Project Manager, Translation Development

Mindlance; Madison (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindlance seeks a Translational Development Project Manager in New Jersey to coordinate translational development programs, manage study data, and ensure timely delivery with internal teams and external partners.

You will oversee timelines, budgets, and vendor relationships, driving risk mitigation and process improvements in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years pharma industry experience in operations/science roles.
• Experience leading complex projects with virtual teams and diverse styles.
• Experience designing processes to simplify operational infra.
• Experience with agile, creative solutions and external collaborators.
• Knowledge of clinical data management and specimen logistics workflows.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex translational development projects across programs.
• Coordinate with asset leads, scientists, clinical teams, and external vendors.
• Maintain timelines, mitigate risks, manage budgets and contracts.
• Escalate issues and drive remedial actions as needed.
• Act as liaison between internal/external functions (clinical, biomarker ops, data mgmt).
• Oversee alliance with vendors/CROs and manage meetings and agendas.
• Support program mgmt and ops teams; manage contracts and budgets.

Skills

Pharma project management

Cross-functional coordination

Virtual team leadership

Communication skills

Agile change management

Budget and vendor management

Data management awareness

Education

Bachelor/Technical degree or equivalent

Master's degree a plus

Tools

Tableau

Job description

Job Title: Translational Development Project Manager

Project Duration: 12 Months (Possible Extension)

Work hours: Core business hours 8:00 - 5:00pm

(W2 Assignment)

Top Must Haves:

• 5+ years pharmaceutical industry experience in a variety of operational/scientific roles or equivalent.
• Experience designing and leading complex projects comprised of virtual team members of diverse styles, driving to successful outcomes with and without direct management responsibilities.
• Experience in developing and implementing processes and systems designed to simplify operational infrastructure; including experience with necessary change management skills needed to embed change.
• Experienced in developing and implementing agile, creative solutions, utilizing direct and indirect resources, to solve business challenges within the line organization, across the company, and in partnership with external collaborators.
• Thorough understanding of clinical data management and specimen acquisition and logistics practices with experience designing end-to-end workflows for optimized, repeatable execution.
• Works with a sense of urgency and experience managing multiple projects, building structure from ambiguity and helping teams to develop priorities.
• Drives effective contract/fiscal management of project activities; experienced with the development of business cases for options based decision-making and effective vendor management for externally contracted work.

Overview:

• The Translational Development Project Management role is a highly collaborative position responsible for driving operational execution and coordination across translational development programs. This individual serves as a key partner to scientists, asset leads, clinical teams, and external vendors to ensure the timely collection, processing, and delivery of critical study samples and data.
• Acting as the central point of coordination across multiple stakeholders, the Project Manager oversees project timelines, mitigates risks, manages budgets and contracts, and ensures deliverables are executed in accordance with program objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Manages complex and high-profile projects of assets/indications within Translational Medicine. Execute processes to develop holistic TM plans, manage issues and risk mitigations for multiple projects/programs.
• Works closely with asset lead/scientists and is a partner in ensuring samples are collected and processed according to protocol
• Acts as liaison between internal and external functions, e.g., clinical, biomarker ops, and data management
• Immediately identifies issues and follows through remedial actions
• Acts as an Alliance Manager and actively manages external vendors/CROs in ensuring timely data generation and receipt
• Manages select smaller scale projects/workstreams and drives meetings, agendas.
• Manages and communicates deadlines, risks, and escalates where appropriate
• Manages collaborative tools used within the Team including SharePoint
• Provides support to the immediate program management and ops team (as needed)
• Responsible for contracts and budgets where appropriate

Skills\Experience:

• Proven experience managing large, complex projects. Prefer experience with R&D in Life Sciences
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and verbally) with both technical and non-technical parties
• Bachelor/Technical degree or equivalent required. Master’s degree a plus
• PMP, or equivalent certification, strongly desired
• Experience working with Tableau or analytics projects is preferred
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders, clinical, etc.

EEO:

“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”