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A new opportunity has arisen for a full-time permanent Projects Manager Grants, to lead our ongoing grant-funded projects and fundraise for new projects. We are looking for a highly motivated Project Manager, ideally, with experience working on drug development grant-funded projects.
You will be responsible for the overall management of drug development grant-funded projects for a portfolio of UK and EU-funded projects (mainly, but not exclusively, Innovate UK and Horizon Europe). In addition, you will be conducting market research to proactively identify new funding sources.
Education and Experience:
- A degree in a life sciences field, PhD desirable but not required.
- Minimum 3+ years of hands-on project management experience in a scientific setting, managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
- Experience in UK/EU funding programs (e.g. Horizon 2020, SBRI), is desirable but not required.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Ability to drive to consensus while maintaining a clear focus on overarching business priorities.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
- Ability to work well autonomously and within a multi-disciplinary team environment.
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
- outgoing, open-minded person and able to motivate a team to go the extra mile.
- Strong knowledge in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
Qualifications
- Must live no more than an hour from Didcot
- Must have full UK settlement status
- Ideally can start immediately
Please note: Only candidates with the relevant skills and experience will be contacted regarding this position.
If you do not hear back from us within 5 days you have unfortunately been unsuccessful in your application for this position, however we may contact you in the future to discuss other opportunities
Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.
