We are seeking a self-driven and committed Scientific Project Manager to provide daily scientific, technical and managerial support to the transnational project Transforming Healthcare System SPINE-SYNC. This project aims to develop a multi-stakeholder platform for scoliosis education, communication, professional collaboration and health literacy.
SPINE-SYNC is a digital platform designed to enhance communication, health literacy, preventive strategies, and a supportive culture that emphasizes patient-centred care (PCC). The platform will also facilitate coordination between care levels and the continuity of care, improving the care provided and boosting healthcare professionals' expertise in e-health technologies and communication.
The main objective of SPINE-SYNC is to improve the quality of life of paediatric scoliosis patients by developing and piloting a digital platform that aims to transform the relationship between patients, families and healthcare professionals from different levels of care.
About Our Team
The Paediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department at Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children's Hospital is a leading reference group specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic, congenital, and acquired musculoskeletal disorders. With a highly specialized and multidisciplinary team, the department integrates cutting-edge technology and innovative techniques to provide the best possible care.
The department's work is based on six key pillars: excellence, superspecialization, multidisciplinary collaboration, scientific research, advanced technology, and a patient-centred approach. Through these principles, the department ensures high-quality, personalized treatment for each child.
About the Role
We are looking for someone who is proactive, responsible, flexible, empathic and service-oriented. The ideal candidate should be comfortable working on long-term strategic plans as well as day-to-day project management tasks.
Key Responsibilities
* General coordination of SPINE-SYNC project
* Interface between the project coordinator and internal team/partners or external stakeholders
* Coordination of day-to-day internal scientific/technical work according to work plan
* Coordination of Work package where SJD is leader, organization of meetings, collect state of the art of clinical practice and elaborate required documents
* Writing guidelines, activity reports and deliverables where SJD is responsible
* Preparation of agendas and presentations for project meetings and related committees (advisory board, external experts…), participation in meeting, draft minutes, chair meetings
* Providing guidance to project partners (mitigation plan, ethical issues, work plan…)
* Resolution of conflict, orientation of partners toward work plan, guidance of consortium toward objectives
* Project quality and risk management (revision of all final document as deliverables, communications, patient-related material, exploitation plan…)
* Elaboration of a Data Management Plan. Data management plan follow-up when applicable
* Monitoring of ethical regulatory process and compliance when applicable
* Gantt chart follow-up, management of timeline and deadlines
* Daily management activities, organization of meetings and events linked to the project, administrative tasks
* Economic follow-up, looking for providers and quotes, support in drafting amendments
Requirements
* PhD or University degree (ideally in health or related healthcare policy, psycho-social field, Social Sciences, or Business Administration)
* 1-3 years of experience in a position of Project Manager or coordination of a research European project
* Strong organization and time management skills. Ability to prioritize and organize project workload and meet time-critical schedules
* Ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines while maintaining accuracy and thorough attention to detail
* Leadership, ability to lead and give orientation
* Ability to write technical and/or scientific content, guidelines, reports
* Good communication skills, specially ability to negotiate and reach consensus
* English proficiency. Spanish advanced level
* Good interpersonal skills and the ability and flexibility to liaise with a variety of people
* Proactivity, and oriented to problem solving
* Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
Additional Skills of Interest
* Knowledge of transversal issues valued such as ethical/regulatory processes, clinical trials, data management, intellectual property, communication and exploitation issues, co-creation
What We Offer
We offer a full-time position with 37.5 hours per week. The contract is subsidized by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III in the framework of the call 2024 for International Collaboration Projects of the Strategic Action in Health 2022-2024. The job location is Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona.