Senior Project Manager

Arbor Research•Ann Arbor, MI

20d•Remote

About The Position

Arbor Research Collaborative for Health seeks a Senior Project Manager to manage a variety of projects across programs, funding sources, contract types, and scientific areas, including large projects with scientific and organizational complexity. The role develops and maintains project work plans, estimates resources and costs, monitors progress and budgets, and updates forecasts. It coordinates project resources and staff, supports the quality and delivery of project products, and provides project progress and financial reporting to internal and external stakeholders. The Senior Project Manager serves as a day-to-day liaison to client or funding-agency scientific and program leadership, contributes to program strategy, supports contract and proposal development, and works with PMO leadership to develop project management standards, tools, processes, and best practices. The position also mentors Project Coordinators and Project Associates, serves as a resource to Project Managers, and has functional responsibility and supervisory duties beyond project management. The position is remote and the employee must be physically located in one of the states listed in the posting. It is an exempt role with a 40-hour work week and minimal overnight travel, no more than 5% depending on the position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as public health, quantitative social science, or management.
Ten years of progressively more responsible experience managing projects.
At least two years managing at least five of the following areas: timelines, budgets, risks, communications, deliverables, and required reporting.
PMP certification or equivalent.
Experience with direct and indirect management of large teams working toward complex goals.
Excellent organizational and planning skills.
Strong supervisory and mentoring skills.
Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite programs.
Health services or public health research background.
Must be physically located in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Washington D.C., Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, or Virginia.

Nice To Haves

Non-profit experience.
Experience managing government grants and contracts for research.
Understanding of biostatistical, technical programming, and clinical issues related to health care research.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Proficiency with project management software.
Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM).

Responsibilities

Create and maintain project work plans and task-based resource estimates.
Monitor milestones and budget and resource use; regularly review and re-estimate work plans and resources based on contingencies, changing priorities, and budget-to-actual comparisons, and update the organizational forecast at least quarterly.
Create generalized project cost estimates based on work plans, loaded average labor rates, and other direct costs; work with proposal development staff to finalize estimates after contract award.
Manage expenditures in accordance with project and organizational fiscal-year budgets.
Negotiate execution resources with functional managers, Project Directors or Principal Investigators, and Program Directors, ensuring shared understanding of project objectives and timelines.
Work with assigned project staff across functions to ensure understanding of work plans and progress.
Ensure preparation of project products and tasks, including programming, analyses, research reports, progress reports, presentations, graphics, and tables; assist Project Directors or Principal Investigators, who remain ultimately accountable for product quality.
Stay proactively aware of issues affecting the program area and individual projects.
Serve as the day-to-day liaison to client or funding-agency scientific or program leadership.
Provide required project progress and budget reports to customers, including Project Directors or Principal Investigators, Program Directors, and funders, as appropriate for each audience.
Provide monthly updates on project financial and operational performance.
Assist the Senior Contracts Manager with contracts, including scope of work and budget.
Contribute to program-area strategic discussions and initiatives.
Work with PMO leadership to lead development of project management standards, tools, processes, and best practices.
Serve as proposal Project Manager as needed, carrying out project management activities during the proposal phase and working with the proposal team to meet submission requirements.
Mentor Project Coordinators and Project Associates and serve as a resource for Project Managers.
Manage projects across contract types, funding sources, scientific content, and programs, including large-scale scientifically and organizationally complex projects.
Provide functional responsibility and supervision beyond project management.