Vacancy Project coordinator ‘Therapy accelerator for rare diseases’

Job description

Are you an enthusiastic project coordinator with strong organizational and communication skills?We offer an exciting position for a project coordinator who is keen to contribute to academic drug development for rare diseases. Will you join our team?

We are looking for a temporary project coordinator because of pregnancy leave. As a project coordinator you will par;cipate in the set-up of therapy development projects and you will coordinate, maintain oversight and keep track of ;melines in the projects and develop working procedures.

The Radboud university medical center (Radboudumc) aims to accelerate the development of therapies for rare diseases by means of a bench-to-bedside-and-back approach. The interdisciplinary team’s goal is to create a productive, effective and sustainable ecosystem for academic drug development for indications that currently lack satisfactory treatments.

The ‘Therapy accelerator for rare diseases’ team consists of 16 persons with various areas of expertise and has been operational since March this year. The team is currently selecting 2-3 therapy development projects that they will intensively support in kind for a year. In addition, the team will start an advice desk to answer questions from researchers about drug development in rare diseases and set up an expert network in the Radboudumc.

You will function as the project coordinator for the 2-3 selected projects, which means that you will be the primary point of contact for the researcher. Together with the colleagues involved, you will make project proposals and guard the projects’ timelines and milestones.

You will play an active role in the therapy development advice desk, where you will keep track of questions asked, find the appropriate experts, and archive both the questions and answering approaches. You will be proactive in network building within the Radboudumc together with the community manager.

In addition, you may develop ‘Working Instructions’ (WIs) for common processes during these support trajectories. Furthermore, this function entails a range of other tasks, such as operating the team’s general email inbox, supporting the rollout of the communication plan, and organizing and structuring information in databases and processes.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Organize and lead meetings with researchers, team members, and other experts to discuss the drug development projects.
• Set up project plans and keep track of goals, timelines, and milestones in consultation with the involved team members.
• Support the project lead of the Therapy Accelerator team.
• Set up an expert network at Radboudumc, together with the community manager.
• Operate the general team inbox.
• Organize and structure the output of the team in a database.
• Develop procedures and author WIs when needed.

Place of work

Radboudumc. Radboud university medical center is a university medical center for patient care, scientific research, and education in Nijmegen. Radboud university medical center strives to be at the forefront of shaping the healthcare of the future. We do this in a person-centered and innovative way, and in close collaboration with our network. We want to have a significant impact on health and healthcare. We want to improve with each passing day, continuously working towards better healthcare, research, and education. And gaining a better understanding of how diseases arise and how we can prevent, treat, and cure them, day in and day out. This way, every patient always receives the best healthcare, now and in the future. Because that is why we do what we do.

Profile

We are looking for a project coordinator with good communication and organizational skills. You enjoy keeping an overview in multiple long-term projects with various stakeholders involved. You work accurately and in a structured manner. You are also comfortable with a combination of working independently and in a team.

Moreover, you have:

• At least hbo education with a medical or related degree.
• A goal-oriented, practical approach.
• 1-2 years of experience in a similar role as project coordinator.
• Good skills with the MS Office package (Access) and Teams.
• Good command of the Dutch and English languages, both verbally and in writing.
• Pre: general knowledge of drug development.

Employment conditions

At Radboud university medical center, you build on your future. We are committed to providing the best care, education, and research. And we are true to our word, because we help you develop and seize opportunities and give you the room to grow. As an employer, we believe that employees should feel vital and happy at work in all stages of life. We are also committed to creating a healthy and safe working environment. Our employment conditions contribute to that. What we offer:

• A gross monthly salary between €  3.655 and € 5.010 (scale 9) for full-time employment (36 hours per week). You will also receive an 8% holiday allowance, an 8.3% end-of-year bonus, and, depending on the position, an allowance of 47% to 72% for working irregular hours.
• 172 vacation hours per year based on a 36-hour working week. (As of 1 January 2025, you will receive 176 vacation hours).

And there is more..

• An Employment Conditions Selection Model, allowing you to use part of your employment conditions to your choosing. For example, you can use your gross salary to purchase additional vacation hours or hours for providing informal caregiving. Or, for example, you can use your gross end-of-year bonus to purchase a bicycle, so you pay less tax.
• Plenty of opportunities for personal development. You can take a variety of courses in our online learning environment. 
• Your well-being and vitality are a priority. For example:
  • Save time for work-life balance leave. 
  • You can enjoy unlimited access to a variety of activities five days a month and take advantage of all the facilities at Radboud Sport & Culture for only €27.05 per month (instead of €41)
  • Healthy Professionals program to help you manage your energy. 
  • Company Support Team and a personal coach if you are going through a life-changing event.
  • Financially beneficial working less through a Generation Scheme as you approach state pension age.
• Support in achieving a good work-life balance at every stage of your life. Examples:
  • Advice and courses on, for example, 'Millennial dilemmas' and 'Your Career After 57'.
  • Activities at our own mindfulness center.
  • Informal caregiving consultations if you have questions about juggling work and caregiving responsibilities at home.
• In addition to statutory pregnancy and maternity leave, Radboud university medical center offers 26 weeks of parental leave, nine of which are paid. In addition, as a partner you can take a maximum of five weeks of supplementary partner leave. During supplementary partner leave and parental leave, we supplement the UWV benefit up to 100% of your salary.
• Pension accrual at the ABP Pension Fund. Radboud university medical center pays 70% of the pension premium. 
• Discounts on supplementary packages of two group health insurances and ten other types of insurance, from home insurance to legal assistance.
• An allowance for your commuting costs of € 0.18 per km up to a maximum of 40 km one way. If you use public transport to commute, we will fully reimburse the public transport costs (2nd class). If you regularly work from home, you will receive a working from home allowance of € 2.35 per day.

Application procedure

Are you ready to think further for our patients and our care? We would like to receive your application before 28 October 2024. We will then contact you shortly.

Good to know

• This position requires a Certificate of Conduct (VOG).
• You can find more information about our application procedure and frequently asked questions on our website.
• Will you be our new colleague? Then you will be given the time and space to get to know your role, your workplace, and your colleagues. An induction day for all new colleagues is an integral part of your onboarding program. 

We are recruiting for this position ourselves. Unsolicited marketing is not appreciated, but do feel free to share the vacancy in your network!

Contact

Any questions? Or wondering what it is like to work at Radboudumc? Then email to Joanna in ‘t Hout, assistant professor Health Evidence. Use the Apply button to submit your application.