaders from translational research and OTR teams.

This hybrid role requires 3 days onsite at Spring House, PA or Titusville, NJ, with 1–2 days of monthly travel between sites. You will coordinate planning, budgeting, and cross-functional activities to drive project timelines and continuous improvement.