European Project Manager

Location: Esplugues de Llobregat (Spain)
Contract: Permanent
Working day: Full time
Sector: Healthcare
Vacancies: 1
Discipline: Management
Work modality: On site

Fundació per a la Recerca Sant Joan de Déu

The Fundació Privada per a la Recerca Sant Joan de Déu is an entity created in 2002 to cover the research activity that is carried out, both in the biomedical and social sphere, at the Maternal and Infantile Hospital of Esplugues, in the Parc Sanitari de Sant Boi de Llobregat and in other centers of the Hospital Order San Juan de Dios - Province of Aragon San Rafael.

Our research has qualified and prestigious professionals, and we constantly want to incorporate into our teams the best scientific profiles. Working with us is working in a multidisciplinary hospitality environment, integrated within the assistance and aimed at providing a response to the needs of the people we assist.

Commitment with "HR Excellence in Research"

Research Foundation Sant Joan de Déu endorses the Requirements and Principles of the European Charter for Researchers, the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers, and Open, Transparent, Merit-based recruitment promoted by the European Commission and follows Equal Opportunities policies. On September 2018, Research Foundation Sant Joan de Déu was awarded with the "HR Excellence in Research" logo. This recognition reflects the commitment of the Institute to the continuous improvement of its human resources policies in line with the Charter & Code. The Institution works to ensure fair and transparent recruitment and appraisal procedures.

Equality at Research Foundation Sant Joan de Déu

All our Job offers and fellowships encourage applications based on diversity.

We have different mechanisms in place to ensure equal opportunities during the selection process, including ensuring a gender balance in all committees involved in the recruitment process.

Research Foundation Sant Joan de Déu is aware of the importance of encouraging diversity and increasing the participation of women in Science in order to enhance innovation, and the creativity and excellence of our research efforts.

Persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. No restrictions of citizenship or gender apply to our positions.

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Job description

We are looking for a self-driven and committed Project Manager to join the Project Management Office (PMO) at Foundation Sant Joan de Déu to provide daily scientific, technical and managerial support to European projects of the Project Management Office portfolio.

The International Post-Award Unit runs a portfolio of more than 40 European projects (mainly from European Commission- Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe), 10 of which are coordinated by our institution. The International Post-Award Unit includes a Project Management Office (PMO) offering support to Principal Investigators from IRSJD and other researchers from Sant Joan de Déu ecosystem in project coordination. Our project manager’s team provides daily scientific, technical and managerial support to Principal Investigators to help them in successfully develop their international projects.

The candidate will be integrated in the PMO and shall be responsible for the effective implementation of the assigned projects ranging from Health to Social field.

The person we are looking for must be proactive, responsible, creative, flexible, empathic and service-oriented. He/she should be comfortable working on long-term strategic plans as well as day-to-day project management tasks.

Key responsibilities

General coordination of European projects,
Interface between the project coordinator and internal team/partners or external stakeholders, traduce coordinator’s decision making toward actions,
Coordination of day to day internal scientific/technical work according to work plan and coordinator’s orientations,
Coordination of Work package where SJD is leader, organization of meetings, collecting documents, writing activity reports and deliverables where SJD is responsible,
Preparation of agendas and presentations for project meetings and related committees (advisory board, external experts…) participation in meeting, draft minutes, chair meetings,
Providing guidance to project partners (scientific orientation, mitigation plan, ethical issues, work plan…),
Resolution of conflict, orientation of partners toward work plan, guidance of consortium toward objectives,
Project quality and risk management (revision of all final document as deliverables, communication, patient related material, exploitation plan….),
Elaboration of a Data Management Plan and DPIA. Data management plan follow up. Monitoring of data protection compliance,
Monitoring of ethical regulatory process and compliance.
Gantt chart follow up, management of timeline and deadlines,
Daily management activities, organization of meetings and events linked to the project, administrative tasks,
EC Portal monitoring (uploading deliverables, milestones, outputs…),
Economic follow-up, looking for providers and quotes, support in drafting amendments,

We offer:

A permanent position.
Full time contract with a trial period of 4 months.
Economic conditions according to profile and knowledge provided.
Possibility for remote work up to two days per week.
Continuous training in project management, cross-cutting issues
An interesting and versatile work place and a pleasant working atmosphere.
Be part of an excellent multidisciplinary research centre with the HRS4R badge.
Location at Fundació Sant Joan de Déu in Esplugues de Llobregat.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS

PhD (ideally in the Social or Health Sciences),
Scientific background and understanding of both qualitative and quantitative research approaches, including methods, techniques, and the underlying theories,
1-3 years of experience in a position of Scientific Manager or coordination of a research European project,
Good knowledge of main rules and regulations affecting European Projects, familiarity with EU funded projects and project management ,
Strong organization and time management skills. Ability to prioritise and organise project workload and meet time-critical schedules,
Leadership, ability to lead and give orientation ,
Ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines while maintaining accuracy and thorough attention to detail,
Good communication skills, specially ability to negotiate and reach consensus
English proficiency. Excellent report writing skills,
Good interpersonal skills and the ability and flexibility to liaise with a variety of people,
Proactivity, and oriented to problem solving,
Ability to work independently as well as part of a team,
Good numeracy skills with the ability to present and interpret financial reports.

Additional skills of interest:

Knowledge of transversal issues valued such as ethical/regulatory processes, clinical trials, data management, intellectual property, dissemination,
Experience in co-creation and participatory activities and in leading capacity building workshops and trainings.

Required languages: English and Spanish advanced level written and spoken.

Job closed

Location: Esplugues de Llobregat (Spain)
Contract: Permanent
Working day: Full time
Sector: Healthcare
Vacancies: 1
Discipline: Management
Work modality: On site

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