R&D Project And Partnership, Manager​/Senior Manager; CH, UK, Spain - Studentjob.ch

R&D Project and Partnership, Manager / Senior Manager (CH, UK, Spain)

We are seeking to hire two Project Management professionals to support our SBI and STI projects.

The R&D Partnership and Project Manager (PM) will be responsible for ensuring project management excellence and end-to-end execution of a GARDP strategic development project. Working closely with the Project/Programme Leader (PL), R&D team members, external partners, and senior management, s/he will drive the proper implementation and delivery of the comprehensive cross‑functional drug/treatment development plan across its full lifecycle, including manufacturing and regulatory components.

The PM provides cross‑functional coordination and operational leadership, ensuring that development plans are coherent, resourced, risk‑managed, and executed in line with GARDP governance, donor requirements, and portfolio priorities. The responsibilities encompass proactive monitoring and management of the assigned project, ensuring goals and timelines are achieved within quality requirements and target budgets, and maintaining efficient information and communication flow between internal and external stakeholders.

By maintaining clear visibility between project‑level execution and portfolio‑level objectives, the PM plays a key role in enabling consolidated reporting and informed decision‑making.

In addition to project management, the role includes active partnership management and leadership of selected technical work streams, as delegated by the Project Leader and aligned with the PM’s expertise.

As a team‑player and effective communicator, the R&D Project Manager must be able to drive momentum and build consensus at the interface of multi‑disciplinary and cross‑functional teams. Strong organisational skills and the ability to develop and manage successful collaborations with external and internal stakeholders are key drivers of success.

• Plan, integrate and manage the execution of the comprehensive cross‑functional project plan to deliver agreed milestones, deliverables and outcomes against set performance and objectives, within scope and agreed timelines.
• Support the Project Leader in defining project scope and objectives, working closely with relevant stakeholders. Manage scope, including identifying, implementing and managing changes to achieve project goals.
• Develop detailed task lists and work effort assessments and short‑ and long‑term resource/capacity plans based on input from all key players and team members. Coordinate with functional leads on resource/skill requirements for the project.
• Manage the project budget, procurement plan and actuals monitoring to ensure clear visibility on funding needs, execution within the agreed budget, and compliance with GARDP and donor policies.
• Monitor the contractual framework and liaise with operational contract owners to ensure execution and control are on track and in compliance with GARDP and donor policies.
• Act as a key operational interface with external stakeholders, ensuring alignment on scope, deliverables, timelines and governance.
• Identify, measure and escalade risks and potential roadblocks and relational issues. Proactively implement and track mitigation measures and resolution plans.
• Monitor, analyse and report on progress and performance of the project, both internally and externally, in alignment with GARDP governance and reporting framework.
• Plan, manage and facilitate regular cross‑functional core and extended project team meetings, acting as the key point of contact for non‑R&D departments (legal, procurement, finance, communications) and vendors/service providers.
• Support the development of the project strategy and plan in close collaboration with the R&D Project Leader and Associate Project Leader and propose tactical decisions, staffing and budget decisions to the Project Leader.

• Within the assigned project, lead or co‑lead specific technical, regulatory or operational work streams as agreed with the Project Leader. Ensure workstream plans are integrated into the overall project plan, with clear deliverables,…