Senior Associate, Project Planning

The role

This role provides project management leadership and execution support for site, manufacturing, quality, and commercialization initiatives. The person will drive program readiness, technology transfers, and cross-functional coordination across the portfolio.

What you will do

• Manage clinical program campaign readiness activities.
• Provide end-to-end support for campaign planning, execution, and closure.
• Lead and coordinate technology transfer, operational readiness, and GMP readiness activities.
• Provide project management leadership and prioritization support for site-wide CQV activities.
• Facilitate and manage Tier 2 governance forums.
• Lead project management and execution support for site-level change controls.
• Provide project management support to QC.
• Support manufacturing, facility, equipment, validation, and operational startup activities.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, governance processes, and communication tools.
• Provide flexible support for other PMO initiatives including strategic planning and continuous improvement.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a focus in business, engineering or science.
• Ability to coordinate, facilitate and organize resources and information in a timely manner.
• Ability to develop strategic relationships, strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must possess good to excellent writing and computer skills with a knowledge base in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project.
• Knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures related to project management.
• Mathematical and reasoning ability.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple activities simultaneously.
• Detail oriented and accuracy focused.
• Ability to persuasively champion strategic ideas and drive change within the organization.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, presentation and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• 4+ years with 3+ years’ experience in biotechnology, cell therapy or pharmaceutical industry
• Smartsheet and Office Timeline Pro experience
• Strong knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures related to biotechnology, cell therapy or pharmaceutical industry

About the company

Beam Therapeutics is a biotechnology company committed to establishing the leading, fully integrated platform for precision genetic medicines. The company uses base editing technology to advance a diversified portfolio of base editing programs.