R&D Project Manager

Location: Leuven

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate projects focusing on silicon technology development in areas such as Novel Compute Architectures, Scale out System Simulation Platforms, lab-on-chip, and in-silico drug discovery and design.
• Manage multiple projects as the coordinator of specific tasks.
• Interface with technical managers to ensure proper execution of projects concerning content, budget, and timeline.
• Collaborate with partners to facilitate the execution of transversal projects.
• Conduct initial assessments of resources required for research projects, including defining milestones, deliverables, and team composition.
• Balance customer needs with available resources and priorities in collaboration with the technical lead/manager.
• Define project team workflows, including meeting schedules, documentation, and reporting.
• Monitor project progress against approved plans, track key deliverables, and manage resource dashboards.
• Identify and assess issues/risks, estimating their impact and escalating to higher management when necessary.
• Explore and identify opportunities for value creation in work methods and business processes.
• Lead or participate in projects aimed at enhancing operational effectiveness.
• Work on implementing and improving overall project methodology.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree, preferably in science or engineering.
• Extensive experience in project and change management, and project delivery.
• Background in common project management methodologies, processes, and techniques.
• Experience in system-level R&D projects.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on efficiency.
• Ability to build strong internal and external relationships, with a customer-focused and result-oriented approach.
• Excellent networking and communication skills, with the ability to present to varied audiences.
• Ability to communicate effectively at different organizational levels.
• High level of discretion when handling confidential information.
• Proficiency in English (spoken and written) is required due to the international nature of the work environment.

Desired Skills:

• Strong presentation skills and the ability to convey your point of view convincingly.
• Appreciation for new challenges and attention to detail.
• Ability to cope with an organizational context involving exploratory work and scope setting on-the-go.