Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Duration: 03 months assignment

Location: Ridgefield, CT 06877

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Project Management:
• Experience with various product management methodologies and frameworks, including Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Kanban, and Hybrid.
• Define and document project scope, objectives, and desired outcomes.
• Prepare an estimated timeline based on the project scope.
• Set and manage stakeholder expectations, both internally and externally.
• Taking initiative and able to work independently. Highly Motivated.
• Pharma/ Pharma Data experience is a plus
• Team Management:
• Managing cross matrix teams for the execution of projects.
• Evaluate project performance.
• Day-to-Day Operations:
• Oversee day-to-day project activities.
• Communicate both internally and externally.
• Assess risks and involve the stakeholders early if any roadblocks.

Project Closure:

• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Facilitate project closure.
• Review, assess current inventory of standard procedure documents and drive updates
• Create a consolidated project/initiatives road map with upcoming projects and milestones across all areas of PDG - MDM, CPM, IDW/ODS and Governance.
• SharePoint - Build a centralized PDG site to create a space for communication, post metric reports and make key documents available for business users and stakeholders
• Explore and build a demand in-take form (ex: DNEXUS) for PDG Team and create process and approval flows including documentation
• Documentation
• Any approvals/confirmation that are handled manually through emails and informal channels
• Onboarding documentation (PDG team focused) and overview (internal) – include stakeholders and system overview in the documentation
• Consent Guide - Documentation around various types of consent and its collection mechanism and use.
• Handle weekly status meeting on Standard and Ad hoc projects , monitoring milestones, highlight risk, maintain RISK log, communicate alerts
• Prepare monthly communication newsletter for business and share with leadership and stakeholders
• Additional action items from our workshop with other teams(ex: Building training docs)

Skills:

• Pharmaceutical experience:
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical business processes in IT and data governance required.
• Project management lead in pharmaceutical industry
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical data, including, but not limited to: IQVIA, Veeva Compass, & Symphony a plus.

Strategic initiatives:

• Ability to work autonomously and seek advice when necessary.
• Experience in managing cross-functional projects and proficiency in influencing without authority.
• Capability of managing multiple workstreams in high-pressure settings.
• Manage and guide teams toward project goals.
• Communication:
• Ability to effectively communicate with higher levels of management.
• Strong communication skills for conveying clear messages to different teams.
• Negotiation: Navigate conflicts, reach agreements, and find win-win solution.
• Risk Management: Monitor the project timelines and mitigate risks throughout the project lifecycle.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree