POSITION SUMMARY:

The Project Manager, Partner Relations is a client facing project manager and will provide project management leadership and expertise to enable the organization to meet business objectives. This individual will take ownership for end-to-end customer/client management and successfully manage one or more projects with a client and apply project management knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements and achieve desired outcomes. The selected candidate will lead projects throughout the entire lifecycle of initiation, planning, execution, monitoring & control, and closing under the leadership directive of the General Manager and Program Manager. The Project Manager will engage subject matter experts and functional leaders to develop integrated project plans, identify stakeholder requirements, and balance competing project constraints of scope, quality, schedule, budget, resources, and risk.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Job performance will involve a variety of activities including:

• Ensure projects are delivered on time and risks associated with timelines/deliverables clearly communicated to management and clients.
• Lead client facing and internal project team meetings, develop agendas, follow-up on action items with stakeholders
• Work with internal teams to manage contract milestones, forecasting, ensuring deliverables are met and documented
• Develop integrated project management plans and project schedules using progressive elaboration
• Document key project decisions and facilitate information management processes
• Address the needs, concerns, and expectations of all stakeholders through active and collaborative communication
• Effective verbal and written communication with internal and external stakeholders including clients and regulators.
• Facilitate issue and risk management in collaboration with the project/program teams.
• Generate or integrate project specific metrics/reports and analyzing options and opportunities to optimize the project team’s productivity.
• Must have demonstrated knowledge of project management skills, tools, and processes in areas such as timeline, cost, and risk management.
• Review, understanding, and compliance with ArcherDX HIPAA Security policies and procedures.
• Safeguarding the privacy and security of protected health information and European Union personal data.
• Processing and handling of European Union personal data only as directed by ArcherDX for purposes of personalized molecular pathology
• Review, understanding, and compliance with ArcherDX HIPAA Security policies and procedures.
• Safeguarding the privacy and security of protected health information and European Union personal data.
• Processing and handling of European Union personal data only as directed by ArcherDX for purposes of personalized molecular pathology.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in the diagnostic or pharmaceutical industry.
• Significant experience working with clients, specifically from the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry
• Strong interpersonal, team working, and leadership skills.
• Strong attention to detail demonstrating accuracy in tracking and reporting data
• Experience with design control for medical device development.
• Demonstrates strong leadership capabilities with the ability to lead a cross-functional team (assay development, laboratory, clinical, software, etc.) through a complex development program.
• The ability to forge strong internal and external partnerships coupled with excellent presentation, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, team working, and leadership skills.
• Strong attention to detail demonstrating accuracy in tracking and reporting data.
• Flexibility to adjust quickly and effectively to frequent change and altered priorities.
• Excellent work planning and execution/delivery skills – includes problem solving, prioritization, and task-level influence skills.
• Ability to influence without power

KEY ATTRIBUTES

• Drive and determination
• Ability to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment
• Ability to participate with others as a member of the team to ensure that demanding and difficult projects are handled smoothly and cooperatively to enhance the success of the projects and maintain strong relationships within all parts of the company.
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Self-starter
  • Driven to perform
  • Self-directed: needs little explicit direction
  • Able to organize, prioritize, and delegate tasks to efficiently move projects forward.

EDUCATION:   

• BS/MS/PhD preferred with relevant training in Chemistry, Manufacturing, and/or Biological Sciences or equivalent experience.