Associate Project Manager

The Associate Project Manager role with Seran Bioscience plays a crucial supporting role in the CMO lifespan of a drug. With this role, you work closely with clients to manage a project from initiation, through formulation and development, manufacturing, and beyond completion. You will need excellent collaboration, communication, management, organization, and planning abilities. You will be responsible for managing project timelines and supporting the internal teams, and for communicating directly with clients. Each project lifespan can be broken into 6 unique phases for which the Associate Project Manager is responsible: Initiation, Planning, Execution, Coordination, Monitoring, and Closing. The Associate Project Manager is responsible for relaying critical project status and technical updates to Serán’s clients; highly developed communication and writing skills are expected. Those with technical industry experience who have an interest in growing their career into a client-facing or customer service role are encouraged to apply.

Works closely with Project Managers to learn and apply internal processes and procedures for project development and execution

Works to manage a portfolio of compounds simultaneously throughout different phases of development

Serves as primary interface between the client and the Seran internal project team

Facilitates information flow between internal teams and client for materials, shipments, documents, project updates, meeting agendas, and timelines

Owns the overall project timeline, schedule, and resources

Ensures internal teams are well informed on project timelines and goals, helps facilitate information transfer within internal teams

Maintains consistent and accurate communication with the client via regularly scheduled and ad-hoc updates

Communicates project execution to the client and schedules regular meetings, both internal and external, to review the execution of each project phase with the technical team

Oversees and influences across departments to coordinate program support as needed

Manages timeline, budget forecasting, resource planning, project meetings, document tracking, and owns the overall project progress

Communicates risk internally and externally

Ensures project milestones are communicated and met

Acts as primary point of contact for external resources and client queries

Schedules and coordinates project meetings both internally and externally

Oversees, coordinates, and tracks shipments of all project/client materials

Scope of work may increase to align with Company initiatives

Performs other related duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, engineering, or related field required
• 1-2 years of project management experience