Scientific Project Coordinator

The Project Coordinator within FSP Solutions willbe responsible for providing operational support to Project Managers and scientific program leaders from the cross-functional translational research and OTR teams for one of our sponsors.

This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days onsite in Spring House, PA or in Titusville, NJ, as well as 1-2 days permonth travel between sites.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the operational management of multiple teams/stakeholders in a fast-paced, cross functional environment for low complexity projects
• Coordinate agenda, track key actions/decisions, support stakeholders in task completion,collaboration and communication within translational research (TR) teams
• Support cross-functional planning, budgeting, and resourcing activities while managing Key event maps (KEM) - timeline of costs and events
• Provides support for strategic biomarker plans for trials (ensure creation and regular updates)
• Assist with identifying and developing process improvement initiatives
• Supports the delivery of TR status updates
• Escalation of risks and proactive risk management
• Align timelines across drug development path for a project
• Understand decisions’ flow in TR
• Support TR teams and Project Managers during strategic budget review meetings where 'early budget read' is created
• Partner with Project Managers, Biomarker and Translational Leaders to oversee budgets, create budget line items and ensureaccurate projection to alleviate risks and drive continuous improvement.
• Use technology solutions to support cross-functional translational research/OTR and Biomarker teams.

• • MS Teams (ex. Planner, enable team calendar), PPT, One Note, SharePoint, MS Project
  • Portfolio Dashboard (ex. Project view, team membership, milestones, trial timelines, upcoming project/work, budget, etc.)
  • Building capabilities within Planisware, TableauVizCafe
  • Enable Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics (Tableau)

Education and Experience

• B.A./B.S. in Physical Sciences/Life Sciences or related scientific field required

• Entry level with some relevant industry experience (>2 years)

• Some experience managing projects, timelines, budgeting and forecasting preferred

• Understanding of drug development and clinical trial processes preferred

• Some sample management, analysis or sample tracking knowledge preferred

• Proficient with computer literacy; MS Office, MS Project, Smartsheet and SharePoint

• Demonstrated time management skills and organizational skills with the ability to plan, prioritize, and execute project tasks

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

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Supervisory Responsibilities:  ​None​

Physical Demands: 

While performing the duties of this job, the occupant is regularly required to:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Prolonged use of computer and headphones for conference calls.
• Communicate effectively via phone, video, and email.
• Use hands and fingers tooperate a computer and other office equipment.

Other Considerations:

• Hybrid role, requiring up to 3 days per week on site in Spring House, PA or in Titusville, NJ. Other days are remote.
• Ability to work and/or be available for meetings during the East Coast core working hours of 9am – 5pm, with flexibility to accommodate global time zones for meetings.