Project Management Office

The PMO team implements project management practices and methodologies into the translational drug (lead/tool/pre-clinical) discovery process from bench to bedside. The team has designed and built systems that are utilized by scientific project teams across campus. The PMO-created system, is designed to produce an environment that generates knowledge, allows information capture, enhances communication, and provides faster process turnarounds to reduce project timelines. The PMO bridges basic science at the bench, translational preclinical projects leading to pediatric clinical trials. The system adapts to keep pace with the project/program teams’ needs. The Project Managers also facilitate the establishment and tracking of project objectives, milestones, and budgets across multiple concurrent projects. The main role of the Project Manager is to enhance communication, collaboration, and data sharing to fulfill the scope of each project and/or program. The Project Managers work closely with the other CBT Centers, St. Jude Principal Investigators, St. Jude staff, and external collaborators. 

The PMO implements project management practices as defined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge® into the drug discovery process. Using the Project Management Institute's standards and practices as a basis, the PMO has created a system, unique to St. Jude, that performs well in an academic research environment. This system and guidelines allow the individual projects’/programs' needs to be met in a manner that generates realistic goals leading to successful outcomes.