Project Manager, Healthcare Management

Overview

Axle Informatics is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations around the globe. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with premier research organizations and facilities including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other public and private organizations.

• Educational Benefits for Career Growth
• Paid Time Off (Including Holidays)
• Employee Referral Bonus
• 401K Matching
• Flexible Spending Accounts:
  • Healthcare (FSA)
  • Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)
  • Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)
  • Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)

• Provide services in support of the overall functions of the Vaccine Production Program (VPP), Vaccine Research Center (VRC) as part of the Project Manager role.
• Prepare VPP biological buffers and bulk drug candidate products for laboratory inventory in support of development and production of government vaccine and biotherapeutic investigational products.
• Maintain communication with the VPP process groups to ensure the process groups have the buffers needed for processing ahead of time.
• Obtain purified bulk vaccine candidates/biotherapeutics or bioreagents from the VPP downstream group.
• Verify all label information on the bulk from downstream is correct.
• With guidance, determine the aliquoting plan for each lot of bulk received per direction of the scientific operations manager for VPP.
• Generate the correct number of labels per container size for each lot.
• Perform the aseptic aliquoting for each lot of bulk in a biological safety cabinet.
• Determine the storage location for each aliquoted lot (-80C,
  -30C, or 4C) as specified by either the scientific operations manager or the project manager for the VPP.
• Prepare products for shipment to outside collaborators, following all NIH/IATA/DOT regulations.
• Develop, implement, and follow departmental policies related to primary duties and other aspects of VPP Scientific Operations as needed.
• Maintain consumable inventory stock for VPP processes.
• Aid in the processing of laboratory requests for commercially available goods (CAG) from VPP stockroom or equivalent.
• Aid in SDS database under the direction of the VPP SOM or designee.
• Perform weekly verification of CAG held by VPP Scientific Operations and notify the VPP SOM or designee.
• Aid in response to departmental requests for instrument service, under the direction of the VPP SOM or designee.
• Follow established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
• Aid SME in QA responsibilities including but not limited to laboratory notebook issuance/retention, review, and audits.
• Serve as a backup emergency responder for all VPP REES (alarm system) monitored equipment.
• Operate dolly/ pallet jack in loading and unloading supplies and equipment.
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned by either the Scientific Operations Manager, the VPP Materials and Documentation Control Manager, or the Senior Scientific Associate for Materials, including but not limited to performance of property checks, maintenance of service contracts on lab equipment, monitoring commercially available goods, biological/chemical waste removal, equipment moving, package delivery and various inventory levels.

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, or related field with minimum 5 years of experience in a research laboratory setting (not medical or hospital lab).
• Experience in Laboratory information Systems.
• Experience in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word.
• Strong knowledge of scientific/biotechnology laboratory documentation requirements (GDP).
• Strong analytical capabilities to prepare inventory analytics and other metrics.
• Strong communication skills to communicate to internal and external…