Senior Manager ~Director，Research Operation

Senior Manager ~Director，Research Operation

◔ Full-Time
➣ Location: Zhangjiang, Shanghai
☉ Middle ~ Senior Level

Responsibilities:

1. Based in Shanghai China, the incumbent will serve as both Operations Assistant and Executive Assistant to a C-suite executive and head of Innovation business unit (IBU).
2. Assist the head of IBU to ensure very collaborative and productive interactions between the IBU and other business units or departments of Nona Biosciences and to ensure efficient IBU operations across all Nona Biosciences sites in Shanghai, Suzhou and Boston.
3. Assist the IBU head and chair of the STEC committee to organize weekly STEC meetings, including assisting the STEC chair to set agenda items and driving action items.
4. Assist IBU head to establish standardized operation system, project governance workflow and resource allocation mechanism.
5. Actively get to know peers across the organization to better understand all areas of the IBU team, provide data & critical information for the senior executive's strategic decision-making.
6. Engage cross-functional and interdisciplinary project teams to develop integrated project strategies and plans including scope, timeline, milestones, budget and other resource requirements.
7. Monitor and track deliverables across all projects against approved resources to enable decisions on prioritization and allocation of resources, ensuring initiatives hit their timelines and budgets.
8. Organize project meetings and discussions, deliver meeting minutes, progress reports, promote collaboration, cooperation and communication across functions and project teams to drive streamlined project execution.
9. Identify and anticipate issues and develop contingency plans, provide options or recommendations for timely resolution, and generate ways to accelerate execution while maintaining high quality standards.
10. Advanced executive support
• Assist the head of IBU and to help prepare materials for various presentations and ensure follow through on action items assigned to the IBU head.
• Proactively manages the calendar of the IBU head, anticipating and responding to changes.
• Gathers information and pre-meeting materials from relevant sources to prepare the IBU head.
• Completes other administrative tasks assigned by the IBU head.

Requirements:

1. Master's degree or above in life-science field preferred with at least 5 years of antibody drug discovery experience in a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company and broad and in-depth understanding of antibody drug processes.
2. Prior experience in Research operations and/or project management role with a "can-do" mentality and superb problem-solving ability.
3. Self-motivated and ability to collaborate with internal and external contacts to ensure success of the research projects.
4. Strong influencing and strategic thinking skills will be critical. Personal impact, reliability, exceptional presentation skills and a proactive attitude with the ability to work within a team environment will be essential.
5. Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
6. Demonstrates accuracy and attention to detail, update stakeholders and ensure standards for accuracy and details.
7. Consistently and positively contribute in a high-paced, changing work environment prioritizing multiple functions and tasks, and managing time efficiently.

If you are interested in joining our team, please send your resume to our HR department at nona.hr@nonabio.com.