Project Manager
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
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The Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute at Princeton University is seeking a skilled Project Manager to join the Avalos Lab in an exciting new multi-institutional project to develop a Sargassum seaweed BioRefinery (SaBRe) to produce biofuels, chemicals, food, materials, and other products for renewable energy and sustainable biomanufacturing. The team is comprised of eleven research groups across nine institutions, with expertise in marine biology, microbiology, bioengineering, systems/synthetic biology, enzyme engineering, fermentation, anaerobic digestion, hydrothermal liquefaction, and technoeconomic analysis.
Responsibilities
Standard Weekly Hours
36.25
Eligible for Overtime
No
Benefits Eligible
Yes
Probationary Period
180 days
Essential Services Personnel (see Policy For Detail)
No
Physical Capacity Exam Required
No
Valid Driver’s License Required
No
Experience Level
Associate
Responsibilities
- Direct the project organization working with leadership at Princeton, collaborating institutions, and funders to advance the mission of the project
- Act as scientific liaison and strategy manager for the project to promote collaborations within our team, other teams at funding institute, and other external entities.
- Ensure clear communication of goals, risks, efforts involved, and progress.
- Manage data across all SaBRe groups, including storing, organizing, and sharing.
- Assist with dissemination of results.
- Help with the design and maintain SaBRe Team website.
- Use project management tools (e.g., Scrum, Trello, Smartsheet, etc.) to track progress of individual groups and the entire team efforts.
- Organize meetings, write and distribute meeting minutes.
- Help with milestones delivery efforts, including record keeping, preparing progress projections, and helping research teams strategize milestone achievement.
- Prepare Quarterly/Annual Reports and project updates.
- Coordinate and join travel events for SaBRe team and funding institution.
- Monitor and control project costs, and ensure projects stay within budget.
- Manage vendors and subcontractors.
- Help write research proposals for complementary and future funding of the project.
- While a PhD is preferred, candidates with Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees and experience in project management will be considered.
- A degree in a relevant science or engineering such as chemical/biological engineering, biology (synthetic, systems, molecular, cellular, microbial, marine), bioengineering, biochemistry, chemistry, or similar. ** Alternatively, extensive experience in business management is desirable.
- Proven experience in project management.
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey scientific knowledge across technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience in budget management.
- Interest in outreach programs.
- Ability to learn quickly.
- Experience with software for program management (e.g., Monday, ClickUp, Scrum, Trello, or similar) is a plus.
- Experience maintaining websites is a plus.
- Interest in participating in research is a plus.
Standard Weekly Hours
36.25
Eligible for Overtime
No
Benefits Eligible
Yes
Probationary Period
180 days
Essential Services Personnel (see Policy For Detail)
No
Physical Capacity Exam Required
No
Valid Driver’s License Required
No
Experience Level
Associate
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Seniority level
Associate -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Project Management and Information Technology -
Industries
Higher Education
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