Project Manager

VHIR offers vacant one position for an experienced Project Manager integrated in the Gastroenterologist research group

**Education and qualifications**:
**Required**:

- University Degree in Social Science or Biomedical

**Desired**:

- Master in Public Health
- Postgraduate in Project Management

**Experience and knowledge**:
**Required**:

- Proven experience in project management of EC funded programs - having already experience in project coordination is a plus.
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English.
- Fluent written and spoken communication skills in Spanish/Catalan.
- Ability to negotiate, and to cooperate with international partners and clients.
- Technical writing and oral presentation experience
- Writing skills -Web and social media content development experience with writing helps since you will be creating content for the project
- Communication and social media experience
- Strong organisation skill
- Able to perform in multi-cultural environments (sometimes under time pressure) and to deliver results in a demanding and fast-paced environment that requires meeting set deadlines.
- Fresh thinking and innovation-friendly spirit.
- Self-driven, responsible, and able to take ownership on projects and duties.
- Solid analytical thinking and problem-solving capability.

**Main responsibilities and duties**:

- To support the principal investigators in the planning, management and coordination of the project portfolio. Includes monitoring of the work plan of projects, preparation of technical reports, organization of consortium meetings and preparing project presentations.
- Management of one European coordinated projects with 19 project partners in health research field (gastroenterology and psychiatry department)
- To ensure that projects will be carried out in accordance with the project plan (time, cost, scope and quality).
- The area of responsibilities will include planning, steering and controlling activities, problem solution activities and corresponding administrative work. Contact point for both superior and subordinate units, thus playing a pivotal role in the management structure of the project. You will contribute to develop and manage community building, stakeholders’ engagement, communication, media presence, and promotional messaging for the project through social media, project website, etc.
- Management and supervision of EC funded research and innovation project.
- Representing Discoverie project at consortium meetings, events, etc.
- Managing stakeholders’ relationships and expectations.
- Assisting in the definition of project specifications, involving all relevant stakeholders / teams, and ensuring technical feasibility and resource availability.
- Ensuring the on-time and on-budget delivery of projects.
- Tracking progress through a solid project plan.
- Implementing quality control processes.
- Creating and maintaining comprehensive project documentation.
- Elaboration of deliverables for the innovation related activities of an R&D project.
- Organizing the project’s EU reporting tasks (activities, management, financial/costs

**Labour conditions**:

- Full-time position: 40h/week.
- Starting date: As soon as possible.
- Gross annual salary: 24.785,40€
- Contract: Technical and scientific activities contract linked to the project activities
- What can we offer?
- Incorporation to Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), a public sector institution that promotes and develops the biomedical research, innovation and teaching at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (HUVH), the biggest hospital of Barcelona and the largest of Catalan Institute of Health (ICS).
- A scientific environment of excellence, highly dynamic, where high-end biomedical projects are continuously developed.
- Continuous learning and a wide range of responsibilities within a stimulating work environment.
- Individual training opportunities.
- Flexible working hours.
- 23 days of holidays + 9 personal days.
- Flexible Remuneration Program (including dining checks, health insurance, transportation and more)
- Corporate Benefits: platform through which you can obtain significant discounts on travel, culture, technology, gastronomy, sports... among many others.
- Healthy Offering: choose from a variety of wellbeing focused activities to be the healthiest you.

**Deadline to apply: 12-01-2025**
- VHIR embraces Equality and Diversity. As reflected in our values we work toward ensuring inclusion and equal opportunity in recruitment, hiring, training, and management for all staff within the organization, regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, age, functional diversity or ethnicity._

**Department**
- RESEARCH AREA_DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASES

**Locations**
- Barcelona