1379 Project Manager (all genders)

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  • Commercial professions (other)
  • Published: 2025-10-13
  • published till: 2025-11-02
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A new job opening is available in Unit "Centre for International Cooperation, WHO" at the next possible starting date as

 

Project Manager (all genders)

 

About the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut

We are a senior federal authority responsible for vaccines and biomedicines that performs scientific research in the field of life sciences. Our institute networks with national and international players which makes it a competent partner for the general public, science, medicine, politics, and economics.

The "IncreaseNET" project...
...is a project funded by the European Commission under the 2022 EU4Health Programme. The project aims to create a framework to strengthen the European medicines regulatory network in order to improve the availability of safe and effective medicines in the European Union. Medicines authorities and scientific institutions from all over the European Union are involved in the project. The aim is to fill identified gaps in the required capacities, competencies and framework conditions in the European Medicines Regulatory Network (EMRN). The Paul-Ehrlich-Institut focuses on developing opportunities to strengthen support for innovative projects from the academic sector in close cooperation with other project partners.

Your Key responsibilities

  • Project organisation and project management
  • Planning, coordination and monitoring of all project activities
  • Tracking milestones and goal fulfilment
  • Assumption of responsibilities and tasks in other project partners' work packages within the framework of the overall project
  • Ensuring communication with project partners and stakeholders
  • Planning, organisation, moderation, documentation of as well as participation in working meetings, workshops and conferences
  • Preparation and quality-assuring consolidation of project reports and scientific publications
  • Participation in the conception, analysis and implementation of additional measures to optimise European and international cooperation to promote medicines development in the regulatory field

Our criteria for applying

  • Graduate-level degree (master's) in social, political, economic or natural sciences
  • Experience/knowledge/training in project management
  • Experience in supporting international projects
  • Very good written and spoken English
  • Competency with the MS Office suite (including Excel and Access)
  • Flexibility and a creative way of thinking
  • Well-structured and conscientious working style
  • Capacity for interdisciplinary cooperation and teamwork
  • External and internal communication skills as well as a friendly demeanour 

Our offer

A stable, multifaceted, and challenging position centrally located in the Rhine-Main area (Frankfurt) with good public transport connections (motorways/highways, airport, and fast commuter train). Being an employer in the German public service, we offer the usual social benefits such as annual payment supplement, employer’s pension scheme, and special contributions to a particular statutory savings scheme (Vermögenswirksame Leistungen).

The successful candidate will be employed on a fixed term contract until 31st of december 2026. Part-time working is possible in principle. The payband is E 13 TVöD Bund (Tarifvertrag für den öffentlichen Dienst, Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Public Service). The assignment to a payband is made based on the consideration of your individual professional experience. Disabled candidates (all genders) will be given preference if their skills and qualifications are equivalent to those of non-disabled candidates (all genders). The Paul-Ehrlich-Institut encourages gender equality and life-work balance, especially in respect to the family. For this purpose, we have various employment models to offer including flexible working hours (different forms of part-time work, flexible working from home, teleworking, no core time), child care facilities, internal and external communication platforms, and various opportunities for further professional training. Our occupational health management policies and Jobticket (subsidized commuter ticket) round off the offer. For more information, please visit our website.

Your application

Please send your application containing your job related education, experience and skills to our job application portal www.pei.de/stellenangebote by 02.11.2025 indicating Job ID 1379.

For questions related to the job application procedure, please contact Ms. Daniela Kirchen (E-Mail: karriere@pei.de, Telefon: +49 6103/77-1133).

We look forward to your job application.  

Please note that the German Federal Ministry of Health will in some cases (if required) be authorised to inspect your application documents (Section 6 (1), No. C, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in connection with Section 2 (1) Gemeinsame Geschäftsordnung der Bundesministerien (joint rules of procedure of the federal ministries), and Article 65 of the German Constitution (Grundgesetz, Fundmental Law) to ensure a staff selection which fulfils its purpose and is in the interest of all parties involved. Your data will be erased immediately after the application procedure has been completed.

  • Daniela Kirchen
  • Recruiterin
  • +49 6103/77-1133
  • www.pei.de