Senior Project Manager, Cancer

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) is seeking a Senior Project Manager, Translational Science - Cancer to lead one or more public-private partnerships in cancer. These partnerships engage diverse stakeholders, including biopharmaceutical companies, patient advocacy not-for-profit partners, government (scientific and regulatory), and academic scientists to advance the understanding of cancer research, through accelerating translational and clinical research to develop new therapies. The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for day-to-day management and strategic decision making of existing project activities as well as development of new partnerships.

Critically, this role will require expertise in stakeholder management, strategic thinking and planning, deep expertise in cancer biology, and knowledge of multi-omics and large data development and management. Experience in systems biology is a plus. It is anticipated that this role will require oversight of one or more project managers. Duties involve managing and guiding scientific project meetings, logistics, timelines, budgets, and team members, as well as other activities related to the cancer portfolio. Work will be conducted under supervision of the portfolio lead in Cancer, Science Partnerships at the FNIH offices located in North Bethesda, Maryland.

This is a non-research, administrative management position requiring excellent interpersonal and writing skills, a high level of organization, diplomacy, focus, ability to work under tight deadlines, and familiarity with biomedical research environments. A scientific background or years of on-the-job experience in cancer research is strongly preferred. An individual with vision and insight into the evolving needs for the future and global impact of cancer is also strongly preferred.
 

• Project management expertise sufficient to initiate, develop and manage all aspects of multiple projects, applying knowledge of process, finance, and contracts to project activities to ensure goals are met on time and within budget
• Expertise in the development and management of grants/contracts, including evaluation and refinement of statements of work, project budgets, milestones, and deliverables
• Strong record of managing relationships among scientific and administrative partners from diverse sectors of biomedical science (e.g., government, academia, and/or private sector partners, industry, and not-for-profit organizations) with a desire to provide service excellence
• Able to diplomatically facilitate discussion involving diverse interests, leading groups to consensus and guide others to enhance this skill
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to tailor communications to relevant audiences and develop rapport with colleagues within the FNIH and with partners
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking abilities to proactively identify potential problems and work with teams to fill gaps identified
• Ability to learn quickly, and make decisions independently to meet tight deadlines
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• High degree of flexibility, and ability to adapt to organizational priorities
• Readiness and judgment to supervise staff and assume additional responsibility for project governance and some aspects of portfolio governance

What We Are Looking For:

• Masters’ Degree and 6-10 years relevant project management experience or PhD and 3-5 years relevant project management experience
• Scientific background or on-the-job experience in cancer research is strongly preferred
• Experience in generation of multi-omics data and large data projects is strongly preferred
• Experience in regulatory science is a plus
• Prior role in consulting or client-based environment is a plus
• Project management certification is a plus
• Supervisory experience is a plus