Job Title        : Project Manager – FTE 
Experience    : 8-12 Years
Location        : Chennai
 

Description : 

• Create, update and maintain Project Plan for each project
• Setup and manage daily, weekly and monthly Cadence with Customers
• Create Weekly Status Reports, Monthly Status Reports, Quarterly Business Reports and publish to Customers and internal stakeholders
• Create and maintain Internal Project Cadence Report for each project and review with DMs on weekly basis as part of Internal Governance
• Create, update and maintain RAID log (Risks, Assumption, Issues and Dependencies) for each project and review the same with customers and DMs every week
• Ensure there are zero escalations. Escalation tolerance <= 1 per project
• Identify and propose Value Adds, Innovations to the DM and then to the customer (after DMs approval)
• Share use cases and best practices to internal teams and stakeholders 
• Groom team on delivery process and scrum methodologies

Documentation and Compliance:

• Ensure all project documentation is accurate and up-to-date.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations and company policies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, biotechnology, project management, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
• Proven experience in project management within the life sciences or pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• Proficient in project management software and tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Jira).
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

Operations Excellence - 

• Timely approval of internal timesheets, and follow ups with customers for timesheet approval
• Prompt and timely liaison with the Finance team for creating invoices and review of the same.
• Creating, Updating, monitoring and tracking of SOWs for allocated projects
• Maintain billable, non-billable metrics in the project. Contribute to path to billability for account tagged non-billable consultants
• Quarterly and yearly appraisal feedback to all team members within the stipulated timelines and as per policy.
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