Project Manager II - Research

Arup Laboratories, Inc•Salt Lake City, UT

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About The Position

The PM-Research supports diagnostic test development, validation, research, and other innovation projects by acting as a central support figure throughout the project lifecycle. This position requires fostering collaboration, documenting progress and ensuring the success of large-scale and complex initiatives. The Project Manager collaborates closely with Scientific Management, scientific staff, and Medical Directors, vendors and external sponsors to ensure scope is communicated and project milestones and deliverables are completed successfully and on schedule. The PM serves as a liaison between technical and non-technical departments to ensure all targets and requirements are met. This position demands a proactive approach to managing projects across various scientific disciplines. About ARUP: ARUP Laboratories is a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and an enterprise of the University of Utah and its Department of Pathology. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ARUP proudly hires top talent to create a work environment of diversity, professional growth and continuous development. Our workforce is committed to the important service we provide to over one million patients each month. We always strive for excellence and have a strong desire to have involvement with the advances in medicine and the role laboratory services plays within each patient's life. We never forget that there is a patient behind every specimen we receive. We are looking for individuals who want to contribute to ARUP's culture of accountability, integrity, service, and excellence. Consider joining our dynamic team.

Responsibilities

Manages ARUP research projects, including developing and monitoring project timelines, deliverables, communications, overseeing project scope, and other project requirements.
Supports Scientific Managers, Scientists and Medical Directors as a member of project leadership.
Accountable for organizing project requirements, translating them into defined scope, and ensuring the documentation and communication of project scope are well-maintained.
Creates and executes project charters and other project plan documents and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
Gains a comprehensive technical understanding of the project background.
Communicates risks and issues to stakeholders, including impacts to timelines, and facilitates troubleshooting efforts to address them.
Coordinates project milestones and deliverables to ensure timely completion.
Guide projects from initiation to successful completion, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Produces and maintains project dashboards for communication of progress to leadership and project stakeholders.
Understands and ensures adherence to diagnostic test validation policies and procedures, where applicable
Maintains professional relationships with sponsors, stakeholders, team members, vendors, and consultants.
Serves as a liaison between technical and non-technical departments ensuring alignment with targets and requirements.
Act as a central support figure throughout the project lifecycle, focusing on fostering collaboration and ensuring the success of large-scale and complex initiatives.
Collaborates with other departments within ARUP to facilitate test transfer between departments.
Establishes and maintains communication as required with the stakeholders, including leading meetings and hosting stakeholder visits as necessary.
Reviews deliverables prepared by team before passing to client, project sponsor, or stakeholder.
Maintains a comprehensive understanding of project status and uses strong problem-solving, communication and leadership skills to keep projects on track.
Independently or in collaboration with Scientific managers identifies resources needed and assigns responsibilities for a project.
Understands the business challenge proposed by the scientific project team and contributes to resolution.
Analyzes project return on investment, profitability, revenue, and utilization using Business Value Models (BVMs).
Manages project budget, including creating the budget, tracking expenses, and invoicing, as needed.
Follows project management methodologies as defined and outlined by Project Management Institute (PMI) and ARUP policies and procedures.
Manages day-to-day operational aspects of projects and their scope.
Minimizes exposure and risk on project.
Works with minimal oversight from Manager, and mentors junior Project Managers and other supporting team members.
Independently identifies project management requirements.
Oversees project management for an entire project portfolio.
Thorough understanding of ARUP test validation policies and procedures and ensures implementation for relevant projects.
Other duties as assigned.