Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Tucson AZ 85755
Duration: 3 Years +

Job Summary:
Manages project information to support decision making by project teams, Life Cycle Teams (LCTs) and Life Cycle Committee (LCC).
 
Responsibilities:

• Manages project information to support project teams, LCTs and LCC decision making.
• Tactical coordination of timelines/budgets for all projects and functions within an LCT:
• Manage execution of cross-functional plans and track of progress of activities.
• Integrated resource and budget planning.
• Identify gaps, potential bottlenecks or delays and challenge assumptions.
• Risk management incl. critical path, risk assessment, scenario creation and analysis.
• Proposes options to close gaps and get projects back on schedule.
• Single point of control for project data (collect from functions/finance; owns version management and release of changes).
• Compile and communicate project reports.
• Guides team processes, ensuring consistency, transparency and optimization.
• Implements / pulls in best practices to project teams; fosters continuous improvement by ensuring knowledge, experience exchange.
• Guides and manages preparation for project milestone reviews.
• Defines, measures and reports key performance indicators for their projects, enabling teams and functions to measure and improve quality, efficiency and effectiveness.
• Meeting management (sets agenda, organizes meetings, edits minutes).

 Education:

• BS/BA in science, engineering or business administration or equivalent combination of education and work experience

 Experience Details:

• 6+ project management and/or product development experience.

 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrates successful problem solving and coordination of project related activities.
• Written and oral communication skills required. Knowledge of MS Project and MPM.
• Previous experience with standard project management process (PMI) desired.
• Strong negotiation and meeting facilitation skills required.
• Diagnostic and/or pharmaceutical industry and relevant diagnostic area knowledge preferred.
• Management of complex projects with ambitious milestones in high pressure circumstances.
• Experience with projects that required activity/milestone achievement to launch the product.
• Experience of challenging management in relation to data and resources.
• Good understanding of the Diagnostic Design Control process preferred.

 

 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $30.00/hr.