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Project Management as a Career Path for Ph.D.s

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PERSPECTIVE FROM BIOTECH AND NONPROFIT SECTORS

Sanya Fanous Whitaker
Scientific Program Manager
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
June 26, 2015

OUTLINE

  • What is Project Management
  • My Career Path: transition to non-bench jobs in
  • project management
  • Private Sector
  • Non-profit
  • General Advice if you are looking to leave the bench
  • What is Project Management
  • My Career Path: transition to non-bench jobs in
  • project management
  • Private Sector
  • Non-profit
  • General Advice if you are looking to leave the bench

WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT: DEFINITIONS

  • Project: temporary, designed to produce a unique product, service or result with a defined beginning and end (e.g., clinical study)
  • Deliverable: tangible, measurable, specific product or service resulting from project activities
  • Project team: made up of members from different groups or functions assigned to activities of the same project
  • Functional group: possesses specific skills or knowledge that they bring to the project team (e.g., clinical)
  • Project Manager oversees a project team made up of functional group representatives that work on a project to produce one or more deliverables
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WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT

  • Projects with a lot of moving parts usually need a project manager to coordinate them
  • Project Manager not a subject matter expert, but has sufficient knowledge to understand big picture
  • Project Manager Role – lead and support project team
    • Drive project forward according to a plan
    • Ensure that projects stay within budget and meet their objectives on time with high quality deliverables
    • Span from covering administrative/supportive activities to leading the strategic direction

OUTLINE

  • What is Project Management
  • My Career Path: transition to non-bench jobs in
  • project management
    • Grad School/Post-doc
    • Private Sector
    • Non-profit
  • General Advice if you are looking to leave the bench
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