Job Description :

Required Experience

  • Expert at project scheduling using MS Project, including dependencies and critical path determination and optimization. 
  • Command of project budget management. 
  • Expert at resource scheduling. 
  • Sound grasp of the key business drivers and considerations in the clinical software industries. 
  • Ability to identify key issues, motivate and empower others to address them in a way which builds morale, generates ownership and commitment. 
  • Successful track record of bringing new technology solutions/products to market. 
  • Command of most topics in the PM Body Of Knowledge (PMBOK). 

Responsibilities

  • Assume primary project manager role on small to large projects/programs with a multidisciplinary technical scope in the field of clinical software development or clinical genomics.
  • Provide management and leadership skills to drive execution on project goals.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally, across sites, and with third-party contractors to create, execute and communicate overall project plans (scope, schedule, staffing plans, quality, risk management, budget, and procurement) and revise them appropriately to meet changing project needs and requirements.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for the transfer of project related materials and information between client and its partners.
  • Adhere to the change management process, escalation procedures, and process controls as defined.
  • Work with resource managers to meet project staffing plans.
  • Identify plan improvements and communicate them to the team and stakeholders to ensure program goals are in alignment with business objectives. 
  • Continuously analyze and manage risks to enable successful project completion. 
  • Lead program review and report program status to the executive approval committee.
  • Manage Infrastructure projects
  • Identify and resolve or escalate program issues, facilitate trade-off decisions, and remove obstacles.
  • Ensure product development efforts adhere to internal processes and design control standards. 
  • Schedule and lead program reviews with an executive approval committee. 
  • Assist in defining and optimizing project management and development processes, methodologies, and tools to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness. 
  • Apply best practices and knowledge of internal/external business challenges to improve products.

Education 

  • Preferably a Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or related field, with advanced degree preferred. 
  • Typically requires a minimum of 4 years of product management experience in a clinical software or life science industry. 
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification (preferred).
  • Lean/Six Sigma (Black Belt) Certification (preferred).