Director/Senior Director, Project Management, Clinical/Preclinical
- Altos Labs
- Full time
- San Francisco, California
- Posted: March 15, 2023
Company
Our Mission
To restore cell health and resilience through cellular rejuvenation programming to reverse disease, injury, and the disabilities that can occur throughout life.
For more information, see our website at altoslabs.com.
Diversity at Altos
We believe that diverse perspectives are foundational to scientific innovation and inquiry.
We are building a company where exceptional scientists and industry leaders from around the world work side by side to advance a shared mission.
Our intentional focus is on Belonging, so that all employees know that they are valued for their unique perspectives.
At Altos, we are all accountable for sustaining a diverse and inclusive environment.
Who You Are
- Experienced in program and or project management in the context of cutting-edge research in the life sciences.
- Proven track record in leading large technical projects in both clinical and preclinical drug discovery and development and building collaborations between teams, potentially with different expertise.
- Excitement about the Altos mission of investigating cellular rejuvenation programming to restore cell health and resilience, with the goal of reversing disease to transform medicine.
- Proven ability and interest to lead interdisciplinary projects to success.
- Deep analytical thinker and problem solver.
- Detail-oriented, results and impact driven.
- Team player - enjoys working on larger efforts with others.
- Growth mindset - desire to constantly expand your skill set and knowledge and that working with others is an opportunity for growth. Desire to seek feedback and grow. Keen to learn more about biology, computational science, and medicine.
- Excellent communicator, both 1:1 and as a presenter to multi-faceted audiences. Ability to communicate technical concepts to people less familiar with the field.
- Agile mindset to adapt to evolving needs internally as well as external.
- Flexible working in a dynamic environment remote/onsite.
Responsibilities
- Assist in and lead the planning and execution of assigned projects.
- Ensure consistent practices and timely communication throughout all phases of assigned projects.
- May need to prepare technical or additional portfolio reports and quantitative analyses.
- Execute cross functional projects and apply best practices to managing projects.
- Interact with stakeholders and departments associated with assigned projects.
- Implements and provides guidance related to Project Management processes and policies.
- Work with department leaders to define, prioritize, and develop projects and programs. Manages day-to-day activities related to assigned projects to ensure programs and projects meet organization goals and requirements.
- Build and maintain a centralized system for monitoring active internal and external projects.
- Coordinate and potentially lead research and development projects across or within the Institutes.
Requirements
- BS/MS or MBA in a related field.
- PhD preferred.
- Demonstrated successful project management experience and training with >5 years experience in a relevant industry or academic setting.
- Experience using advanced collaboration and task-centric tools (e.g. Smartsheet, Slack, etc.) Data visualization (Tableau / Spotfire).
- Experience managing Scientific, Computation and Business systems.