Bioinformatics Project Manager

Job Description:
Baylor College of Medicine, Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center (DLDCCC) is seeking a Bioinformatics Project Manager to utilize their domain, problem-solving, communication and leadership expertise to facilitate translational research as part of a multi-disciplinary team including bioinformatics, analysts and software engineers. The successful candidate will participate in a variety of translational research projects in the Division of Biomedical Informatics and the Biostatistics and Informatics Shared Resource (BISR) of the Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center.

• Manages the project to ensure that implementation and prescribed activities are carried out in accordance with specified objectives.
• Analyzes project goals, plans schedule of deadlines for project completion, and develops action plan and processes for project completion from inception to evaluation.
• Recommends software solutions for clinical and basic science Principal Investigators to carry out their research.
• Confers with Principle Investigators and staff to develop an understanding of their needs, scientific workflows and data (i.e., requirements elicitation).
• Analyzes project goals to determine how the desired software must function as a consequence of the PIs requirements.
• Prepares documentation of the PIs requirements in a clear, concise manner for BISR software engineers to use for programming.
• Trains co-workers and new employees on project billing/ invoicing via iLabs.
• May prepare or participate in the preparation of abstracts, research reports, funding proposals, operations and procedure manuals, and other written material and documentation as required.
• Reviews reports and records of activities to ensure progress is made toward specified program objectives.
• Develops implements and maintains appropriate policies and procedures concerning project administration.
• May manage and administer grants for project, including the coordination of meetings, communications and other operations.

• Bachelor's degree in business/management, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a health related discipline or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Must have or develop within the first year of employment some formal training in project management methodologies (e.g. PMBOK, Six Sigma).
• Three years of experience in managing projects of variably complex technologies.

• Advanced degree in Biomedical Sciences or Life Sciences.
• Relevant experience working with research laboratories or understanding of the biomedical research field.
• Experience working within a software development life cycle (SDLC).

Requeriments :

• Technical Bachelor

Skills :

• Software Design

Areas :

• Bioinformatics

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