Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary

The Project Manager is tasked with establishing, maintaining and enhancing the relationship between BSM and external clients. They interact with many different members of the client's team and internal teams to organize and execute plans that ensure mutual profit.

Duties and Responsibilities

Manage project initiation and planning

• Document and manage project scope
• Define and prioritize project tasks
• Establish project goals, requirements, and desired results
• Create, manage, and update project schedules and timeline
• Define, manage, and update resources
• Review requirements and specifications for work
• Participate in identifying and recruiting project personnel
• Identify and assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority to project team personnel

Manage project execution

• Establish schedules and project parameters; develop procedures to accomplish project goals
• Identify and manage project risk
• Identify and manage project issues
• Coordinate the work across multiple projects with other project staff from various functional departments
• Gather and review status reports prepared by project personnel and modify as necessary
• Track the execution process to ensure that project team adheres to reporting requirements
• Facilitate team meetings to discuss and review the work
• Act as focal point for project problem resolution and escalation
• Establish conditions for project closure and manage closure

Manage project quality delivery

• Ensure the quality provided and delivered meets that in the agreed plan
• Ensure that the team follows all formal and informal best practices in project management and other initiatives

Report and Communication

• Prepare project reports for management, clients or others
• Facilitate interactive sessions
• Deliver presentations as required

Relationship management

• Establish and maintain customer relationships appropriately
• Negotiate with clients to reach optimal delivery resolution
• Manage customer expectations in delivery
• Manage vendor relations, as appropriate

Other duties as assigned

Regulatory Responsibilities

• Exhibit a quality mindset and a willingness to develop
• Demonstrated knowledge of FDA, 21 CFR 820, 21 CFR 210 and 211, and other regulatory agency requirements sufficient to apply to quality operations and compliance

Supervisory Responsibilities

• N/A

Experience

• One or more (1+) years previous project management experience preferred
• Experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously preferred
• Experience in working with 3rd-party delivery model and structure a plus
• Experience with process improvement certifications (CMMI) a plus

Education

• Bachelors’ Degree or equivalent work experience required
• PMP Certification a plus

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of project management methods and tools (focusing on MS Suite)
• Strong listening, and oral and written communications skills required
• Leadership and team building skills a must
• Problem-solving skills required
• Coordination skills a must
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required
• Self-starter orientation
• Conflict management experience a plus
• Ability to deal with change

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit and/or stand for prolonged periods of time
• Able to lift up to 10lbs