ALTASCIENCES Looking for Senior Scientific Program Manager (Nonclinical) at Overland Park, KS  Full Time

About The Role

The Senior Scientific Program Manager (Nonclinical) manages relationships with internal and external stakeholders, supports logistics, and drives timelines and communication to ensure successful execution of nonclinical portfolios or IND-enabling packages for our clients. The Senior Program Manager adequately evaluates risks and develops and implements risk management plans to mitigate effects on project objectives and deliverables.

What You’ll Do Here

• Independently oversees nonclinical study packages or portfolios from award to completion, inclusive of support services.
• Plans and facilitates internal and external kick off meetings and ongoing team meetings, and ensures action items are documented, circulated, and completed.
• Uses autonomy and strong interpersonal skills to liaise between the pre-award team, operational team, and Sponsor to ensure requirements, scope and milestones are understood and met.
• Serves as an advocate for the Sponsor, proactively making recommendations and troubleshooting.
• Is aware of and communicates client expectations and requirements across business divisions, as applicable.
• May participate in and prepare for Governance meetings.
• Contributes to contingency planning for key resources and activities.
• Develops and maintains appropriate tools, such as a summary report, Gantt, communication plan, action trackers, etc., ensuring that regular updates are provided to internal and external stakeholders.
• Work closely with Business Development to ensure that a successful relationship is maintained by staying current with the Sponsor’s potential pipeline and future operational strategies.
• Aids Business Development in promoting Altasciences’ services.
• Understand Altasciences’ service lines and capabilities, to serve as a point of contact for internal and external stakeholder inquiries during execution of studies.
• May serve as a Program Manager for cross-service drug development awards spanning CDMO, nonclinical, laboratory sciences and clinical work.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Master’s degree or higher degree preferred in Biotechnology, Toxicology, Pharmacology, or a similar Life Sciences field.
• 10 years as a Study Director or Nonclinical Project Manager in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology or contract research organization setting.
• Demonstrated understanding of early-stage drug development, leading to IND submissions.
• Experience in leading drug development programs spanning manufacturing, toxicology and first-in-man studies a definite plus.
• Experience in managing strategic partnerships would be beneficial.

• Quality Improvement

  Understands the value of innovation and quality improvement; Improves processes and practices by identifying inefficiencies and redundancies; Collaborates with relevant personnel to improve the quality of products and service; Demonstrates efficiency and quality in one’s own work; Manages and sustains change initiatives.

• Stewardship

  Uses available resources effectively and efficiently; Protects physical and intellectual property; Leverages resources for optimal outcomes; Actions consistent with the company policies.

• Accountability

  Accepts full responsibility for finding solutions to problems; Takes ownership in the mission of the company and understands role in employee success and satisfaction; Effectively addresses setbacks and ambiguity.

• Communication

  Expresses thoughts clearly and respectfully both orally and in writing; Demonstrates effective listening skills; Clearly understands instructions and conveys information effectively; Fluent English language skills required (both written and spoken).

• Service

  Provides helpful, courteous, accessible, responsive, and knowledgeable services and information; Addresses employee, management, and/or client questions and concerns in a timely and responsive manner; Demonstrates flexibility.

• Strategy

  Ability to work independently; Monitors and re-evaluates decisions, priorities, and plans to achieve a vision; Identifies and focuses on the most significant priorities; Applies creative problem solving skills to develop solutions that eliminate unnecessary obstacles for employees, management, and/or clients.

• Leadership

  Applies skills and knowledge to achieve department and organizational goals; Self-aware and open to feedback; Makes work meaningful, and engaging for their team; Recognizes and develops talent; Delegates and provides good exposure to their team members.

• Ability to travel for client visits, site visits and/or meetings (approx. 20%).
• Software: Microsoft Office, Client Relationship Management Systems, Timeline Management Software (Smartsheet, MS Project).

What We Offer

Benefits

Altasciences offers a wide variety of benefits to help our employees live healthy and fulfilling lives both at and outside of work.

Altasciences’ Benefits Package Includes:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans
• 401(k)/RRSP with Employer Match
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Paid Sick and Bereavement Leave
• Employee Assistance & Telehealth Programs
• Telework when applicable

Altasciences’ Incentive Programs Include:

• Training & Development Programs
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Annual Performance Reviews

• Laval, QC, Canada
• Virtual