Junior Project Manager, Ikerian
AI-powered medical R&D
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AI-powered medical R&D
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
21-100 employees
Company mission
To tackle inefficiencies in healthcare with disease specific solutions, improving outcomes for patients.
Role
Who you are
- Master's degree in Natural Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field
- Basic understanding of project management principles and methodologies
- 1-2 years of experience in professional project coordination, analysis, or a related role
- Familiarity with project management software and tools
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Knowledge in effort estimation and project planning for smaller to medium projects
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
- Ability to lead smaller to medium teams including resources and time planning, progress tracking, status updates
- Strong sense of communication and being able to transfer information between technical and non-technical teams
- Available to work during Central European Time (CET) business hours and sporadically hold meetings in US time zones
- Knowledge in scope management, able to Identify change requests and scope creeps and escalates to senior members
- Good knowledge of project risk management, able to identify common project risks and to mitigate or escalate them to senior members
- Sound Background in regulatory compliance for medical devices (MDR / FDA) is a plus
- Background knowledge in Ophthalmology is a plus
What the job involves
- For our growing portfolio of customer projects, we are seeking a motivated Junior Project Manager to join our team. This role is crucial in supporting the successful delivery of a variety of analysis, cooperation, and development projects, from initiation to completion.
- The Junior Project Manager will work closely with internal teams, external partners, and customers to ensure projects are executed efficiently and meet quality standards
- Assist in defining project scopes, objectives, deliverables, and timelines
- Create and maintain project plans, monitoring progress and milestones
- Coordinate with internal teams and external partners to ensure smooth execution
- Clarify project requirements and assess technical readiness or data compatibility
- Support validation of deliverables to meet standards
- Identify and help mitigate risks; escalate issues when needed
- Contribute to delivering projects on time, within scope, and budget
- Help manage customer relationships and satisfaction
- Monitor resource availability and allocation
Our take
The advancement of AI means that medical data can be analysed to predict health risks, enabling proactive care which reduces costs and improves outcomes. Ikerian, formerly RetinAI Medical, is a Swiss digital healthcare firm dedicated to enabling faster and better healthcare decisions.
The company leverages AI to streamline medical image and data management, standardising and analysing multimodal healthcare data. It serves a range of medical sectors, including rare diseases, and has made noteworthy collaborations with industry leaders and major pharma players. In 2024, it made moves into a new market, debuting the discovery platform for ophthalmologists and optometrists.
The company's impressive Series A fundraise highlights the significance of its AI technology, and will support the accelerated development of its offerings. Ultimately, the company's vision is to democratise accessible healthcare, leveraging data to address systemic and chronic diseases.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Company benefits
- A chance to be part of an exceptional team driving innovation in healthcare
- Supportive work environment that fosters work-life balance
- Opportunities for professional growth and development in an international setting
- A culture of collaboration and inclusion, which is fundamental to our ethos
- Occasional travel to our HQ in Switzerland, immersing you in our core operations and company culture
- Provision of hardware and software equipment to facilitate efficient and effective remote work
Company HQ
Mattenhof, Bern, BE
Leadership
Carlos Ciller
(CEO)Also works as a Startup Trainer and Coach for Venturelab. Previously worked for the Innovation Forum as Director of Global Business Development.
Also works as Project Lead at The Open Toolkit Library. Prior to this, was a Doctoral Assistant for the ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research.
Sandro De Zanet
(CSO)Previously worked as a Research Engineer for the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne. Was also a Software Engineer for both ELCA Informatique and Eiffel Software.
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