Project Manager (Catholic University of Leuven)

A position is available for a project manager at the group of Prof. Thierry Voet at KU Leuven Department of Human Genetics. The position is intended to establish and manage a lab for spatial biology services at scale in Leuven, in close collaboration with VIB and the European Spatial Biology Center (ESBC NV). You will become part of a team that contributes to leading international research, where you will play a key role in the day-to-day activities. Responsibilities Spatial biology is a revolutionary emerging field allowing researchers to study cells within their own 2D or 3D context. This opens new avenues to study biological processes in humans and other organisms in health and disease during different stages of development, leading to novel breakthrough discoveries. The projects to be carried out will be mostly industrial but also academic projects, in addition to new spatial method development or implementation projects. The projects will encompass a wide range of biological disciplines and application areas, including oncology and neuroscience, but also plant and animal sciences, and others. Through your efforts, you shall make a significant contribution to help answer key fundamental biological questions with high impact in their respective fields. Support the establishment and daily activities of a brand-new laboratory space for running spatial biology services and projects at scale, in close collaboration between the KU Leuven Institute for Single Cell Omics (LISCO), VIB and the European Spatial Biology Center (ESBC). Perform the core management and coordination of (service) projects for running spatial (multi-)omics experiments, making use of custom protocols and innovative automated instrumentation to analyze important tissue or cell culture samples. For this, you will work together with a project manager assistant and an initial team of three technicians, a project engineer, and a bioinformatician. Be the bridge between the team’s scientific work and operations. Serve as a key point-of-contact for the team and promote interaction and communication between all collaborating parties Be responsible for accurate project management, design, coordination, planning, follow-up, securing ethical/legal/biobank/GDPR compliance, reporting, chairing project/steering meetings, and interactions with third parties. The project manager assistant will help in diverse administrative tasks, including those relating to ethical/legal/biobank/GDPR compliance, reporting and meetings. Manage and execute customer projects according to defined timelines, while following industry and regulatory standards, and standard operating procedures (including ethical/legal compliance) Engage with customers and collaborators throughout the life cycle of a project Ensure that team members adhere to work plans, communicate about problems and resource needs and you assemble groups for ad hoc discussions if necessary Organize, chair and moderate frequent project meetings, report and follow up on action items, and ensure that the team is on track with milestones Assist in designing or optimizing third-party projects, help identify innovative ideas and opportunities for services, projects, and scientific collaborations Coordinate your day-to-day activities with the work of the other scientists within your team to balance the overall priorities. Profile We are looking for a lead project manager who is enthusiastic, highly motivated, well-organized, and dynamic with a high level of independence and creative thinking: PhD-level training, with a background in life sciences (e.g., bio-engineering, biomedical sciences, biology, pharmacy, medicine, veterinary science…) Motivation and ambition to make a personal contribution to spatial biology/omics Strong management and organizational skills, high level of work accuracy, flexible nature, and ability to meet deadlines Experience with and knowledge of project management, coordination, and reporting Ability to lead a small multidisciplinary (international) team, work independently and be a team player in a fast-paced environment Hands-on experience in a life sciences research laboratory is a plus Experience with single-cell and/or spatial (multi-)omics research is a plus Experience with ethical/legal/biobank/GDPR compliance procedures is a plus Excellent communication, negotiation, and diplomatic skills Excellent oral and written English communication skills Interested to work at the interface of industry and academia Offer You will become part of a dynamic and international oriented department. Located in Leuven, a small but vibrant and international town by the river Dijle where centuries of history meet cutting-edge science, we are only a stone’s throw away from the cosmopolitan city of Brussels, the heart of Europe. We are part of the University of Leuven, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities of Europe. Founded in 1425, it is Belgium’s largest university, currently featuring among the best universities in the world according to the Times Higher Education and recently ranked as Europe’s most innovative for the third year in a row. We offer a temporary position on an initial 3-year project. KU Leuven provides a competitive postdoctoral salary with a diverse benefit package, such as hospitalization insurance, bicycle allowance, extra vacation days, eco vouchers, internet fee etc. Interested? For more information please contact Prof. dr. Thierry Voet, mail: thierry.voet@kuleuven.be or Dr. Katy Vandereyken, mail: katy.vandereyken@kuleuven.be. You can apply for this job no later than June 30, 2022 via the KU Leuven seeks to foster an environment where all talents can flourish, regardless of gender, age, cultural background, nationality or impairments. If you have any questions relating to accessibility or support, please contact us at diversiteit.HR@kuleuven.be. Employment percentage: Voltijds Location: Leuven Apply before: June 30, 2022 Tags: Menselijke erfelijkheid Download: file If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Adminoxy

A position is available for a project manager at the group of Prof. Thierry Voet at KU Leuven Department of Human Genetics. The position is intended to establish and manage a lab for spatial biology services at scale in Leuven, in close collaboration with VIB and the European Spatial Biology Center (ESBC NV). You will become part of a team that contributes to leading international research, where you will play a key role in the day-to-day activities.

