5426- Senior Project Manager (Commercial Data Analytics) / Senior Project Manager

Description

Verista’s 500 experts team up with the world’s most recognizable brands in the life science industry to solve their business needs. The nature of our business is to empower growth and innovation within the scientific community and to help researchers, organizations, and companies solve some of the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges. Verista provides innovative solutions and services that empower informed decision-making and are the result of our significant investment in our people and our capabilities.

Our ability to grow is driven by world-class people who thrive in a team environment and share our mission to enable life sciences clients to improve lives. Our talented and dedicated professionals are committed to making an impact every day.

Company Culture Guidelines & Values

• We empower and support our colleagues
• We commit to client success at every turn
• We have the courage to do the right thing
• We encourage an inclusive environment where our colleagues feel respected, engaged, and challenged.
• We constantly acquire new skills and learn from our experiences to enhance our collective expertise
  
  

Project/Domain Overview

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead a Commercial Analytics Data and Reporting Program in a pharmaceutical environment. This role will be responsible for leading the Program and requires strong project management skills, leading a matrix team, building out a work breakdown structure, RAID log and other pertinent deliverable to manage the work stream.

Experience And Skills

Leadership skills: Effectively manage/facilitate diverse audiences including senior leadership

• Lead project teams to execute on assigned projects supporting the digital capability (DC) objectives of their Business Unit group/function, delivering value faster, in an incremental fashion
• Oversee planning and execution of medium to large sized projects in their Business Unit’s DC group/functional portfolio to deliver on intended outcomes while collaborating on evolving ideas and discovery of new requirements to maximize return on investments
• Identify dependencies, evaluate risks and communicate status to appropriate levels of management and stakeholders across assigned projects
• Ensure project deliverables, schedules, and financials adhere to established norms and are managed in alignment with departmental best practices across their assigned projects
• Periodically evaluate performance and develop action plans to ensure achievement of performance goals
• Monitor and control schedule and financial health of their assigned projects and provide actionable insights to key stakeholders
• Proactively remove obstacles to drive assigned projects’ momentum and progress. Engage and energize the project teams
• Plan and engage necessary resources across the enterprise to ensure successful completion of assigned projects
• Manage two to five vendors providing services to the projects ensuring they meet their execution milestones and remain within their funding estimates
• Prepares all project status reports and documentation to keep project sponsors informed of project progress and potential risks/roadblocks so they can take appropriate action
• Actively engage stakeholders of problem projects to assist with identifying corrective actions
• Co-lead setup of project management and governance structures in collaboration with IT Business Partner(s) and Digital Capability Managers (DCMs)
• Advise and consistently apply Project Management best practices (including Agile, SDLC and PMF) and tools. Continuously improve our adoption and maturity of best practices across IT
• Provide support to IT BPs and DCMs in management of project financials, vendor management and procurement
• Collaborate with ITBPs, DCMs & Portfolio Managers on business case development for DC investments, translating PM experience & insights into improved estimates and outcomes
  
  

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience with Tableau and/or Power BI experience required
• Analytical Skills: Exposure with data analysis tools and techniques like statistical modeling, data mining, and predictive analytics
• Business acumen: Understanding of the pharmaceutical market dynamics, commercial landscape, and key commercial drivers
• Communication skills: Effectively present and communicate with diverse audiences from business and IT organization, US and international markets
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, business, or a related field
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively
• Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices
• Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle
• Excellent analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful
• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline
• 7-10 years of role relevant experience
  
  

For US geography, the salary range for this position is shown below. The actual salary is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs, market demand, and competitive market practice. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

• Verista is an equal opportunity employer.
  
  

National (US) Range

$87,780—$138,481 USD

Benefits

Why Choose Verista?

• High growth potential and fast-paced organization with a people-focused culture
• Competitive pay plus performance-based incentive programs
• Company-paid Life, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
• Medical, Dental & Vision insurances
• FSA, DCARE, Commuter Benefits
• Supplemental Life, Hospital, Critical Illness and Legal Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) Retirement Plan (Employer Matching benefit)
• Paid Time Off (Rollover Option) and Holidays
• As Needed Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Team Social Activities (We have fun!)
• Employee Recognition
• Employee Referral Program
• Paid Parental Leave and Bereavement
  
  

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