USA - Project Manager Business Professional I

JOB SUMMARY:
Pay : $70/hr
The R&D Project Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of software/hardware development projects. She/He will be responsible for the planning, coordination, and leadership of the R&D development activities throughout the product development lifecycle.

The R&D Project Manager will work closely with business/marketing managers to properly plan development activities required in support of product launches.

The R&D Project Manager is responsible for successful delivery of products/solutions in preparation for their commercialization. He/She will provide the necessary leadership and direction to the development team to deliver quality products/enhancements on time and on budget, in support of objectives defined in our business cases.

The scope and scale of projects will range from minor functional enhancements and maintenance releases to new products, product lines or complete systems. The dominant technologies deployed are enterprise software applications integrated within standard healthcare IT environments or cloud hosted. The various projects will include both internally developed products as well as products and technologies developed by outsourcing suppliers and technology partners. Appropriate services offerings will also be developed and deployed.

The job entails establishing and driving project schedules, requirements, budget, reviews, issue escalation, executive status, and general project oversight.

The R&D Project Manager is responsible for all development project deliverables. Including overall test planning- analysis, design, and test artifacts (such as requirements, high-level design, detailed design, test case, documentation etc.) in addition to the developed SW assets (such as code and platform).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Other duties may be assigned:

• Lead the technical project throughout the lifecycle

• Lead, plan and coordinate all development activities associated with successfully developing new products/functionality in support of their release to the market

• Develop a project plan for the R&D activities including but not limited to:
o Communications plan
o Resource plan
o Detailed work breakdown structure
o Responsibilities matrix

• Creates and maintains detailed project plans of how to reach goals within cost, performance, and time budgets.

• Establish, build and lead high performing development project teams; motivate and provide day to day operational direction to the project team to ensure the team delivers on its development and commercialization commitments.

• Chair weekly project team meetings, tracking progress against plan, budget, design robustness, and managing risks to minimize impact to the project plan.

• Ensure all activities associated with the project are addressed and the organization is fully aware of any concerns with scope, schedule, and budget

• Manage stakeholder expectations and communication

• Provides timely and accurate information to senior management and the core team, regarding project plans, status and needs, accordingly; work with functional management to ensure organizational alignment, resource needs and provide input regarding team members' performance.

• Maintain issue log in connection with development and associated project activities.

• Assists in coordination and staffing of department projects and leads those projects to successful conclusion.

• Ensure end user documentation meets the needs of the customer in form and content.

• Ensure appropriate plans and resources are in place to support current projects.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in a business or technical field. BS in Marketing, Management or Computer Science a plus; MBA or similar advanced degree a plus

• Experience in core project management practices (project estimating, planning/scheduling/budgeting, risk management and vendor management)

• Demonstrated track record of managing a defined sequence of tasks to completion within aggressive schedules, through individual effort and coordination of the work of others.

• Requires 2-5+ years in SW development plus additional 3-5+ years' experience as project manager with SW R&D development projects; experience in a medical software, device or environment (or pharmaceutical/biotech environment) a plus

• PMP certification and certified SCRUM Master preferred but not required

• Experience in project management with subcontract and off-shore development models preferred

• Proven track record in delivering quality products/services in a highly complex environment on-time and on budget

• Strong understanding with iterative software development cycle; Experience with agile software development preferred.

• Experience leading cross-functional teams required.

• Excellent organization skills and business management skills such as; communication, negotiation, motivation, persuasion and leadership is required.

• Must demonstrate the ability to manage multiple projects on time and on budget

• Must be able to deliver concise and clear presentations to internal/external customers

• Continuous Improvement experience desired

• Working knowledge of network hardware and software technology.

• Strong PC skills using Microsoft Word, Excel, Microsoft Project

• Strong team player possessing excellent communication/presentation skills required with ability to manage numerous projects and perform in demanding environment