Responsibilities

Spatial biology is a revolutionary emerging field allowing researchers to study cells within their own 2D or 3D context. This opens new avenues to study biological processes in humans and other organisms in health and disease during different stages of development, leading to novel breakthrough discoveries.

The projects to be carried out will be mostly industrial but also academic projects, in addition to new spatial method development or implementation projects. The projects will encompass a wide range of biological disciplines and application areas, including oncology and neuroscience, but also plant and animal sciences, and others. Through your efforts, you shall make a significant contribution to help answer key fundamental biological questions with high impact in their respective fields.

Support the establishment and daily activities of a brand-new laboratory space for running spatial biology services and projects at scale, in close collaboration between the KU Leuven Institute for Single Cell Omics (LISCO), VIB and the European Spatial Biology Center (ESBC).

Perform the core management and coordination of (service) projects for running spatial (multi-)omics experiments, making use of custom protocols and innovative automated instrumentation to analyze important tissue or cell culture samples. For this, you will work together with a project manager assistant and an initial team of three technicians, a project engineer, and a bioinformatician.
Be the bridge between the team’s scientific work and operations. Serve as a key point-of-contact for the team and promote interaction and communication between all collaborating parties
Be responsible for accurate project management, design, coordination, planning, follow-up, securing ethical/legal/biobank/GDPR compliance, reporting, chairing project/steering meetings, and interactions with third parties. The project manager assistant will help in diverse administrative tasks, including those relating to ethical/legal/biobank/GDPR compliance, reporting and meetings.
Manage and execute customer projects according to defined timelines, while following industry and regulatory standards, and standard operating procedures (including ethical/legal compliance)
Engage with customers and collaborators throughout the life cycle of a project
Ensure that team members adhere to work plans, communicate about problems and resource needs and you assemble groups for ad hoc discussions if necessary
Organize, chair and moderate frequent project meetings, report and follow up on action items, and ensure that the team is on track with milestones
Assist in designing or optimizing third-party projects, help identify innovative ideas and opportunities for services, projects, and scientific collaborations
Coordinate your day-to-day activities with the work of the other scientists within your team to balance the overall priorities.

Profile

We are looking for a lead project manager who is enthusiastic, highly motivated, well-organized, and dynamic with a high level of independence and creative thinking:

PhD-level training, with a background in life sciences (e.g., bio-engineering, biomedical sciences, biology, pharmacy, medicine, veterinary science…)
Motivation and ambition to make a personal contribution to spatial biology/omics
Strong management and organizational skills, high level of work accuracy, flexible nature, and ability to meet deadlines
Experience with and knowledge of project management, coordination, and reporting
Ability to lead a small multidisciplinary (international) team, work independently and be a team player in a fast-paced environment
Hands-on experience in a life sciences research laboratory is a plus
Experience with single-cell and/or spatial (multi-)omics research is a plus
Experience with ethical/legal/biobank/GDPR compliance procedures is a plus
Excellent communication, negotiation, and diplomatic skills
Excellent oral and written English communication skills
Interested to work at the interface of industry and academia

Offer

You will become part of a dynamic and international oriented department. Located in Leuven, a small but vibrant and international town by the river Dijle where centuries of history meet cutting-edge science, we are only a stone’s throw away from the cosmopolitan city of Brussels, the heart of Europe. We are part of the University of Leuven, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities of Europe. Founded in 1425, it is Belgium’s largest university, currently featuring among the best universities in the world according to the Times Higher Education and recently ranked as Europe’s most innovative for the third year in a row.

We offer a temporary position on an initial 3-year project.

KU Leuven provides a competitive postdoctoral salary with a diverse benefit package, such as hospitalization insurance, bicycle allowance, extra vacation days, eco vouchers, internet fee etc.

Interested?

For more information please contact Prof. dr. Thierry Voet, mail: thierry.voet@kuleuven.be or Dr. Katy Vandereyken, mail: katy.vandereyken@kuleuven.be.

You can apply for this job no later than June 30, 2022 via the

KU Leuven seeks to foster an environment where all talents can flourish, regardless of gender, age, cultural background, nationality or impairments. If you have any questions relating to accessibility or support, please contact us at diversiteit.HR@kuleuven.be.

Employment percentage: Voltijds
Location: Leuven
Apply before: June 30, 2022
Tags: Menselijke erfelijkheid
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