Associate Manager, Project Management, Healthcare and Life Sciences

Sia•Columbia, MD

11h•$122,000 - $161,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Sia is a global management consulting group focused on transformation. The Life Science and Healthcare Business Unit (Sia/LBG) specifically supports the life sciences and healthcare industries with strategic consulting, product development, and non-dilutive funding expertise. This division collaborates with a variety of organizations, including healthcare providers, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, CROs, academic institutions, medical device/diagnostic companies, and NGOs, to address complex challenges in business, science, regulation, technology, and product development. Their subject matter experts aim to advance client products and programs, helping companies achieve organizational objectives and create tangible value.

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience in life sciences product development with familiarity in nonclinical, analytical, clinical, and regulatory functional areas.
At least 5 years of project management experience.
Experience with the management of United States Government contracted programs.
Experience with project financial management including budget development, actuals tracking, forecasting, and reporting.
Experience managing projects and in depth understanding of project management principles.
Project management skills to include experience of successful delivery of projects on schedule and to budget.
Fluency in MS Project (or other scheduling software), Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Excellent written and oral communication, presentation, problem solving, and negotiation skills with an emphasis on building consensus.
Ability to work independently or in collaboration with others.
Flexibility and ability to deal with ambiguity, and sense of personal ownership of deliverables and results.
Works well with teams, often comprised of multiple disciplines.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout their employment.
This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Certified PMP and/or Master’s related to Project Management or Business disciplines
BS in Biology, Chemistry, or relevant disciplines.
Strong understanding of product development lifecycle and pharmaceutical manufacturing operations.
Strong understanding of cGXP guidelines and FDA regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

Provide consulting services for Sia/LBG’s clients.
Routinely provide strategic oversight to maintain alignment of project milestones to day-to-day activities.
Responsible for content, quality, and distribution of project management deliverables (reports, dashboards, etc.) and routine updates (schedule, budget, risk), usually serves as final reviewer.
Establish strong working relationships with leadership and project functional teams across all levels.
Serve as project spokesperson and facilitate communications with all internal and external stakeholders (meetings, reports, etc.).
Work with cross-functional teams (CMC, Med. Affairs/Clinical, Nonclinical, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, Legal, Contracts Management, etc.) to drive program activities against scheduled timelines, approved scope, and approved budget.
Manage project financials including vendor invoice review/approval, budget development, actuals tracking, maintenance of time-phased financial forecast, preparing project financial reports for internal and external stakeholders.
Proactively manage strategic risks and issues, providing expertise in the identification and implementation of risk mitigation activities.
Demonstrate and foster excellent teamwork, with the ability to navigate in different areas and work with multidisciplinary teams.
Balance project demands to align/ realign Budget, Quality, Timeline, and Scope as needed.
Lead product development meetings, and make sure all Project Leaders, and/or subteam leaders, have all information and support needed to implement the project.
Focus on customer service, with agility and clear communication.
Drive strategic planning as it relates to discipline.
Adhere to Sia/LBG quality standards regarding client deliverables.