Sr. Program Manager (PMO)

We are searching for a full-time Antibody Discovery Sr. Program Manager to join our team and help continue to develop strong customer relationships with large and small biotech organizations. The Program Manager will work closely with the Business Development and Project Management scientific teams to coordinate custom B cell screening antibody discovery campaigns from early project design to final deliverables. In this role, the PMO will liaise between our partners and laboratory scientists and will be highly involved in business development at Twist Biopharma Solutions. 

A significant part of the role will involve designing, planning, and coordinating therapeutic antibody discovery and development campaigns, including direct management of a portfolio of projects, partner communications, and interaction with scientific teams. The ideal candidate will have strong antibody discovery knowledge and direct (or indirect) biologics-based therapeutic drug development experience.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Navigate the company's most complex, visible, and risky projects.
• Provide strategic guidance to cross-functional teams and manage program risks and dependencies.
• Manage the execution of antibody discovery campaigns on the industry-leading B cell screening platform, the Berkeley Lights Beacon
• Participate in the business development process, early project discussion/design, and SoW drafting.
• Provide frequent communication with partners throughout the duration of the project.
• Coordinate closely with scientific, financial, and commercial teams 
• Manage antibody discovery project timelines, scheduling, and deliverables. 
• Provide aata quality control and report analysis/presentation
• Work with Finance to support the development and implementation of a standard process to invoice Biopharma customers in an expeditious manner as and when required
• Assist Finance with navigating through the payments processed for invoiced milestones
• Maintain a “real-time” revenue reporting system that includes all customer (revenue-generating) Biopharma projects
• Work with Product Management, the Biopharma team, and Finance to develop services and sub-services with accurate COGS and end-user pricing to support customer quotes and proposals

What You’ll Bring to the Team

• A passion for antibody discovery and development
• Strong written and verbal communication skills 
• Excellent client-facing experience and ability to successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience managing cross-functional programs, troubleshooting scientific data, and presenting data to customers
• Therapeutic antibody drug discovery expertise, ideally utilizing single-cell workflows
• In vivo and antibody discovery industry experience and knowledge
• Moderate knowledge of Hybridoma and Beacon workflows for Antibody Discovery
• knowledge of biologics characterization assays (SPR/BLI affinity ranking/measurement, ELISA, FACS) and functional assays (epitope binning, neutralization screening)
• Strong understanding of antigen formulation, animal immunization and tissue harvesting, cell culture, cell fusion, and other related techniques

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s degree in relevant scientific or technical discipline required
• Minimum 5+ years of Program / Project Management experience in the Life Science / Biotech Industry
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are a requirement.
• Experience with both Agile and Waterfall project management; PMP Certification preferred
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to operate in a fast-paced environment

About Twist Bioscience

Twist Bioscience synthesizes genes from scratch, known as “writing” DNA. Just as children learn to read and write, the next development phase for the genomics revolution is the ability to write DNA.

At Twist Bioscience, we serve people who are changing the world for the better. In fields such as health care, agriculture, industrial chemicals, and data storage, our unique silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform provides precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable to our customers.

Twist Bioscience Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Twist Bioscience Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic characteristics, or any other category protected by law.