Guide
Program & Project Management for Next Generation Biotech
A comprehensive guide to modern program management and operations as practiced by the world's most innovative scientists. Drawing from decades of experience managing cross functional science across multiple programs, learn from practical advice and high level frameworks that help you set up your R&D program to span early discovery, validation, clinical and manufacturing.
What's inside
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What makes project management different in biotech
- Why ops roles in biotech matter more than you think
- How drug programs go off the rails
- Uncertainty of projects
- Indirect observations and proxy measures
- Interdisciplinary teams and academic cultures
- Volume and variety of data (and metadata)
2
The role of PMs and data in R&D project management
- Where drug discovery PMs create value
- How to define metrics and KPIs for drug program operations
- What PMs can do to address risks proactively
3
Project organization and planning
- Creating a clear plan
- Selecting the right experiments
- Outcomes and evidence
- How to define stage gates and success criteria for projects
- What does a good biotech project charter/plan look like?
4
Data organization and change management
- The 'too early to track' fallacy
- Before AI, there was good data
- Experimenting your way to success
- Documentation burden in science