Consultant

About the role

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $3B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead. At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors. As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment. Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities. Veeva Systems, a leader in cloud-based solutions for the global life sciences industry, is looking for a Project Management Consultant to join our Clinical Data Professional Services team. Veeva’s Clinical Data Suite includes EDC (Electronic Data Capture), Coder, DQS (Data Quality System), and other applications. The Project Management Consultant will be responsible for managing project teams who implement Veeva Clinical Data Software with focus on maintaining timelines, budgets, deliverables, and overseeing customer adoption. This role requires attention to detail, communication, organization, problem-solving and software implementation skills. Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with cross-functional team members and customers to understand Clinical Data requirements
• Develop timelines according to deliverables in contracted statements of work
• Maintain project timelines, deliverables, and budgets using project management tools such as Jira, Smartsheet, etc.
• Manage project teams, resource allocation, and cross-functional workstreams to ensure alignment across organizations
• Identify technical and operational risks and develop and track mitigation strategies
• Deliver regular progress reports and executive summaries regarding milestone completion and potential blockers
• Oversee third-party software vendors, and integration partners
• Coordinate with common teams within life science organizations such as Data Management (DM), IT, Programmers, Statisticians, Quality Assurance (QA), etc. on software implementation lifecycles (requirements gathering, development, user acceptance testing, etc.)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop end-user training and change management materials
• Oversee the transition from deployment to operational, post-implementation support

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in project management
• 2+ years of experience in software implementation
• 2+ years of experience in the Life Sciences industry
• Proficiency in business software including MS Office
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical data software (e.g., EDC, eCOA, etc.)