Scientific Project Manager

Location: Esplugues de Llobregat (Spain)
Working day: Full time
Sector: Healthcare
Vacancies: 1
Discipline: R&D
Work modality: Hybrid

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 Scientific Project Manager to join the Fundacion/ Hospital Sant Joan de Déu to provide daily scientific, technical and managerial support to the transnational project: Transforming health Care System SPINE-SYNC: Multi-stakeholder platform for scoliosis education, communication, professional collaboration and health literacy.

SPINE-SYNC is a digital platform for paediatric scoliosis patients designed to enhance communication, health literacy, preventive strategies, and a supportive culture that emphasises patient-centred care (PCC). This platform will also facilitate the coordination between care levels and the continuity of care, improving the care provided and boosting healthcare professionals' expertise in e-health technologies and communication. In addition, the SPINE-SYNC platform will be adaptable to different health systems and include existing and new person-centred eHealth tools. The main objective of SPINE-SYNC is to improve the quality of life of paediatric scoliosis patients by developing and piloting a digital platform that aims to transform the relationship between patients, families and healthcare professionals from different levels of care.

The Paediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department at Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children's Hospital is a leading reference gorup specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic, congenital, and acquired musculoskeletal disorders. With a highly specialized and multidisciplinary team, the department integrates cutting-edge technology and innovative techniques to provide the best possible care. Its work is based on six key pillars: excellence, superspecialization, multidisciplinary collaboration, scientific research, advanced technology, and a patient-centred approach. Through these principles, the department ensures high-quality, personalized treatment for each child.

The person we are looking for must be proactive, responsible, 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 SPINE-SYNC project,
Interface between the project coordinator and internal team/partners or external stakeholders, translate coordinator’s decision making toward actions,
Coordination of day to day internal scientific/technical work according to work plan,
Coordination of Work package where SJD is leader, organization of meetings, collect state of the art of clinical practice and elaborate required documents.
Writing guidelines, 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 (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, communications, patient related material, exploitation plan….),
Elaboration of a Data Management Plan. Data management plan follow up when applicable,
Monitoring of ethical regulatory process and compliance when applicable,
Gantt chart follow up, management of timeline and deadlines,
Daily management activities, organization of meetings and events linked to the project, administrative tasks,
Economic follow-up, looking for providers and quotes, support in drafting amendments,

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS

PhD or University degree (ideally in health or related healthcare policy, psycho-social field, Social Sciences, or Business Administration),
1-3 years of experience in a position of Project Manager or coordination of a research European project,
Strong organization and time management skills. Ability to prioritise and organise project workload and meet time-critical schedules,
Ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines while maintaining accuracy and thorough attention to detail,
Leadership, ability to lead and give orientation ,
Ability to write technical and/or scientific content, guidelines, reports,
Good communication skills, specially ability to negotiate and reach consensus,
English proficiency. Spanish advanced level,
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,

Additional skills of interest:

Knowledge of transversal issues valued such as ethical/regulatory processes, clinical trials, data management, intellectual property, communication and exploitation issues, cocreation.

We what offer:

Job status Full-time position

Hour per week 37,5h

WORK LOCATION

Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona

Este contrato está subvencionado por el Instituto de Salud Carlos III en el marco de la convocatoria 2024 para Proyectos de colaboración internacional de la Acción Estratégica en Salud 2022-2024, “Cofinanciado por la Unión Europea”, con código de expediente AC24/00151

Location: Esplugues de Llobregat (Spain)
Working day: Full time
Sector: Healthcare
Vacancies: 1
Discipline: R&D
Work modality: Hybrid

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