Project Manager

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Exciting new opportunity for experienced Project Manager with life science training.

This is an excellent opportunity for Project Managers to join our Programme Management Office at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. Successful candidates will manage a number of new and exciting cross functional projects (including but not limited to Operations, Regulatory, Faculty, Legal, HR, Finance, Procurement and IT ) to deliver science and technology programmes up to £10m. They will be responsible for their successful planning, managing, reporting and delivery.

All projects support the Institute’s mission to remain a world leader in genomics. This is an exciting opportunity for high calibre experienced Project Managers looking to influence the development of our PMO and how the institute remains internationally competitive.

Essential Skills

We’re interested in hearing from you if you have experience in:

- Project Management

- Life Science (PhD preferred)

- Project life cycle management

- Planning and co-ordinating inter-related projects

- Liaising with internal and external stakeholders

- Risk and Change Management

- Managing sub-contractors

- Facilities Management

All candidates must have formal training in life sciences. Formal qualifications in Project Management are not necessary for candidates with a strong track record in project delivery.

Ideal Skills

This experience would ideally include:

- preparing project plans and associated budgets

- Communication of progress and identification of risks to key stakeholders.

- Identifying and documenting lessons learned.

- Maintain awareness of best practices for project management

- Champion project management within the Institute

- Undertake training a required to maintain awareness of best practices

Other information

The Sanger Institute is a charitably funded research centre that applies the power of genomics to uncover the basis of genetic and infectious disease. We conduct science at a scale and speed that sets our research apart. Our passion is to provide results that can be translated into diagnostics, treatments or therapies that reduce global health burdens.

The Institute is located near Cambridge on the stunning Wellcome Trust Genome Campus. This growing and dynamic site is the British hub of genomic science. It hosts the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI), the Centre for Therapeutic Target Validation, a Biodata Innovation Centre and will soon host Genomics England Limited’s 100,000 Genomes Sequencing Centre. It is an excellent environment in which to work and collaborate with researchers on campus and around the world and benefit from cross-fertilisation of ideas.

To help researchers to develop their skills and networks, the Institute hosts a range of scientific seminars with internal and invited speakers, scientific group meetings and skills development workshops. In addition the Campus is home to the Wellcome Trust Advanced Course and Scientific Conferences programme and the Wellcome Trust Conference Centre.

Our Benefits include: Defined Benefit Pension Scheme, Group Income Protection, Healthcare scheme, Childcare Vouchers, Nursery and 25 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays. We also have a gym, two cafes, a nursery, dining facilities, and a free campus Bus service. Our thriving Sports and Social Club provides many opportunities to meet with people working across the campus.

Please include a covering letter and CV with your application.

Closing date for applications: 25th October 2015, however applications will be considered and reviewed on an on-going basis and therefore the post may be filled before the deadline.