Project Manager - Data Design, Governance, & Reporting

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Job description

The Project Manager is a critical role that will be instrumental in delivering the Client vision and roadmap. This individual is responsible for the end-to-end project management for the Reporting strategy & deliverables within the Design Data Governance & Reporting (DDGR) area. This role will develop, manage, and drive the execution of project work plans; lead resource planning and manage throughout the project lifecycle; manage project scope; manage project financials, own and drive risks, actions, issues, decisions (RAID); weekly status reporting; manage integration dependencies across projects and integrated work plan milestones. This role will partner with senior stakeholders within the organization as well as across the broader Finance and IT organizations to drive execution of Reporting. A proactive, results oriented leader with deep Project Management skills, preferably within Pharmaceutical, with data management and reporting is required and SAP experience is desired.

Project Management

Responsible for managing and driving large complex programs & projects throughout the full project life cycle - from ideation, planning, resourcing, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure using both waterfall and agile methodologies. Manage PMO activities in support of the overall program which primarily include:

Project Schedule Management

Project Integration, Inter and Intra Dependency Management

Enhancement Project Status

Resource Plans & Management

Risk, Issue and Action/Decision Management (RAID)

Scope & Project Change Management

Financial Management

Communications & Status

Compliance and SDLC

Leadership, Communication, and Relationship Building

Cultivate a close working relationship with the project core team leads in order to understand overall requirements and identify risks and opportunities. Contribute as an active and engaged member of the team to ensure the success of the overall program. Lead meetings with business, technical and global representatives regarding the project activities, timeline, and issues. Articulate project status, key issues, and dependencies to all levels of management. Attend and participate in daily stand up calls. Monitor and report on the progress of a project to all stakeholders. Represent PMO in Backlog execution conversations.

Project Quality

Review and provide feedback on all key project management deliverables to drive improvements in overall program and project quality and delivery excellence. Partner with the PMO to identify systemic issues and to develop, pilot, and implement process improvements. Collaborate with Central PMO on project health, metrics and dependencies.

Other Duties & Responsibilities

Decision Making: Understands how and when to make a choice; how and when to escalate issues to higher levels. Analyzes the risks and future impact of decisions. Makes decisions and takes timely independent action in pursuit of priorities.

Influencing & Impacting others: Able to lead, collaborate, challenge and influence peers, subordinates, and senior management

Communication: Presents clearly and informatively, easily maintaining audience attention and responding to audience needs; Able to facilitate discussion, progress effectively, and manage audience as needed.

People Leadership: Direct accountability for contract project management support

Qualifications

Education:

A minimum of a bachelor's degree or equivalent is required.

Post-graduate degree preferred.

Professional project management certification (PMP) and/or diploma is preferred.

Experience:

Detailed knowledge of project planning, tracking, resource management, project planning, scheduling tools, and cross-project analyses is required

Demonstrated experience delivering on projects of various sizes & durations. Highly adaptable to changing needs within the organization - adapts to rapidly changing priorities. Strong technical aptitude - experience with finance or SAP implementations

Datahub experience is preferred.

Planview experience is preferred.

Industry experience is required

5+ years of Project Management of enterprise-wide implementations

Finance and IT experience required

Who you will be working for:

Atlas is a global strategic consulting firm, focused on the life sciences industry. Our services include Management Consulting, Managed Services, and Agile Services. Global pharmaceutical companies and emerging players in the Life Sciences depend on over four hundred Atlas consultants to ensure they have the capabilities that will give them the ability to succeed.

Why join the Atlas A-team of Consultants:

Opportunity - Atlas has deep life sciences industry roots and a reputation with our clients for having superior quality consultants

Meaningful Work - You will be part of the solution to help clients accomplish their patient-first missions

Culture - We are proactive, highly accountable, and high-touch

Solid - We have been delivering exceptional consulting talent for over 23 years

Depth & Breadth of Collaborative Client Relationships - They depend on us to design strategic teams, which can produce and drive outcomes

We are experts at Project Management, Portfolio Operations, Agile Services, Change Management, and Talent/Organizational Design

Benefits: Opportunity for a consulting career - average tenure of our consultants is over 2.5 years, with many here for over 7

A-team of support behind you - We are all about making you successful

Mutual trust - We build mutual trust and encourage respect and cooperation among team members

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We value diversity and inclusion in our workplace and are committed to creating an environment where everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.

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