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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
- https://www.govloop.com/community/blog/project-management-missing-link-acquisition-reform/
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
