Project Manager - Hereditary Cancer

REF: 24-135_MS_CL

About the research group

We are a multidisciplinary research group working on Hereditary Cancer at the Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL). Our work, whether clinical- or research-oriented, is focused on the improvement of healthcare of patients with a personal or a family history of cancer.
The overarching goal of our research activity is to gain insight into the molecular bases of hereditary cancer -with a particular interest in gastrointestinal cancer, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer and Rare Tumor predisposing syndromes – to personalize risk assessment for patients and relatives, as well as to individualize management regarding follow-up, treatment, and prophylactic and preventive measures. The group participates in international and national initiatives aimed to improve variant classification in hereditary cancer genes, define clinical guidelines for hereditary cancer patients, and implement genomic-based personalized medicine in the National Health System.

About the role

At Hereditary Cancer Program ICO-IDIBELL we are looking for a motivated and experienced Project Manager (PM) to coordinate a collaborative institutional project (FORT23/00032) whose one of the main objectives is to implement the Personalized and Precision Medicine in l'Hospitalet de Llobregat through the continuation of 10.000 G/l’H project.

The PM will:

• Provide scientific and administrative coordination and support to all members of the project (interdisciplinary interaction).
• Control of the financial resources and quality management of the project.
• Follow-up of the action plan and the fulfillment of the objectives during the different steps of the project execution.
• Develop strategic work plans and predict potential risks.
• Project report (oral and written).
• Organize meetings, workshops and other events related to the project.
• Draft of deliverables and of new national and international proposals.
• Preparation of SOPs MTAs, DTAs, DMPs and ethics material.
• Participate in the dissemination of the project results.

Job requirements

Professional experience

• Advance experience in public research or clinical project management (at least 3 years).
  
  
• Experience in national and international collaborative projects.
  
  
• Knowledge of the Public Healthcare System (SNS) and Catalan Health System.
  
  
• Cancer and/or genetics research background.

Education and training

•  PhD in Life Science or equivalent (essential). 

Technical & soft skills

• Full command of MS Office.
  
  
• Skills: planning and organizational skills, communication, proactivity, problem-solving, teamwork, creative.

Languages

• Good command of the English language

We will value, but not required

• Previous experience in a similar project.
  
  
• Co-authorship in communications to meetings and publications.
  
  
• Project Management training.

What do we offer

• No. of positions: 1
• Estimated start date: 01/01/2025
• Contract duration: 3,5 years
• Estimated annual gross salary: 41.000 €
• You will be part of a multicultural team. We have a fun loving and friendly international work environment.
• Flexible working schedule - We know you have a life outside of work and we will work with you to make sure it's kept that way.
• Possibility to work some days in remote -Teleworking
• 26 working days of holiday per year
• System of accumulated hours for employees, from 88 to 104 hours depending on the year (11 to 13 working days), to attend to personal matters.
• Paid leave package
• Benefits of constant training are offered
• We offer and promote diverse and inclusive conditions. Applicants are made free from any discrimination. Specifically IDIBELL works to improve gender equality in all areas with the aim of achieving gender balance, but maintaining the most scrupulous respect to any choice at the level of gender identity. Please express yourself freely, safely and non-binarily, if that's the case.

Deadline: Please submit your application by  05/11/2024

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Our institute

IDIBELL is a research center that integrates the biomedical research of the Bellvitge University Hospital (HUB), the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), and the University of Barcelona in the Bellvitge Campus (UB), and the Viladecans Hospital (HV). The research focuses of IDIBELL are cancer, neuroscience, translational medicine and regenerative medicine. Research, innovation and society are the pivots on which researchers work every day in order to improve the quality of life of citizens.

Observations:

The 'HR Excellence in Research' award represents IDIBELL’s commitment to the implementation of Human Resources policies, which oversee the attracting and development of talent in an open, transparent, and based on personal merit, in alignment with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment Researchers (Charter and Code).

IDIBELL is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission and the implementation of open, transparent and merit-based recruitment (OTMR).

The project leading to this labour contract has received funding from Instituto Carlos III (ISCIII) under the project code FORT23/00032.