Project Manager II - Research

ARUP Laboratories•Salt Lake City, UT

About The Position

The Project Manager II - Research supports diagnostic test development, validation, research, and other innovation projects throughout the project lifecycle. The role fosters collaboration, documents progress, and helps ensure the success of large-scale and complex initiatives. Working closely with Scientific Management, scientific staff, Medical Directors, vendors, and external sponsors, the Project Manager communicates scope and coordinates the completion of project milestones and deliverables on schedule. The position also serves as a liaison between technical and non-technical departments to help meet project targets and requirements. The Project Manager manages research projects and project portfolios, develops and monitors timelines, deliverables, budgets, communications, scope, and other project requirements, and guides projects from initiation through completion in alignment with organizational goals. The role prepares and maintains project plans, charters, dashboards, and project documentation; coordinates resources and responsibilities; communicates risks and issues; and helps resolve business and project challenges. It also evaluates project return on investment, profitability, revenue, and utilization using Business Value Models, and manages budgets, expenses, and invoicing as needed. The position works with minimal oversight from the Manager and mentors junior Project Managers and supporting team members. It follows Project Management Institute methodologies and ARUP policies and procedures, including diagnostic test validation requirements where applicable. The work involves occasional movement between work sites and within an office, frequent communication, sedentary work, fine motor activity, and use of personal protective equipment in a biohazard laboratory environment in accordance with applicable regulations and company policies.

Responsibilities

Manage ARUP research projects, including timelines, deliverables, communications, scope, and other project requirements.
Support Scientific Managers, Scientists, and Medical Directors as a member of project leadership.
Organize project requirements, define project scope, and maintain documentation and communication about scope.
Create, execute, and update project charters and other project plan documents as project needs and requirements change.
Develop a comprehensive technical understanding of project backgrounds.
Communicate risks and issues to stakeholders, explain timeline impacts, and facilitate troubleshooting.
Coordinate project milestones and deliverables to support timely completion.
Guide projects from initiation to successful completion and maintain alignment with organizational goals.
Produce and maintain project dashboards communicating progress to leadership and stakeholders.
Ensure adherence to diagnostic test validation policies and procedures when applicable.
Maintain professional relationships with sponsors, stakeholders, team members, vendors, and consultants.
Serve as a liaison between technical and non-technical departments to align targets and requirements.
Foster collaboration and provide central support throughout the project lifecycle, particularly for large-scale and complex initiatives.
Collaborate with ARUP departments to facilitate test transfers between departments.
Establish stakeholder communications, lead meetings, and host stakeholder visits as needed.
Review team deliverables before they are provided to clients, sponsors, or stakeholders.
Maintain a comprehensive understanding of project status and use problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills to keep projects on track.
Identify project resources and assign responsibilities, independently or in collaboration with Scientific Managers.
Understand scientific project teams' business challenges and contribute to their resolution.
Analyze return on investment, profitability, revenue, and utilization using Business Value Models.
Create and manage project budgets, track expenses, and handle invoicing as needed.
Follow project management methodologies defined by PMI and ARUP policies and procedures.
Manage day-to-day project operations and scope, and minimize project exposure and risk.
Work with minimal oversight, mentor junior Project Managers and supporting team members, and independently identify project management requirements.
Oversee project management for an entire project portfolio.
Perform other duties as assigned.