Scientific Project Manager

We are looking for a self-driven and committed Scientific Project Manager to join the Fundacion/ Hospital Sant Joan de Déu to provide daily scientific, technical and managerial support to the transnational project: Transforming health Care System SPINE-SYNC : Multi-stakeholder platform for scoliosis education, communication, professional collaboration and health literacy. SPINE-SYNC is a digital platform for paediatric scoliosis patients designed to enhance communication, health literacy, preventive strategies, and a supportive culture that emphasises patient-centred care (PCC). This platform will also facilitate the coordination between care levels and the continuity of care, improving the care provided and boosting healthcare professionals' expertise in e-health technologies and communication. In addition, the SPINE-SYNC platform will be adaptable to different health systems and include existing and new person-centred eHealth tools. The main objective of SPINE-SYNC is to improve the quality of life of paediatric scoliosis patients by developing and piloting a digital platform that aims to transform the relationship between patients, families and healthcare professionals from different levels of care. The Paediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department at Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children's Hospital is a leading reference gorup specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic, congenital, and acquired musculoskeletal disorders. With a highly specialized and multidisciplinary team, the department integrates cutting-edge technology and innovative techniques to provide the best possible care. Its work is based on six key pillars: excellence, superspecialization, multidisciplinary collaboration, scientific research, advanced technology, and a patient-centred approach. Through these principles, the department ensures high-quality, personalized treatment for each child. The person we are looking for must be proactive, responsible, flexible, empathic and service-oriented. He/she should be comfortable working on long-term strategic plans as well as day-to-day project management tasks. Key responsibilities General coordination of SPINE-SYNC project, Interface between the project coordinator and internal team/partners or external stakeholders, translate coordinator’s decision making toward actions, Coordination of day to day internal scientific/technical work according to work plan, Coordination of Work package where SJD is leader, organization of meetings, collect state of the art of clinical practice and elaborate required documents. Writing guidelines, activity reports and deliverables where SJD is responsible Preparation of agendas and presentations for project meetings and related committees (advisory board, external experts…) participation in meeting, draft minutes, chair meetings, Providing guidance to project partners (mitigation plan, ethical issues, work plan…), Resolution of conflict, orientation of partners toward work plan, guidance of consortium toward objectives, Project quality and risk management (revision of all final document as deliverables, communications, patient related material, exploitation plan….), Elaboration of a Data Management Plan. Data management plan follow up when applicable, Monitoring of ethical regulatory process and compliance when applicable, Gantt chart follow up, management of timeline and deadlines, Daily management activities, organization of meetings and events linked to the project, administrative tasks, Economic follow-up, looking for providers and quotes, support in drafting amendments, REQUIREMENTS PhD or University degree (ideally in health or related healthcare policy, psycho-social field, Social Sciences, or Business Administration), 1-3 years of experience in a position of Project Manager or coordination of a research European project, Strong organization and time management skills. Ability to prioritise and organise project workload and meet time-critical schedules, Ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines while maintaining accuracy and thorough attention to detail, Leadership, ability to lead and give orientation , Ability to write technical and/or scientific content, guidelines, reports, Good communication skills, specially ability to negotiate and reach consensus, English proficiency. Spanish advanced level, Good interpersonal skills and the ability and flexibility to liaise with a variety of people, Proactivity, and oriented to problem solving, Ability to work independently as well as part of a team, Additional skills of interest: Knowledge of transversal issues valued such as ethical/regulatory processes, clinical trials, data management, intellectual property, communication and exploitation issues, cocreation. We what offer: Job status Full-time position Hour per week 37,5h WORK LOCATION Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona Contrato financiado por la convocatoria de Proyectos de Colaboración Internacional del Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Cofinanciado por la Unión Europea. Proyecto código: AC24/00151