Manager, Project Management

The ideal candidate will have had proven leadership success and be team oriented and deliver in a highly collaborative work environment. Strong communication, creative problem solving, ability to negotiate and adaptability are all skills that are critical to this role with a strong desire and ability to build effective working relationships with key stakeholders across the organization and with diverse pharmaceutical clients is a must. Our projects range from technical product implementations to process improvement initiatives, to pharmacy client implementations. We are looking for an Manager of Project Management to assist the Director of Project Management with updating processes and leading the current project management team.

Requirements

• Manage and drive implementation methodology for their Project Managers
  • Subject Matter Expert & advocate for Project Delivery Process
  • Working leader who will oversee all Project Management functions for their assigned project managers
  • Ensures PM utilize scope management practices
  • Review and/or approve Status Reports, Project Schedules, Financial Summaries, etc
  • Mentor and/or Audit usage of JIRA and Smartsheet best practices
  • Support Project Deployment Procedures, including transition to operations
  • Drive to business outcomes & utilization, not just deadlines
• Drives adherence to IT Department Practices
  • Out of Office Plans, Outlook Calendaring, On-Camera, HR Processes
  • Audits time-tracking for direct reports, ensuring compliance to time-tracking standards
• Functions as a Working Team Leader
  • Forecast resource utilization and capacity to achieve optimal staffing ratios and workflows within the Implementation team in conjunction with Director of Project Management
  • Participate in resource planning process to allocate resources to approved project based upon ranked priority and to ensure scalability with VP of PMO
  • Proactive risk management and risk mitigation for the client portfolio to ensure the highest priority programs are getting the necessary attention and resources in conjunction with Director of Project Management
  • Provide high-level customer service to all internal and external clients for their assigned project managers
  • Understand culture and ensure culture builds upon company culture and department identity. Cultivate the appropriate actions and behaviors in staff.
  • Drive best practice project management methodology to ensure quality and consistency in process and procedures, train project management team on process changes
  • Lead recruiting, on-boarding, and mentoring of project management team members as well as writing/communicating team member performance reviews of your assigned teams
  • Effectively engage and present to all levels within the organization, from individual contributors to executives

Required Skills:

• BS/BA degree
• Minimum 10 years' experience in a project management role
• Strong knowledge of Office tools (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.)
• Experience in the healthcare and/or pharmaceutical industry
• Experience with project management software such as Smartsheet
• Experience with Agile Software (i.e., JIRA) & Practices
• PMP certification, desired
• CSM Certification, desired

Key Competencies:

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Proactive strategic thinker, with ability to move rapidly between big picture and tactical
• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills
• Extremely strong interpersonal, negotiating and conflict management skills
• Proven ability to manage time across multiple projects
• Proven organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work independently and manage own schedule
• Demonstrated leadership, communication and team building skills
• Proven ability to manage complex projects with cross functional teams
• Ability to work with and manage team members in different locations
• Ability to facilitate client discussions across a wide variety of program issues and considerations, along with general industry topics

Benefits

• Supportive, progressive, fast-paced environment.
• Competitive pay structure.
• Matching 401(k) with immediate vesting.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, & short-term disability insurance.
• AssistRx, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors, or any other protected categories protected by federal, state, or local laws.
• All offers of employment with AssistRx are conditional based on the successful completion of a pre-employment background check.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. Sponsorship and/or work authorization is not available for this position.
• AssistRx does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or any other vendor services. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered property of AssistRx and no fee will be paid in the event of a hire.