Release Project Manager Boston MA
Healthcare Technology and Services
Pharmaceutical / Biotech
Information Technology – Enterprise Software Implementation
Location: Boston, MA
Ideal Candidate:
5+ to 7 years of experience
Management Experience Required – No
A proactive Project Manager with a good understanding of software development processes that will drive complex software development projects to successful completion, covering all phases of the project management process (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closure).
Responsibilities:
-Work with Development, Software Quality and Production Team Leads to develop estimates (time, durations, proposed resources) and project and risk management plans
-Develop and use project plans to coordinate resources and track and report progress
-Drive execution per plans
-Obtain updates from Development, Software Quality and Production project team members and other teams, as necessary, in order to track progress against set milestone and timelines
-Communicate proactively with stakeholders and senior management regarding progress, issues and plans for resolution
-Represent the Development, Software Quality and Production project teams when communicating externally.
-Provide scheduling conflict insights to Client Project Managers to allow for prioritization discussion
-Pro-actively monitor timelines/hours for all projects/updates in Development and Software Quality and alert stakeholders of potential issues
-Assess current and potential systems and processes for effectiveness; apply innovative and effective solutions.
-Ensure project management methods, tools and techniques are utilized correctly in order to maximize benefits
-Work with project team leaders to set agendas, plan activities and facilitate decision making
-Coordinate meeting logistics including scheduling the meetings, sending out the agendas, writing and distributing minutes, tracking goals and action items, collecting meeting materials from line functions and distributing them to the team before the meeting
-Facilitate team discussions along with team leader, as necessary, to resolve priority conflicts and risk mitigation
-As appropriate, lead team meetings and support sub-team meetings to help lead decision making support and make recommendations regarding best options
-Assess team and member effectiveness and suggest improvement plans
-Ensure coordination of activities and deliverables across Development, Software Quality and Production project functions
-Identify solutions for project management improvement opportunities across the teams and manage execution of those strategies agreed upon.
Requirements:
-Bachelor degree in life science, business, industrial engineering or equivalent required. MBA degree and or PMP certification preferred.
-Minimum 4-7 years software project management experience
-Knowledge of validation, process development, and regulatory filings desired
Demonstrated ability to successfully manage complex projects in a resource restricted, matrix environment
-Ability to create and manage work plans and timelines and accommodate multiple priorities
-Planning/Organization – Responds to new requests with appropriate urgency and an organized approach.
-Problem Solving – Ability to identify problems, define problem statement clearly and accurately and apply structured and disciplined methodology to identify root causes.
-Effective in solution development, risk mitigation, and execution
-Strong quality orientation with attention to detail and a desire to deliver service excellence
-Must work well in a collaborative team environment and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
-Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with others in a proactive, positive, and constructive manner
-Excellent written and verbal communication
-Exceptional teamwork, negotiation, facilitation, and change management skills
-Must be able to identify and independently manage priorities and task assignments across multiple complex projects and groups concurrently and align resources across functional areas to achieve goals.
-Must be proficient with MS Office applications; knowledge of MS Project preferred
-Experience managing timelines and allocating and coordinating resources with a proven track record of managing multiple simultaneous projects and meeting delivery timeline and budget goals
