MES Project Manager at USDM Life Sciences

About USDM

USDM Life Sciences is a premier consulting company with 20+ years of experience assisting heavily regulated biotech, medical device, and pharmaceutical companies with their GxP technologies to accelerate growth. Our deep domain knowledge and technology expertise in life sciences business processes are what set us apart. From strategy to implementation and adoption, we have delivered thousands of GxP projects globally.

As part of the USDM team, you have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies through our many partnerships with companies like Microsoft, Google, Oracle, DocuSign, Box, and many more. From molecule to market, you will help connect technology, people, and data in new ways to generate real-time insights to improve business outcomes for USDM’s clients. Are you ready to make an impact and drive real digital transformation in life sciences?

Founded in Santa Barbara in 1999, USDM has grown to a progressive, global company with 300+ remote employees and offices throughout the US, Canada, and Germany.

Nature and Scope of Job

The IT Project Manager is responsible for leading, planning and coordinating for all EBM Implementation projects according to the identified requirements, deadlines, and budgets. The IT project manager drives the operationalization and execution of all assigned projects and follows the established project management methodology to define project charter and objectives, create schedules, and oversight throughout the entire project.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage assigned IT projects ensuring adherence to budget, schedule, and scope
• Develop and maintain project schedule (MS Project/Smartsheets) – included but, not limited to coordination with project stakeholders and team members to ensure project milestones are achieved.
• Schedule and facilitate project meetings and maintain meeting minutes.
• Set and track project milestones, manage unforeseen delays and realign scheduled and expectations as needed.
• Establish and implement project governance including communication plans and providing status updates to staff and stakeholders.
• Collect, analyze, and summarize information and trends to prepare project status reports.
• Organize and manage all phases to ensure on-time completion.
• Assemble, Coordinate, and manage project team members, assigning individual responsibilities.
• Manage and maintain EBM project SPOT Project records and Trackwise Change Controls

• Performs other related duties and assignments as required

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of experience within the pharmaceutical/biotech industries.
• Strong knowledge of GMPs, FDA, and EU guidelines/requirements.
• Experience and demonstrated understanding of Project Management methodologies such as Agile and
• SDLC processes. Excellent resource planning and task scheduling skills.
• Organization and time management skills to keep projects on track and within budget.
• Strong sense of personal accountability regarding decision-making.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment and promoting a teamwork mentality.
• Proven experience applying analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to predict challenges and seek to proactively head-off obstacles.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer or information Science-related field required.

The working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job and are not meant to be all-inclusive. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job.

Unless reasonable accommodations can be made, while performing this job the staff member shall:

• Prolonged periods of sitting or standing at a desk and working on a computer in an environmentally controlled home office environment.
• Operate other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, scanner, or printer.
• Frequently communicate with stakeholders via telephone, email, or instant message. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

Equal Opportunity Statement

USDM Life Sciences is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Disclaimer

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and the level of the work being performed by the people assigned to this position. It is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to the position. USDM Life Sciences reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.

Compensation

Salary/Hourly Rate Range (W2): USD 75.00 - 85.00

The base salary/hourly rate range represents the anticipated low and high end of the USDM’s compensation range for this position. Actual salaries/hourly rates will vary and will be based on various factors, such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. The compensation described above is subject to change and could be higher or lower than the range described based on market survey data or budget.

Full-time employees are eligible for health, vision, and dental insurance, life insurance, short and long-term disability, hospital indemnity, accident, and critical care coverage.

Both full and part-time employees, who are at least 21 years of age, are eligible to participate in USDM's 401k plan. Full and part-time employees may be eligible for paid time off.

All employees are eligible for USDM's rewards and recognition program.

For more details about our benefits, visit us here:  usdm.com/careers /