Sr IRT Project Manager

What You’ll Do

• Function as a member of the study-specific project team including understanding the systems, providing support related training of the systems and is responsible for the completion of all support related project deliverables.
• Partner with functional area leads and senior peers to identify and evaluate fundamental issues on projects.
• Gather information regarding potential or actual risks/issues and provide detailed information to management to ensure risks/issues are surfaced and mitigated.
• Serve as the primary contact for sponsors and study team members during maintenance.
• Perform study specific informal testing, create and review study specific system support guidelines for accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare, coordinate and deliver meeting materials and communications per timeline milestones.
• Attend/facilitate meetings and communications with sponsors, vendors and cross-functional team members.
• Serve as a support escalation contact for study-specific questions/issues.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong attention to detail and problem solving skills
• Strong comprehensive oral presentation and written communication skills
• Strong proficiency in computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, email software, various analytics and visualization software; and proficiency with primary software used by the company
• Fundamental understanding of relational database concepts and fundamental familiarity with data manipulation tools (e.g., SQL or MS Access)
• Strong ability to adapt to changing priorities and to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary, global cross-functional team
• Proven ability to develop and deliver services and solutions in a collaborative and cross-functional global environment, with an understanding of the user perspective
• Effective ability to query, compile, enter, track and maintain data in systems supporting department programs and processes
• Basic familiarity of IRT system applications and concepts

Working Conditions and Environment

• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.
• Occasional drives to site locations with occasional travel both domestic and international.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.
• Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
• Frequent mobility required.
• Occasional crouching, stooping, bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
• Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
• Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Frequent interaction with others to obtain or relate information to diverse groups.
• Works independently with little guidance or reliance on oral or written instructions and plans work schedules to meet goals.
• Requires multiple periods of intense concentration.
• Performs a wide range of variable tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence.
• Able to perform under stress.
• Able to multi-task.
• Regular and consistent attendance.