Knowledge Management Specialist, Stanford ChEM-H

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DESCRIPTION:

Stanford ChEM‑H is an interdisciplinary institute focused on connecting Chemistry, Engineering, and Medicine for Human Health. The institute was founded as a joint venture of the Schools of Medicine, Engineering, and Humanities and Sciences. The proximity of world‑class biologists, chemists, engineers, and clinicians at Stanford presents a unique opportunity to study human biology at a molecular level, to translate this knowledge into groundbreaking discoveries that advance our understanding of and ability to improve human health.

Stanford ChEM‑H has partnered with Stanford Medicine to launch a bold new translational research initiative - Stanford's Innovative Medicines Accelerator (IMA). IMA aims to accelerate the translation of scientific discoveries at Stanford University into new therapeutics that impact human health while improving our understanding of human biology.

• We create a hub of innovation through the power of diversity of disciplines and people.
• We provide equitable access and opportunity to all members of the community in order to do their best work, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• We listen to and value all colleagues who bring diverse perspectives to the advancement and development of a respectful community.
• We promote a culture of belonging, equity, and safety.
• We embed these values in excellence of education, research, and operation.

The Project and Knowledge Management Specialist will lead the evaluation, design, and process implementation of project management and knowledge management tools to support the complex program needs of Stanford ChEM‑H.

In this position, you will be a critical member of the Stanford ChEM‑H operations team supporting scientific leaders who need to implement project management and data tracking tools across an exciting portfolio of research and training programs. You will be customer service oriented, technically skilled, and excited about deploying technological solutions and data visualization tools to allow leaders to assess the progress and impact of critical programs.

You should be comfortable working with highly technical scientific and engineering faculty, staff, and students; have experience implementing and optimizing project management and knowledge management tools; and have excellent time management and organizational skills. If you are a proactive self‑starter, comfortable with autonomy, and embrace opportunities to tackle new problems and challenges as part of a dynamic team in a start‑up‑like environment in an academic setting, come join us at Stanford ChEM‑H!

• Perform the full range of project management cycle: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and controlling, and closing. Lead the planning and operations for project management and knowledge management solutions demonstrating significant expertise in business solutions and data management systems.
• Direct development of an action plan, and estimate requirements for resources, including management, labor, materials, and time required to complete project. Evaluate programmatic operations and procedures to identify and deploy new IT project and knowledge management solutions. Collaborate with application developers, end users, vendors, and management to ensure the creation and delivery of business intelligence solutions. Identify issues and develop alternative solutions which may include changes to programs, policies, and procedures.
• Review and analyze trends to advise and develop recommendations to achieve or modify the goals. Perform assigned activities involving decision support systems, query and reporting, online analytical processing, data profiling, statistical analysis, forecasting, and data mining. Develop insightful reports, dashboards, scorecards, and/or ad hoc analyses and clean and transform data as required to deliver meaningful information.
• Facilitate discussions and negotiations to drive recommendation consensus within scope of responsibility.…