Hybrid Scientific Program Manager, Science Initiatives

at Allen Institute

• Job title: Scientific Program Manager, Science Initiatives
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $137,050 - $171,250 per year
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Tech skills: PMP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Seattle, United States

About the role

• Scientific Program Manager overseeing Science Programs and initiatives at Allen Institute. Collaborating across teams to enhance research and promote scientific discoveries.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead program management processes to drive cross-departmental communication and facilitate accomplishing ambitious goals
• Work with Allen Institute leadership on strategic planning and development of annual goals and program portfolios, to meet the Institute's milestones
• Drive, coordinate, and support programs using project management best practices and tools
• Create, maintain, and disseminate project deliverables and timelines. Keep project milestones on track, anticipating and communicating at-risk deliverables
• Work with team members to identify options and implement mitigation strategies
• Organize and lead internal and external project meetings with clear agendas, expected outcomes, follow-up on project-related actions and performance tracking metrics
• Enable communication between project stakeholders. Provide an efficient and flexible collaborative environment to manage internal and external team communication and collaboration
• Synthesize inputs into clearly written status/progress reports, coordinating information across internal teams and external partners
• Contribute to the teams fiscal management, including budget planning, resource forecasting, expenditure monitoring
• Work closely with and manage relationships with Finance, HR, Communications, and other Institute Dept/Group Leaders to oversee the overall portfolio and objectives

Requirements

• PhD in biology, immunology, neuroscience, biomedical science, or related fields with demonstrated success working in large and complex scientific projects
• Direct experience in a Program/Project Manager role, beyond an academic laboratory setting
• 10+ years of experience
• Formal Project Management training and/or PMP certification
• Experience in the use of project management, collaboration management, communication, and dashboard/reporting tools
• A team player and a natural leader with strong interpersonal and collaboration skills; able to navigate challenging group dynamics, work effectively across scientific, technical, and business interfaces
• Proven success in establishing and maintaining external, strategic, scientific, or collaborative relationships, across multiple partner sites
• Detail-focused and organized, with an understanding that communication and transparency are critical to achieving success
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, proactively and with agility in a complex, matrixed environment, dealing well with ambiguity, building internal alignment, influencing others, and managing differences effectively

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• enroll in the Allen Institutes 401k plan
• Paid time off