Strategic Scientific Program Lead, Metabolic Biology

ClearCompany Talent Management Software; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401k plan

Paid Time Off

Job summary

The Allen Institute seeks a Scientific Program Manager for Integrated Metabolic Biology (IMB) to support multiple collaborative projects across science and operations. You will work under the Director of IMB to drive goals, manage deliverables, and coordinate stakeholders across internal and external teams.

You will leverage a strong scientific background in metabolism, data handling experience, and professional PM expertise to build plans, track milestones, and ensure successful execution of

Qualifications

• PhD in biochemistry, molecular/cell biology or related field with demonstrated success working in complex scientific projects; or equivalent combination of degree and experience
• 3 years of professional project or program management experience
• Experience in the use of project management, collaboration management, communication, and reporting tools

Responsibilities

• Serve as the IMB Program Manager to facilitate accomplishing the ambitious scientific goals of the initiative and drive collaborations across the Allen Brain, Cell and Immunology Accelerators
• Work with scientific leadership on strategic planning and development of annual goals and program portfolios
• Drive, coordinate, and support the scientific goals of IMB projects using best practices and tools
• Create, maintain, and disseminate program and project deliverables and timelines. Keep milestones on track, anticipating and communicating at-risk deliverables
• Work with team members to identify options and implement mitigation strategies
• Organize and lead program and project meetings with clear agendas, expected outcomes, follow-up on project-related actions and performance tracking metrics
• Enable communication between internal and external project stakeholders
• Provide clearly written status/progress reports, coordinating information across internal teams and external partners when appropriate
• Partner with scientific staff to assist with development of competitive external funding applications (Federal and Private) ... ensure Grants Management best practices are followed
• Coordinate with the Office of Sponsored Research and support post-award execution of externally funded efforts in audit-compliant fashion
• Work closely with and manage internal Allen Institute relationships with Finance, HR, Communications, and other Institute leaders to oversee the overall portfolio and objectives
• Work closely with the legal team to ensure contractual obligations are understood and met within the collaboration, and IP potential is evaluated

Skills

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Communication

Education

PhD in biochemistry or related

3+ years project/program management

Experience with PM tools and reporting

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Project management tools

Job description

The Allen Institute seeks a Scientific Program Manager for Integrated Metabolic Biology (IMB) to support multiple collaborative projects across science and operations. You will work under the Director of IMB to drive goals, manage deliverables, and coordinate stakeholders across internal and external teams.

You will leverage a strong scientific background in metabolism, data handling experience, and professional PM expertise to build plans, track milestones, and ensure successful execution of