Project Manager, Strategy and Operations (Research & Development)

Reports to: Director, Strategy and Operations (Research & Development)

Location: Remote Work (US Only)

Why Sabin:

Our mission is to make vaccines more accessible, enable innovation and expand immunization across the globe. We seek a future free from vaccine-preventable diseases. We are an innovative, collaborative and engaged team that values accountability, teamwork, partnership and driving impact. We are vaccine champions improving lives through immunization. Sabin staff, management and Board of Trustees are committed are committed to ensuring that fairness, integrity, and opportunity remain at the core of how we operate.

Position Summary:

The Project Manager for Strategy and Operations (R&D) is a dynamic and detail-oriented individual who will be responsible for leading strategic initiatives, operational improvement efforts, and building program management capabilities that advance R&D organizational effectiveness and execution. They will partner and collaborate across the Sabin organization and with external stakeholders to provide comprehensive project management leadership which enables alignment, action, and delivery per plan.

The incumbent will have a background in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, vaccine development, or life sciences organizations, with experience leading initiatives which support organizational growth and efficiency. They will lead and support a range of activities and workstreams that enable successful R&D Strategic Operations and execution of vaccine development programs. The Project Manager will play a key role in advancing R&D organizational effectiveness by driving strategic initiatives, strengthening operational capabilities, and enabling efficient execution across programs, functions, and teams.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and support cross-functional strategic initiatives that advance R&D organizational priorities, operational effectiveness, and business transformation objectives.
• Partner with Sabin staff to plan and monitor activities, timelines, and deliverables to ensure successful completion within established timelines.
• Partner with leadership to identify opportunities for organizational improvement and operational excellence.
• Lead development, implementation, lifecycle management and continuous improvement of project management processes, resources, governance frameworks, templates, reporting systems, and tools that support effective execution across the R&D portfolio.
• Lead implementation of change management activities associated with new processes, systems, and ways of working, including training and communication development to ensure successful and sustained uptake.
• Develop reporting and dashboards to support organizational and program performance monitoring and decision-making.
• Serve as a cross-functional integrator, driving alignment among internal and external stakeholders, facilitating decision making, and promoting accountability for commitments and deliverables.
• Facilitate team and project meetings, ensuring decision documentation, action tracking, stakeholder alignment, and follow-through on commitments.
• Create and maintain project timelines using Smartsheet, MS Project, Lucen/Office Timeline or other project management tools.
• Lead identification, assessment, escalation, mitigation, and monitoring of risks, issues, and decisions to maintain achievement of project objectives.
• Maintain project files and ensure document control within project management systems.