Sr Project Manager

Advarra•United States of America,

4d•$94,886 - $173,957•Remote

About The Position

The purpose of this role is to lead the company’s customer-facing product implementations as well as support internal organizational initiatives. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the direction, coordination, and completion of all projects/implementations while remaining aligned with overarching goals and priorities. This role is also responsible for supporting the people management of the Project Management team and should be able to mentor and develop more junior members of the team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or relevant experience
8-12 years of experience managing medium-to-scale implementation projects using a standard project management methodology
Experience identifying and implementing process improvements
Experience presenting and leading customer-facing group discussions with confidence and conciseness
Experience effectively negotiating and building consensus with various audiences and managing project activities

Nice To Haves

Project Management Certification (PMP)
2+ years of experience in the clinical research industry
Prior managerial experience
Demonstrated organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
Ability to travel up to 25%
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio
Experience using MS Project and MS Access
Business analysis experience in process definition, gap analysis, and workflow design
Data migration experience including data mapping and validation

Responsibilities

Orchestrate and drive the successful and timely completion of tasks to achieve customer organizational goals, including the identification and mitigation of risks and issues which may impact the project
Work with customers and internal team members to recommend necessary project resources and responsibilities, define project scope, and develop a project schedule
Communicate effectively and build strong relationships with all project stakeholders, including project sponsors, subject matter experts, and project team members in a timely and consistent manner
Review and monitor project work to ensure forward progress is made and work is completed on time and within budget
Identify, monitor, and communicate project-related issues including scope changes that may arise during the implementation
Facilitate, coordinate, and arbitrate cross-functional discussions and decisions with subject matter experts within key functional areas
Understand the organization’s strategic priorities and adapt project timelines and tasks accordingly
Lead onsite and offsite meetings and training events
Work with customers to review and validate application configuration options
Drive data migration activities, including data mapping, validation, and issue resolution
Orchestrate and drive the successful and timely completion of tasks to achieve customer organizational
Drive internal projects to completion, ensuring team members stay on track, risks are identified, and issues resolved in a timely manner
Share and encourage others to share and use the lessons learned from project work in order to identify and implement process improvements
Contribute to our implementation and software documentation
Act as expert resource for Product Support Specialists, Business Analysts, and other departments in all functional and content areas associated with a project
Contribute project experience to the knowledge library
Effectively serve as an informal manager to the project team, despite lack of direct reporting relationships
Provide input to project teammates on a regular basis for ongoing performance reviews
Coach to develop team and individual team members’ skills
Partner with Director, Project Management on any people related matters
Perform other job-related duties as assigned