CRO PM Chengdu/Shanghai

Project Management (CRO Services), Project Manager/ Senior Project Manager

About WuXi Biologics

WuXi Biologics is a leading global open-access biologics technology platform offering end-to-end solutions to empower organizations to discover, develop, and manufacture biologics from concept to commercial manufacturing. The company’s history and achievements demonstrate its commitment to providing a truly one-stop service offering and strong value proposition to its global clients.

About CRO Service

As part of the CRDMO, WuXi Biologics CRO Service offers industry-leading expertise, state-of-the-art facilities, and multiple antibody generation technology platforms for the production and discovery of novel monoclonal, bispecific and multispecific antibodies, immunocytokines and other biologics. We tailor solutions to best suit client’s technical requirements and ensure key drug development milestones. The discovery team comprises technology platforms for the production, generation, selection, optimization, and characterization of antibodies or other biologic molecules utilizing advanced approaches both in vitro and in vivo. In addition, CRO service offers industry-leading high-throughput, high expression, and state-of-the-art purification and analysis technologies for protein production, with custom protein generation platforms for mammalian cells, E. coli, insect cells, and yeast, combined with WuXi Biologics’ unique codon optimization algorithm and fast DNA synthesis technology.

About the Position:

Project manager is one of the key roles in WuXi Biologics network. A project manager is expected to work with highly diverse cross-function team and client around the globe, to accomplish deliverables within designated timeline and budget. Project manager is expected to manage both technical and non-technical affairs in the project progress.

Job Responsibilities:

· Coordinate with business department and technical team to generate proposal according to client’s request for protein generation and discovery service program.

· Manage research grade protein generation project in a cross-function team. Serve as interface between PS technical team and clients in protein generation program.

· Organize cross-functional activities, ensuring completion of the project while adhering to scope, schedule, and quality requirements. Serve as interface between the technical team and clients in discovery service program.

· Develop and manage project in respect of scope, timeline, budget, quality, communication and risk in accordance of the mission and goals of WuXi Biologics and clients.

· Support or manage related team to achieve technical excellence (biologic development technical innovation and alignment) and/or operation excellence (operational efficiency improvement and new workflow / platform setup).

· Organize and lead internal and external project meetings to update progresses. Keep both WuXi Biologics team and clients updated in a timely manner on the project progress and decision points through teleconferences, e-mails, site visits or other suitable means.

· Monitor timeline and contract for accuracy and follow up on any discrepancies with clients and internal personnel. Confirm the completion of work by stage with client and ensures invoices are sent to client for processing.

Opportunities:

· Integrated cross-functional technical knowledge in real life biologics development for biologics medicine from world top-tier CDRMO company (For technical track candidate)

· Solid knowledge in operation excellence in respect of logistics, financing, global import and export, data management and project management science (For operation track candidate)

· Training program available (technical and operation) for junior candidates to expedite the transition from academia to biologics industry.

· Develop leadership skill in domestic or inter-continental team with distinct culture and technical background at agile environment.

Required Qualifications:

· Advanced degree (PhD or MS) in Chemistry/Biologics Science, Engineering or related major with 0-5 years of applicable work experience. Exceptional candidates with related Bachelor degree and related working experience will also be considered.

· Excellent communication skill with problem solving capability is a must. Capability of working in a highly diverse team in both culture and technical background is required.

· Competency in Microsoft Applications, including but not limited to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.

· Excitement about the vision and mission of WuXi Biologics, and WuXi Biologics PROUD Culture

Preferred Qualifications (Not Required):

· Understand the overall workflow of biologics development or at least one of biologics functions, including but not limited to biologics discovery, cell line development, cell culture, purification, analytical (bio)chemistry, formulation, DS/DP manufacturing, regulatory, quality, engineering qualification/validation, etc.

· Experience in project/program/portfolio management in any industry. Knowledge in Project management science is highly appreciated. PMP certificate can be a plus.

· Enthusiasm in either biologics technical project management or non-technical project management.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Chinese will be a strong plus but not mandatory. Basic level in Korean, Japanese, Cantonese or other major languages will be a plus.