Associate Research Project Manager- Data Science

About the role

The Associate Research Project Manager contributes to the planning and execution of projects and program operations, working independently on core responsibilities while collaborating with team members to support successful delivery. Key responsibilities may include supporting project planning, tracking, reporting and documentation, and coordinating tasks, activities, and resources across multiple teams and service areas. Under the direction of a project management leader, this position will be responsible for collaboration with management and colleagues to define objectives, develop plans, and implement procedures, as well as communicate regularly with internal stakeholders through various channels and contribute to written project materials. This role will also perform essential project management functions such as milestone tracking, resource coordination, meeting and action-item coordination, and onboarding support by applying foundational knowledge relevant to the project domain to manage timelines and deliverables.

The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California), Japan and China. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health. Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease. It models and interprets genomic complexity, integrates basic research with clinical application, educates current and future scientists, and provides critical data, tools and services to the global biomedical community. For more information, please visit www.jax.org.

Responsibilities

• Project leadership – Takes responsibility for understanding at a basic level the scientific aims of sponsor(s) and collaborator(s). Key duties includes taking ownership for keeping the project moving forward, including identifying any blocking issues, unclear priorities, and/or lack of sufficient resources.
• Project planning – documents at a high level the major objectives and milestones associated with a project, members of the project team and their roles and commitment level on the project and works with scientific/technical/program team lead(s) to map out tasks and timelines to achieve the goals.
• Project communication – Establishes and coordinates the events and methods associated with communicating project information. This includes regular team meetings and individual break-out meetings to address issues, and associated meeting minutes. May also include coordinating subteam meetings and daily standups. Maintains and distributes regular updates on project status to collaborators/sponsors.
• Project delivery – provides ongoing monitoring and documentation of: research objectives and task priorities and their statuses, resources and their availability; this may include staff, funding, equipment, etc.; decision points, with a focus on ensuring they are made in a timely manner, and periodic and final review of sponsor satisfaction.
• Project administration – accounting activities associated with projects, including monthly reporting as required for grants accounting and services billing. Primary point of contact for daily task tracking, daily meeting facilitation, routine communications, and operational