Pyramid8 are currently recruiting for a motivated Project Manager or Programme Manager working for an interesting business in the Medical Sectors. You will manage and develop various projects of work for a number of clients simultaneously and be able to prioritise and communicate effectively.
Role Purpose
Managing all project activities including initiation / Kick-off, delivery and follow-up for all projects globally. Specifically, to ensure that all projects are onboarded and managed to ensure timelines and delivery in accordance with approved timelines / milestone.
Projects delivery, ensuring positive client relationships to get projects completed as agreed.
To own and deliver on the programme schedule, liaising with consultants and client contacts / leads, ensuring that projects are delivered on time.
Responsibilities
New Client Acquisition
- Builds personal credibility with potential clients demonstrating expertise, professionalism and confidence to drive projects to successful and timely delivery
- Build peer to peer relationships which generate new business leads for the business
- Support strategic bids and tenders (contracts won/assists)
- Identify resources to deliver projects
Client Delivery & Retention
- Manages programme delivery maximising benefit/value to clients and to the business
- Monitoring progress of a programme and identifying risk factors that can cause delays; developing and implementing mitigation plans
- Assigning tasks to project implementation teams
- Compiling and writing progress reports and making presentations to management and other stakeholders
- Ensuring programme operations comply with internal control policies and legal requirements
Experience
- Minimum Required
- Significant experience in a similar role delivering multiple large-scale programmes effectively
- Proven experience of being able to run programmes to time and cost
- Ability to work across business functions including in-house and external consultants
- Experience of project management software such as MS Project, MS Office and Base Camp
- A bachelors' degree in Life Sciences, business management or communications
- Project management qualification e.g. prince 2
- Commercial acumen - Is able to understand the business to make positive financial and business decisions
- Strong communication skills - Is able to write and speak articulately and fluently
- Negotiation skills - Has the ability to build strong relationships and influence at all levels
- Excellent organisational skills - Is able to manage large volumes of work sometimes with conflicting timelines
- Professionalism - Is able to adapt to client situations and manage and deliver client expectations.
- Quality - Has the ability, to deliver work which is consistently of a high standard
- Productivity - Can focus on delivery to achieve project objectives as well as business objectives
- Attention to detail - Has the ability to utilise technical ability and ensure attention to detail
- Value adding activity - Is able to identify and implement changes that improve productivity