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Discovery Life Sciences is a leading provider of highly characterized human biospecimens and cellular starting materials to advance cell and gene therapy and precision medicine programs for cancer infectious disease and other complex conditions. We routinely manage hundreds of studies and expertly test thousands of biospecimens simultaneously. Leading biopharma diagnostic and academic institutions trust us to quickly deliver highquality biospecimens and reliable reproducible biomarker data so they can outpace their competition and push the leading edge of innovation using our Science at your Service TM business model.

Tasks

• Setup of proposals (incl. cost calculation and resource planning) for existing customers or projects of existing scope
• Setup of proposals perform risk management and ensure resource availability of projects with new or complex scope (e.g. new assays execution at novel site new equipment required)
• Responsible to coordinate design and review of contracts MTAs ethics approvals and other critical documents
• Setup of projects according to SOPs
• Coordinate internal resources and external partners for the flawless execution of projects
• Ensure that projects are delivered ontime within scope and budget as agreed with the customer
• Main contact (internal and external) in regards to all project specific questions; incl. preparation and realization of project meetings
• Use of software applications to monitor project performance and manage changes in project scope schedule and costs (Microsoft Office Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software)
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
• Data management: Setup of projects in LIMS based database including product specifications electronic workflows and data transfers in cooperation with IT. Setup of data transfer specifications with customer. Execution of data transfers to customer.
• Invoicing (ensure the right items are booked and approval of invoices)
• Establish and maintain relationships with existing and new customers / third parties (email conference calls and physical meetings)
• Support and care of the established clientele (e.g. official journeys delegations)
• Final project assessment (monitoring of the timelines and post calculation of the budget reasons for divergences and Lessons Learned for future projects)
• Report and escalate to management on a regular basis and as needed
• Implementation of new demands and directives for clinical studies in the project management processes and realization in the involved departments
• Development of higherlevel workflows and documents within a project group and harmonization with other projects or being the subjectmatter expert in a specific field (data management ERP system scientific expertise ) and being the primary contact for consultations
• Preparation and development of relevant SOPs
• Literature research

Requirements

• PhD in natural sciences
• Several years professional experience (know how) in biomedical research and in mentoring of clinical trials
• Work experience in a regulated environment/quality management system (e.g. GCLP)
• Communication and negotiation skills