The Project Manager will be a critical role that will be instrumental in delivering the Finance Solutions & Technology (FS&T) vision and roadmap. This individual will be responsible for the end-to-end project management of Enterprise Planning & Analytics (EP&A) projects. 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; own and drive project changes, risks, actions, issues, decisions (CRAID); weekly status reporting; manage integration of intra/inter-dependencies across projects and integrated work plan milestones. This role will partner with senior stakeholders within the FS&T organization as well as across the broader MedTech Finance and Technology organizations to drive execution. A proactive, results oriented leader with deep Project Management skills and Finance experience is desired.
Project Management Responsible for managing and driving complex 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
- 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.
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 SigniFi PMO to identify systemic issues and to develop, pilot, and implement process improvements. Partner with the EP&A PMO to ensure consistent and accurate status reporting.
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, 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.
Qualifications: Experience: - 8+ years of Project Management of enterprise-wide implementations
- 5+ years of Finance experience is preferred (Finance processes and/or technology)
- Demonstrated experience driving and delivering projects of various sizes & durations. Highly adaptable to changing needs within the organization - adapts to rapidly changing priorities.
- Strong technical aptitude - proven experience with SAP ERP system implementations, including implementation approaches, timelines, and activities is required
- Detailed knowledge of project planning, tracking, resource management, project planning, scheduling tools, and cross-project analyses is required
- Solid understanding of project support tools like Jira, Planview, MS Office is preferred
- Healthcare Industry experience is preferred
Education: - A minimum of a bachelor's degree in Business, Finance/Accounting, Information Management, or equivalent is required.
- Post-graduate degree preferred.
- Professional project management certification (PMP) and/or diploma is preferred
- Required Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree 1 or Equivalent Other
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - Demonstrated experience driving and delivering projects of various sizes & durations. Highly adaptable to changing needs within the organization - adapts to rapidly changing priorities.
- Strong technical aptitude - proven experience with SAP ERP system implementations, including implementation approaches, timelines, and activities is required
- Self-driver and proactive
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to understand and lead several priorities, working to tight project milestones
- Ability to thrive in a multi-cultural, cross functional environment
- Demonstrate integrity and ethical behavior in all areas of responsibility
- Strong problem solving and team building skills
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.
