Project Manager

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organization services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialized and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 58,000 staff across a decentralized and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 54 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

The Project Manager is responsible for the daily operations of the study or studies for the clients assigned. The Project Manager will ensure assigned studies are executed according to client expectations and with the highest level of quality. This includes management of the timeline, budget, logistics, and contracted scope

Level I - Minimum

Contracted Services Management

Manage project contractual deliverables including adherence to contractually agreed upon timelines and within study budget

Identify scope creep for existing contracts and work with clients and contracting to ensure appropriate SOW amendments are put in place

Understand and utilize applicable laboratory and project management software

Ensure timely and accurate billing for manual billing items

Internal and External Client Management

Serve as primary point of contact for all project stakeholders

Prepare meeting agenda and ensure that meeting minutes with action items from client teleconferences and internal meetings are captured

Ensure all client expectations are documented and acted upon when appropriate

Monitor, manage and help to resolve any client issues or concerns

Lead and direct cross-functional team and third parties/vendors with some supervision and support

Study Management

Ensure project setup is completed within applicable systems

Provide basic project metric reports for key study KPI’s

Perform risk analysis of key risks and place mitigation strategies in place

Forecast study enrollments and coordinate with lab operations to ensure adequate support is available to achieve contracted turnaround times

Forecast projected revenues for individual studies

Data Management

Coordinate with clients and Data Management to ensure data transfer agreements are put in place to accurately capture client data requirements

Schedule Client data transfers with Data Management and ensure timely delivery of data.

Decision making and leadership

Represent department and the organization favorably and in accordance with established Company standards and associate attributes at all times

Other duties as assigned by management

Level II - Fully meets responsibilities of Level I plus the following:

Ability to manage medium and high complexity assay development projects and clinical trial projects with little assistance from senior peers

Ability to create complex metric reports with little support

Assist department management with special projects as assigned

Perform risk analysis of key risks and place mitigation strategies in place with limited support

Demonstrate a firm understanding of the corporate financials

Keep current on industry and legal trends; and regulatory and compliance requirements

Demonstrate strong leadership skills through the training,, coaching or mentoring of others as applicable

Level III - Fully meets responsibilities of Level II plus the following:

Ability to manage high complexity assay development and clinical trial projects with little assistance from department management

Proactively identifies and mitigates risks and resolve issues in real-time.

Ability to negotiate with clients to assure Viracor’ s operational processes are maintained

Demonstrate the ability to recognize and implement process improvements

Bachelor's degree in a clinical, scientific or technical discipline, or demonstrated equivalent

Advanced degree or MBA preferred

Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship.

Level I - Minimum

Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in clinical lab, central lab, CRO or equivalent

Knowledge of laboratory development and operations processes

Knowledge of the Clinical Trial/Pharmaceutical industry preferred

Proven successful project management skills

High level of proficiency with PC based software programs, including project management tools and data management tools

Level II - Fully meets responsibilities of Level I plus the following:

Minimum 3 – 10 years successful project management experience or equivalent, project management certification preferred

Demonstrated success in managing biopharma projects of increasing complexity

In-depth knowledge of laboratory development and operations processes

Ability to train other Associates as required

Level III - Fully meets responsibilities of Level II plus the following:

Minimum 3 – 10 years successful project management experience or equivalent, project management certification preferred

Level I - Minimum

Demonstrate strong customer service skills; ability to establish and maintain working relationships with internal and external clients

Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to interact effectively and work efficiently with people at all levels in an organization

Robust time management and organizational skills

Goal oriented, self-motivated and enthusiastic

Excellent verbal & written communication skills

Keen attention to detail

Ability to make independent decisions regarding some matters of significance; works well with some direction

Ability to manage tight deadlines in a cross-functional multitasking environment.

Ability to keep sensitive information confidential

Level II - Fully meets responsibilities of Level I plus the following:

Ability to make independent decisions regarding matters of moderate significance; works well with limited direction

Must be able to effectively handle multiple projects simultaneously with varying levels of complexity

Ability to work with limited up-front guidance and take ownership of his/her work product

Level III - Fully meets responsibilities of Level II plus the following:

Ability to make independent decisions regarding matters of significance; works well under little direction

Demonstrated experience successfully managing multiple highly complex projects simultaneously

Physical dexterity sufficient to use hands, arms, and shoulders repetitively to operate a keyboard and other office equipment, use a telephone, access file cabinets and other items stored at various levels, including overhead

Ability to speak and hear well enough to communicate clearly and understandably with sufficient volume to ensure an accurate exchange of information in normal conversational distance, over the telephone, and in a group setting

Ability to continuously operate a personal computer for extended periods of time (4 or more hours)

Mental acuity sufficient to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, make valid judgments and decisions

Position is full-time working Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm, additional hours as needed . Candidates currently living within a commutable distance of Lenexa, KS are encouraged to apply.

Compensation: $90,000

Excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Eurofins USA Clinical Trial Solutions is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.