Astera
Science
ProjectManager-DiffUSEProject
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“Project Manager - DiffUSE Project at Astera. Skills: Project Management, Cross-functional Coordination, Vendor Management, Stakeholder Management. Serve as project manager for The Diffuse Project. Coordinate efforts across multidisciplinary team”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure progress towards key goals is sustained; Minimize impact on project success; Ensure progress targets are met; Achieve their best work
Industry & Context.
Proactively identifying and resolving risks and issues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2-5 years of project management experience, Working fluency in scientific program management, High agency and comfort in ambiguity, Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences, operational skills, Extreme organization, Clear communication and insight into tone, audience, and what to escalate
Nice to Have
PhD in biology, chemistry, or a related field
What You'll Do.
Serve as project manager for The Diffuse Project
Coordinate efforts across multidisciplinary team
Oversee and coordinate progress across The Diffuse Project
Ensure progress towards key goals is sustained
Organize and make visible communication across project
Manage project budgets
Allocate resources to ensure progress targets are met
Onboard/off-board new team members and collaborators
Facilitate internal and external events
Identify patterns that generalize across workstreams
Execute and monitor comprehensive project plans
Ensure adherence to project scope and objectives
Foster a collaborative and positive team environment
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Coordinate efforts across multidisciplinary team; Ensure strategic alignment of teams, academic leaders, and members; Serve as primary point of contact for all project-related communications; Keep stakeholders informed of progress; Foster a collaborative and positive team environment; Motivate team members to achieve their best work
Communication Scope
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences; Clear communication and insight into tone, audience, and what to escalate
Process & Methodology
Project management experience, Manage project budgets, Track expenditures, Allocate resources, Execute and monitor comprehensive project plans, Detailed timelines, Milestones, Resource allocation
Full Job Description
ABOUT DIFFUSE The DiffUSE Project is building open infrastructure to study protein dynamics using experimental data. The project spans wet-lab collaborators, computational scientists, ML researchers, and software engineers across Astera, Radial, and partner institutions. Our vision is to create a world where it is possible to observe, predict, and act on protein motion. POSITION SUMMARY The Diffuse Project is looking for a Project Manager to coordinate efforts across our multidisciplinary team, including members from Astera, national labs, and multiple academic institutions. You will be part of the central hub overseeing and coordinating progress across The Diffuse Project. You will work alongside the Scientific Program Manager and other leaders to ensure progress towards our key goals is sustained, and that communication across the project is organized and visible throughout the organization. We are looking for someone who runs toward ambiguity, identifies what needs to be done before being asked, and moves both projects and people forward. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Serve as the project manager for The Diffuse Project, ensuring the strategic alignment of teams, academic leaders, and members across the project. - Serve as the primary point of contact for all project-related communications, proactively identifying and resolving risks and issues to minimize impact on project success, and keeping stakeholders informed of progress. - Help manage project budgets, track expenditures, and allocate resources to ensure progress targets are met. - Onboard/off-board new team members and collaborators - Facilitate internal and external events - Help identify patterns that generalize across DiffUSE workstreams and adjacent Astera projects - Help execute and monitor comprehensive project plans, including detailed timelines, milestones, and resource allocation, ensuring adherence to project scope and objectives. - Foster a collaborative and positive team environment, motivating team member
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