[Hiring] Senior Project Manager @DMS Vision

Role Description

We are seeking a Sr. Project Manager to join a fast-moving, complex, and high-profile initiative. Pharmaceutical in vivo workflow and Study Log experience is a must-have for this role. This role is on an acquisition/integration team focused on mapping and ingesting in vivo studies from an acquired company into their legacy system. The source system is homegrown, so a strong knowledge of in vivo workflows, animal studies, and study logs is essential for success. Additionally, broad experience with Lab Notebooks is important.

Responsibilities include:

• Management of all aspects of the project according to project management methodologies, standards, and best practices as set by the PMO.
• Requirements collection and scope definition for the project aligned with project goals and objectives.
• Schedule creation and management with assignment of milestones and dependencies essential for the project network diagram and management of the critical path.
• Project cost management including baseline, budget at completion, actual cost, estimate to complete, and earned value analysis.
• Project resource forecasting, leveling, and integration.
• Negotiation with resource managers to acquire the necessary resources to produce the project on time and within budget.
• Project risk analysis, assessment, planning, and management, interfacing with all levels of management and IT within the organization.
• Identification, tracking, and resolution of issues related to the project throughout its lifecycle.
• Definition and implementation of appropriate change management strategy and plans.
• Timely and concise communications with key stakeholders in the business and IT.
• Compliance with all PMO project management cadences.

This position is minimally supervised and requires experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals for a variety of complicated tasks. It leads and directs the work of others in a fast-paced environment with a high frequency and variety of demands where multi-tasking and prioritization are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• At least 10+ years of project management experience.
• In Vivo Workflow and Study Log experience.
• ELN experience.
• Knowledge of Information Technology infrastructure, application development frameworks, configuration, and support of technology solutions.
• Experience in organizing, planning, and executing business and IT projects from vision through implementation.
• Experience with project lifecycle methodologies – e.g., Waterfall, RUP, Agile, ASAP.
• Experience in managing small to large teams of matrixed resources from all areas of the development lifecycle – BAs, SAs, Developers, Architects, PMs, QA team, and operations.
• Proficiency in Project Management Software: Microsoft Project and experience with EPM / PPM toolsets (e.g. Planview).

Requirements

• Self-motivated with a high degree of initiative.
• Ability to organize and work independently.
• Good sense of judgment.
• Ability to prioritize.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where multi-tasking and prioritization are required.
• Ability to handle multiple initiatives, quickly-changing priorities, and customer expectations.
• Excellent facilitator with strong leadership skills.
• Results and process-oriented.

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