Seeking scientifically savvy, client-facing project leaders to join an exciting Nashville biotech startup.

Job Title: Scientific Project and Program Manager

About Nashville Biosciences (NashBio):

We are an exciting startup that is fundamentally changing research & development processes across the biopharma and biotech industries. We are a spinout from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and are the only company of its kind that leverages years of rich longitudinal clinical data and genomic information from hundreds of thousands of individuals to address pressing R&D questions for our clients in the biopharmaceutical and diagnostics industries. We leverage this massive databank, along with unique computational methods developed at VUMC, to offer data-enabled products and services that reduce costs, speed up activity and improve success all along the R&D pipeline. The company is revenue-generating with a business model focused in two areas:

1. Leveraging our genomic-linked electronic medical record (EMR) datasets to provide R&D insights to biopharma, diagnostics and other life science customers;
2. Formation of biotech spinouts based on proprietary biological insights derived from the database.

Position:

NashBio is seeking scientifically savvy business operators to join a growing team of fast-paced and forward-thinking innovators. Successful candidates must possess an orientation to customer needs and service, and will be motivated self-starters who would thrive in the rapidly changing and challenging environment of a startup. In this role, you will work closely with senior leadership to develop scientific insights to guide company deliverables and overall strategy. You will listen to our clients, gain an understanding of their company goals and project objectives, and then work hand in hand with our clinical and computational teams to analyze, synthesize and interpret results generated from our proprietary datasets. You will need to maneuver between conceptual and tactical levels of projects and client conversations with ease. Client projects could include the identification and study of a particular disease population, or the assessment of disease and mechanisms associated with new drug targets.

Central to this work will be an ability to think in a logical, structured fashion, work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment and effectively communicate your findings to the rest of the team and ultimately to NashBio’s clients.

Responsibilities:

• Solve complex scientific problems pragmatically
  
• Manage multiple client relationships, including regular meetings, creation and maintenance of project documentation, and periodic follow-up
• Manage multiple ongoing projects for each client to ensure projects are delivered ontime, within scope and within budget
• Develop and maintain project approach by listening intently to clients to decipher complex and evolving project objectives and integrating with NashBio capabilities and resources
• Develop and communicate tactical project plan and work collaboratively with internal teams to fulfill project objectives
• Work collaboratively with relevant external experts and client contacts when specialized expertise is needed
• Communicate findings by synthesizing results into clear, comprehensive materials to deliver to clients
• Communicate regularly with clients to give them an ongoing narrative of project progress, potential issues and input needed to move forward
• Support ongoing business development activity, including creation of proposal materials, assessing project feasibility and writing statements of work

Qualifications:

• Bachelors in life sciences or related field, advanced degree is preferred
• 5+ years of technical/scientific consulting or project management experience in a client facing role
• Experience within healthcare services, particularly clinical data and analysis services
• Understanding of basic biology, especially as it relates to human physiology, pharmacology, drug-protein interactions, and signaling pathways preferred
• Experience using data visualization tools (e.g. Looker, Tableau) preferred
• Good feel for clinical indications of diseases is a plus
• Familiarity with statistics/biomedical informatics is a plus
• Basic knowledge of one or more relevant programming languages is a plus (e.g. Python, R, Perl, SQL)
• Authorized to work in the US

Characteristics:

• Startup mindset – willingness to grow, adapt quickly, and take on new roles as the needs of the company change
• Collaborator – very comfortable working within multidisciplinary teams across multiple simultaneous projects
• Business-minded – oriented towards client needs and delivery of actionable insights while being conscious of time and resource constraints
• Curious – interested in digging deep into non-intuitive findings to extract meaning, while remaining focused on the question at hand
• Positivity – display grace, exhibit resilience and remain solution-oriented under stress

Location: The position will ideally be based in Nashville, TN but qualified candidates from

across the US will be considered.

Compensation & Benefits:

NashBio cares about its work community. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

We offer a competitive and flexible benefits program, allowing employees to create a benefits package that meets their personal needs. Company benefits include the following:

• Medical Insurance Plan with Employer Contribution
• Dental Insurance Plans with Employer Contribution
• Vision Insurance Plan with Employer Contribution
• Employer-sponsored retirement plan

Job Type: Full-time

Travel: Minimal

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit unlawful discrimination based on race, color,

religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age,

disability, marital & veteran status.

Interested applicants should visit http://www.nashville.bio/careers/ to apply.