Deine Karriere als (Junior) Project Manager* Bioanalytics & Bioinformatics - Upstream Operations bei BioNTech AG in Mainz beginnt hier

Join our team of pioneers!

As a part of our team of more than 5.000 pioneers, you will play a key role in developing solutions for some of the most crucial scientific challenges of our age. Within less than a year, we were able to develop our COVID-19 mRNA vaccine following the highest scientific and ethical standards – writing medical history.

We aim to reduce the suffering of people with life-changing therapies by harnessing the potential of the immune system to develop novel therapies against cancer and infectious diseases. While doing so, we are guided by our three company values: united, innovative, passionate. Get in touch with us if you are looking to be a part of creating hope for a healthy future in many people's lives.

• Cross-functional planning (incl. definition of scope, tasks, work packages and deliverables), coordination, and monitoring of project progress (incl. budget, timelines, quality, risk management)
• Drive multiple interdisciplinary teams to ensure project scope and goals are delivered in desired time and quality
• Establish and ensure efficient communication structures among internal and external project stakeholders and ensure information and content flow between interdisciplinary teams (incl. regular reporting to executive management)
• Contribution to content work and hands-on support of Subject Matter Experts in individual work packages/specific areas
• Project documentation (Compile data and information relevant to the project) and reporting
• Build, maintain, and manage high performing project teams

• A strong background in one or more of the following areas: Biotechnology, data analytics, Next Generation Sequencing, Molecular biology,
• Experience of project management tasks during studies or time in industry, desirable but not essential to have previous working experience in a regulated environment (e.g. GCP/GCLP or GMP) – an understanding is a plus
• Highly desirable: Experience in daily lab-based operations in a regulated environment
• A keen interest in process optimization and data analytics
• Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills
• Self-starter with fast perception of new knowledge and efficient problem-solving skills with high personal commitment within a matrix and fast paced environment
• Willingness to handle complex projects across multiple departments and with collaboration partners
• Very good English skills, written and orally (German skills are also desirable but not essential)
• Previous experience in the pharmaceutical industry is desirable but not essential