Project Manager (Project Management Office), A*STAR Skin Research Labs
A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and ResearchJob Description
Key Responsibilities Planning and execution - Review formal research and collaboration agreements to ensure alignment with project scope, deliverables, timelines, and resource feasibility; and contribute to strengthening project planning approaches. - Provide targeted support for project planning, scheduling, and timeline management for complex projects. - Support project closure activities, including consolidation of deliverables and documentation of outcomes. Project oversight and governance - Support tracking and reporting of projects via A*STAR's project management system per PMO governance requirements. - Facilitate regular project review meetings with Principal Investigators and project teams to track progress, mitigate risks, escalate issues, and ensure alignment on objectives and deliverables. - Assist in project system-related matters arising from system enhancements and evolving organisational structures. Stakeholder management and reporting - Serve as a liaison between research teams, institutional support functions, and external partners — including industry collaborators and academic partners — to facilitate coordination, manage expectations, and ensure alignment on deliverables and timelines. - Coordinate institutional reporting and prepare updates, reports, and materials for governance forums and stakeholder engagement. Standards and continuous improvement - Promote awareness and adoption of project management standards and best practices. - Contribute to the development of SOPs, templates, and tools to strengthen project governance and operational effectiveness. - Support the standardization of project documentation, tracking, and reporting to enhance transparency across projects. - Facilitate lessons learned at project closure and channel insights into frameworks and tools. Requirements - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacy, or a related discipline. PhD holders welcome. - PMP certification required, or demonstrated commitment to obtain within 3 months. - 2–5 years of project management experience, preferably in biomedical, research, or healthcare environments. - Strong coordination, documentation, and stakeholder management skills. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail. - Strong organizational and analytical skills, able to manage and synthesize information across multiple projects. - Ability to work effectively and independently in a dynamic, cross-functional environment and engage stakeholders without direct authority. - Experience with external partners or in multi-stakeholder environments is advantageous. - Experience with project tracking tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira) is advantageous. - Familiarity with formal research and collaboration agreements (e.g., project, collaboration, NDA agreements) is an advantage. - Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements related to research ethics, biosafety, and therapeutic development is an advantage.
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