Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager - Healthcare Technology - Imaging

We've got a great role for a Project Manager, ideally with strong experience in Medical Imaging to join our client.

Our client is a leading medical data analytics company, providing data management and advanced analytics to the pharmaceutical clinical trials market. Having experience in Medical Imaging and neuroscience is very helpful for this role.

As our client continues to grow they are looking to hire a Senior Project Manager to support us on a full-time basis.

Purpose of the Role

The Senior Project Manager is responsibility for managing a portfolio of clinical trials and research/collaborative studies, providing oversight and direction to project team members for the full project life cycle for assigned projects. Projects will include those in start-up or complex delivery stages, in a variety of indications and trial phases, and will be with primarily USA based clients and sites. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for developing lasting relationships with our client's sponsors.

This is a key role within the Operations Team ensuring successful delivery of Is projects, achieving targets and delivering continuous improvement. This position interfaces with other departments and externally with sponsors, partners, sites and subcontractors and vendors.

The key deliverables for this role include:

• Meeting contracted scope, revenue and budget targets for a portfolio of projects
• Setting, monitoring and meeting key delivery metrics and KPIs
• Planning resources and forecasting work activities
• Managing subcontractors and vendors for project deliverables and logistics
• Identifying areas of improvement and developing plans to address these areas
• Support Business Development and input to new project proposals, attending bid defences and conferences as necessary

Within each assigned project, the Senior Project Manager is responsible for:

• Assessing proposed scope of work in a study proposal or change order can be delivered against desired sponsor timelines and against acceptable operating margin as set by leadership.
• Operational sign-off for study or change order budgets and review/approval of Statement of Work before contract execution.
• Functioning as the main point of contact for clients, imaging centers and vendors, throughout the project lifecycle from start-up through close-out.
• Development and implementation of project plans and timelines via internal and external kick-off meetings ensuring agreement by all parties.
• Development and delivery of presentations for investigator meetings and kick off meetings, as necessary.
• Coordinating cross functional teams, including external 3 rd parties/vendors when necessary, to ensure efficient delivery of all project requirements.
• Provide project updates to clients on a regular basis, including conducting routine client calls and maintaining accurate meeting minutes.
• Revenue forecasting, milestone and invoice tracking and coordinating budget updates.
• Escalating issues to management, including delivery related risks, as appropriate and leading on timely resolution of CAPAs on assigned projects.
• Meeting project management metrics on assigned projects, including quality, compliance, KPI and revenue objectives.
• Ensuring project(s) audit/inspection readiness at all times.
• Maintaining project documentation and ensuring compliance with SOPs and regulatory requirements.

Requirements:

• Degree level (preferably life sciences related) with strong academic performance or equivalent education or work experience.
• Minimum desired 5 years of Project Management experience with a CRO or Technology service provider to the pharmaceutical clinical trials market with multiple projects of varying complexities across all project life-cycle phases.
• Ability to review and report project performance verbally and written reports in line with agreed project KPI's and other leading indicators.
• Demonstrates an excellent understanding of clinical research phases, the processes involved in the planning and management of a clinical trial, and the application of these in day to day responsibilities in a regulated environment.
• Demonstrated ability to provide deliverables accurately, on time and on budget across assigned projects.

Other:

• Strong communication and inter