Associate Program Manager, Computational Biology
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Boston
Posted on: October 3, 2024
Job Description:
About the Job
The Associate Program Manager (APM), Computational Biology will
work as part of a new product team, focused on improving
blood-based cancer diagnostic capabilities in areas such as cancer
detection, minimum residual disease, and other related
applications. This team is comprised of talent from across the
Roche ecosystem, including Roche Diagnostics, Roche Pharma and
Foundation Medicine, operating as a single unit.
The Associate Program Manager (APM), Computational Biology is
responsible for the planning and execution of new Computational
Biology product development projects. The role generates and
executes a project plan to deliver the defined solution business
case and identifies and resolves resource requirements and issues
pertaining to the designated project. The position develops and
manages project deliverables, and the programs and products worked
by the incumbent may span from product concept initiation to global
commercialization.--
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Key Responsibilities
- Project Management:
- The Associate Program Manager will support a few projects,
potentially spreading across multiple programs, depending on the
stage and complexity level of the program(s). Projects will include
research and development in software, infrastructure, Computational
methods and supporting team operations and growth.
- Independently creates and manages project scope, schedule, and
resource plans.
- Ensures project resources are planned, committed, and
communicated. Resolves conflicts and obtains cross-functional team
buy-in and ownership to meet the objectives.
- Builds team ownership and commitment to project plans and
integrate cross-functional teams to ensure growth and
collaboration.
- Provides structured thinking to project team on overall
approach and delegate tasks as appropriate.
- Facilitates project risk and issue management. Ensure project
decisions and risks are identified, prioritized, and elevated as
needed. Guide the team in decision-making through analyzing options
and reviewing implications. Make decisions pertinent to the project
as needed.
- Communications and Reviews:
- The APM is expected to support project activities while onsite
or remote with the flexibility to coordinate meetings to enable
global time zone interactions dependent on project and team
needs.
- Presents project goals and progress effectively to internal
project stakeholders, program leads and functional
leaders.
- Define, track, and make visible key project metrics. Create
project status reports or dashboards.
- Act as liaison to senior management and project/portfolio
committee for communication, project presentations and phase gate
reviews.--
- Elevate decisions to the appropriate committees, management
teams or functional managers.
- Develop and present budget and resource plans for
organizational reviews.
- Relationship Management:
- Provide input to functional leaders on team and team member
performance.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with functional
leaders to drive success of projects and teams.
- Engage cross-functional leaders and stakeholders to drive
decisions, clarity, and collaboration, to achieve optimal project
outcomes.
- Process Management:
- Facilitate the success of the team in multiple phases from
research and early ideation to product development through to
launch.
- Leverage knowledge and quality system use in project or product
creation and continued compliance.
- Actively apply best practices pertinent to designated project
tasks and phases to ensure functional excellence of the team and
delivery of solutions. Implement improvements as needed.
- Drive efforts to ensure cross-functional groups and systems
effectiveness.
- Team Management:
- Lead 2-3 teams of cross-functional representatives in the
achievement of organizational goals.--
- Influence in a complex, matrixed environment, for optimal
project outcomes.
- Foster a team environment that enables all participants to
contribute their full potential in pursuit of project
objectives.
- Monitor and ensure compliance with company policies and
procedures (e.g., federal/country, and regulatory
requirements).
- Other duties as assigned.
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Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree (any field, science or engineering preferred)
and
- 8+ years of project management experience within the
biotechnology or life sciences industry
Preferred Qualifications:
- Project manager with 8+ years' experience managing assay
development, software projects in life science, CDx, or oncology
preferred
- PMP or CAPM preferred
- Proficiency in project management skills and principles
contributing to project management best practices and process
improvements
- Software, IT and infrastructure support project
experience
- Experience with waterfall and/or Agile (Scaled) practice,
methodologies, or certification
- Prior experience:
- Working with culturally diverse and geographically distributed
teams virtually and on-site
- Proficiency in project management tools e.g., Smartsheet,
Microsoft, JIRA, Trello etc.
- Demonstrated end to end development activities working within
deadlines and resource constraints. Managing program scope, roles
and responsibilities, specifications, timelines, and resources in a
highly independent position
- Familiarity with regulated products, regulatory and quality
management standards and systems (FDA, ISO, IEC, CAP,
CLIA)
- Coordinating program details across disciplines and integrating
all aspects of the business as they impact development projects
- Clear and effective communication and presentation for
executive leadership and across teams
- Demonstrated negotiation and conflict management
skills
- Understanding of HIPAA and the importance of patient data
privacy
- Commitment to reflect FMI's values: passion, patients,
innovation, and collaboration
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Keywords: Disability Solutions, Quincy , Associate Program Manager, Computational Biology, Executive , Boston, Massachusetts
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