BioFAIR Senior Technical Project Manager
Job Title: BioFAIR Senior Technical Project Manager
Post Number: 1004830
Closing Date: 18 Feb 2025
Grade: SC3
Starting Salary: £70,560-£88,250
Hours per week: 37
Project Title: BioFAIR
Expected/Ideal Start Date: 07 Apr 2025
Months Duration: 48
Interview Date: 26 Feb 2025
Flexible Options: Applications from those interested in part-time hours are welcomed.
Job Description
Main Purpose of the Job
The BioFAIR Senior Technical Project Manager will provide project management leadership for the initiative and ensure the establishment of the structure, staffing, partnerships, and governance to transition to sustainable long-term success.
They will establish and run the processes to select and commission the spokes (delivery partners). They will coordinate the Delivery Team and embed within it a community-led culture of collaboration and collective responsibility. Working with the Director and Architect, they will provide long-term leadership to enable and inspire the BioFAIR community to assemble a digital research infrastructure that meets the broad needs of life science researchers and delivers the objectives of the business case. The Senior Technical Project Manager will need experience of working in agile environments and will be responsible for ensuring the BioFAIR community is focused on incremental, continuous delivery of value rather than checking off lists of scheduled, predetermined deliverable items.
They will coordinate the reporting to the BioFAIR Project Board and ensure that the Project Board is fully informed on all aspects of delivery, budgetary management, and risk.
The Senior Technical Project Manager will act as Deputy Director of BioFAIR, delegating for the Director as required.
Key Relationships
* Member of the BioFAIR Project Board and delegate contact to the UKRI Senior Responsible Officer (SRO)
* Coordination of the delivery of BioFAIR across the hub and spokes.
* Evangelist for BioFAIR nationally and internationally.
* Point of contact for key community organisations such as ELIXIR, SSI, and Society for Research Software Engineering.
* Point of contact for peers in HDR UK, DARE UK, NERC, Alan Turing Institute, and other UKRI Digital Research Infrastructure projects.
* Functionally reports to the BioFAIR Director.
Main Activities & Responsibilities
Project Management: Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of BioFAIR activities, ensuring alignment with the proposed work packages and deliverables as outlined in the approved business plan. Own the risk management for the project, coordinating the risk register and reporting to the Project Board. (20%)
Resource Management: Ensure the efficient allocation and utilisation of resources, including funding, infrastructure, and personnel, to support the implementation and ongoing operations of BioFAIR. (20%)
Stakeholder Engagement: Establish and maintain relationships with RPOs, research teams, bioinformaticians, tool developers, and other stakeholders to foster collaboration and gather feedback. (15%)
Partnerships and Collaborations: Identify, establish, and coordinate partnerships with relevant organisations to leverage expertise, resources, and best practices. (10%)
Strategic Planning: Coordinate the delivery of the strategic vision and objectives for BioFAIR in collaboration with key stakeholders. (10%)
Reporting and Evaluation: Establish a framework to provide regular updates and progress reports to funders and advisory committees. (10%)
Team Management: Act as deputy to the BioFAIR Director assuming their management responsibility as required. (5%)
Person Profile
Education & Qualifications
Requirement: Degree in a relevant discipline (Essential)
Desirable: PMI qualified
Specialist Knowledge & Skills
Essential Skills: Track record of project managing the delivery and operation of infrastructures and services, ability to think strategically, track record of open collaborations, strong organisational and planning skills, budget and financial management, experience of working in agile environments.
Management and Leadership
Essential Skills: Strong relationships management skills, proven track record as an effective leader, ability to build and retain high performing distributed teams.
Interpersonal & Communication Skills
Essential Skills: Committed to FAIR principles, outstanding collaboration experience, strong negotiation skills, ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
Additional Requirements
Essential Skills: Attention to detail, promotes equality and values diversity, good time management skills.
Who We Are
About the Earlham Institute: The Earlham Institute is a hub of life science research, training, and innovation focused on understanding the natural world through genomics.
Our Culture: The Earlham Institute champions 'team science' and nurtures an engaged and positive workplace.
BioFAIR Overview: BioFAIR is a new UK government-funded investment of £34M to develop and operate a federated digital research infrastructure connecting existing life sciences infrastructures.
Application Information: Applications are invited for a Senior Technical Project Manager to join the BioFAIR Hub at the Earlham Institute, based in Norwich, UK.
Closing Date: 18 February 2025.
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