Sanaria is a biotechnology company at the cutting edge of vaccine innovation. We are passionate about our goal to eradicate malaria. Sanaria employees are exceptional scientifically, mission-driven, and play a variety of roles in research, product development, manufacturing, clinical trials, and support of these endeavors. We offer a strong benefits package including company paid life and disability insurance, health plans with employee and dependent subsidy, and 401k plan with company match.
We are currently seeking an experienced Project Manager, Grants and Contracts. The Project Manager will lead multiple, interdependent projects to achieve strategic goals of the company. The Project Manager both serves as a hands-on grant/contract administrator and supports managers, ensuring project execution from start to finish, cultivating teamwork and promoting accountability. The Project Manager creates and implements effective project management practices and processes across the organization and directly supervises business development associate(s) who assist in this work.
Grant Administration:
- Serve as Business Official for interactions with NIH, DoD or other funding officials.
- Manages document submissions for proposals and potential awards.
- Conducts pre- and post-award activities for Sanaria grants, notifications of awards and reporting compliance.
- Tracks and ensuring timely compliance with due dates for all reporting including: Progress Reports, Annual Reports, Manpower Reporting, SEFA reporting, Indirect Rate Proposals (Indirect Cost Submission) to NIH and DoD
- Organizes and attends weekly grant meetings, takes minutes, and follows up on tasks and deliverables.
- Maintains compliant contract files and trackers/databases, including correspondence, research, price/cost analysis, award memorandums, modifications, changes in personnel, change proposals.
Project Management:
- Provides leadership and vision to motivate cross-functional project teams to achieve goals through the implementation of the program/project plans.
- Collaborate with the Sr. Financial Controller for financial forecasting and budget monitoring.
- Leads and manages development of the strategic project plan documents including technical documents, risk management plan and Gantt charts to meet goals; updates and develops new tools for efficient project management.
- Leads planning,development, monitoring, tracking and documentation of milestones and key project/program events.
- Leads and manage reporting and evaluates progress to promote successful achievement of goals.
- Ensures project deliverables are accurate, complete and meet quality standards before submission to the sponsor/client.
- Manages key subcontractor relations to accomplish program objectives, clarify changes in program direction, and resolve schedule, delivery, and/or quality concerns.
Education, Work Experience and/or Licensure
- Qualified candidates will have a BA or BS degree in business, bioscience, biotechnology or other relevant field or equivalent.
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience preferably in Pharmaceuticals or Biotechnology industries and project management certification. Experience in the vaccine field is preferred.
- Outstanding leadership, communication, interpersonal, analytic and problem-solving skills, combined with strong writing and presentation skills.
- Must be results-oriented, flexible, demonstrate initiative, understands and contributes to solutions for complex strategic, technical, financial, and marketing issues.
- Proficiency in budget analysis and development of cost projections.
- Proficiency in contract relationship management database applications, project management software.
- Bookkeeping or accounting experience a plus.
Please send cover letter, resume and required pay rate to careers(at)sanaria.com, subject line “Project Manager.” For more information, please visit www(dot)sanaria.com. Sanaria Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $65,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Rockville, MD 20850: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Rockville, MD 20850