Full-Time Senior Consultant - Life Sciences Project Manager

Sia/LBG provides insight, knowledge, and network to unite teams and technologies in Life Sciences. We offer expertise to advance programs, providing life science services: business development, program management, CMC, quality, regulatory, and strategic consulting, with proven experience in biodefense/pandemic response and strategic product development.

For over 20 years, we've helped clients identify, evaluate, fund, manage, and monetize opportunities, generating over $2B in government funding and over $100M in licensing fees/investments. We're a growing consulting company focused on positive impact.

This role supports providing project management services to life sciences companies and institutions to advance products (therapeutics, vaccines, diagnostics, devices), primarily in public health, infectious diseases, and chemical/biological/radiological/nuclear defense threats.

Responsibilities

• Provide consulting services to LBG's clients, including strategic oversight to maintain alignment of project milestones, and content/quality/distribution of project management deliverables (reports, dashboards, etc.).
• Routinely update project schedule, budget, and risks; final review.
• Establish strong relationships with leadership and project teams.
• Serve as project spokesperson and facilitate communications with internal/external stakeholders.
• Work with cross-functional teams (CMC, Med. Affairs/Clinical, Nonclinical, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, Legal, Contracts Management) to drive program activities on schedule/scope/budget.
• Manage project financials (vendor invoice review/approval, budget development, actuals tracking, financial forecasting, reports for internal/external stakeholders).
• Proactively manage strategic risks and issues, implementing mitigation activities.
• Demonstrate and foster teamwork, navigating different areas and working with multidisciplinary teams.
• Balance project demands to align/realign budget, quality, timeline, and scope as needed.
• Lead product development meetings, ensuring all project/sub-team leaders have necessary information and support.
• Focus on customer service with agility and clear communication.
• Drive strategic planning for discipline.
• Adhere to LBG quality standards.

Experience Requirements

• At least 10 years in Life Sciences, with 5+ years project management experience
• 2+ years managing US Government-funded programs
• Experience with project financial management (budget development, tracking, forecasting, reporting)
• Experience managing projects and understanding project management principles
• Project management skills, including successful delivery on schedule/budget.
• Fluency in MS Project (or similar), Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Excellent communication, presentation, problem-solving, negotiation skills.
• Ability to work independently or collaboratively.
• Flexibility and ambiguity tolerance
• Strong understanding of product development lifecycle and pharmaceutical manufacturing operations
• Strong understanding of cGXP guidelines and FDA regulatory requirements

Skills and Certifications

• Certified PMP and/or Master's related to Project Management or Business disciplines.
• BS in Biology, Chemistry, or related field (equivalent experience considered)

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