Senior Project Manager

We are looking for an action-orientated, people focused senior project manager who is passionate about life sciences to champion successful delivery of our innovative crop products into the global market.

Job Purpose

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the planning and orchestrating the timely execution of our projects in collaboration with our fantastic team of scientists, innovators and professionals.

Responsibilities

• As an integral member of our Project Management Office, you will be responsible for leading multiple stakeholder groups from the project planning stage through to successful project sign off including resource assessments and budget generation.  
• Managing the execution of project plans through their lifecycle to ensure smooth progress through major milestones and successful project completion.
• Coordinating and delivering project progress reports to key stakeholder groups including the senior leadership team.
• Monitoring and actively addressing key project risks through generation of mitigation plans and timely escalation of critical issues. 
• Ensuring working practices and processes are iterated and improved over time.
• You will work closely with various stakeholders and build strong working relationships, be an established point of contact on project delivery and an advocate for process.
• You will Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks.
• Developing risk management plans and ensuring timely resolution of issues.
• Coaching, mentoring and developing others within the organization in project management practices. 

 Requirements

  Essential

• Project management experience (within a similar organization is preferred)
• Experience working in a product focused environment.
• The ability to identify needs, ask questions and translate into plans, supporting on the briefing process and requirements necessary to deliver successfully.
• Driven, passionate, and a proactive, can-do attitude.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in a cross-functional environment.
• Ability to grasp complex technical concepts at pace and translate between teams. 

Desirable

• Science or Agri-tech background is desirable.  
• Experience managing grant funded projects (especially Innovate UK).
• Experience coordinating projects with external stakeholders (third-party vendors or collaborators).
• Project MGMT qualifications (e.g. Agile).

About Us

Tropic is one of the world’s leading agricultural gene-editing companies. Our team is dedicated to the development and commercialization of high-performing varieties of tropical crops to provide significant benefits to growers, processors and consumers globally, tackling real-world problems around food security and sustainability.

Our vision is to become a leading seed business with significant ownership of its products from the laboratory to the field, while maintaining constructive relationships with growers and consumers based on transparency and trust.

Why Join Tropic?

• Diverse workforce operating in a dynamic working environment.
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities.
• Strong team dynamic with social events throughout the year.
• Competitive compensation and benefits including: Private Medical Insurance through AXA, Medical Cash Plan, 25 days annual leave, Group Income Protection and Life Assurance.

Further Information

• Job Location – Norwich UK (Min 3 days on-site and 2 working from home)
• Time Requirement – Full Time
• Contract – Permanent
• Closing date – 5th August 2024

If you are looking to work in a dynamic company, striving towards real-world impact, then consider joining our team and apply here!