Arup · 20 hours ago
Project Manager II - Research
Salt Lake City, UT
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expARUP Laboratories is a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory, seeking a Project Manager II to support diagnostic test development and other innovation projects. The role involves managing project timelines, fostering collaboration among various stakeholders, and ensuring successful completion of complex initiatives.
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Responsibilities
Manages ARUP research projects, including developing and monitoring project timelines, deliverables, communications, overseeing project scope, and other project requirements
Supports Scientific Managers, Scientists and Medical Directors as a member of project leadership
Accountable for organizing project requirements, translating them into defined scope, and ensuring the documentation and communication of project scope are well-maintained
Creates and executes project charters and other project plan documents and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
Gains a comprehensive technical understanding of the project background
Communicates risks and issues to stakeholders, including impacts to timelines, and facilitates troubleshooting efforts to address them
Coordinates project milestones and deliverables to ensure timely completion
Guide projects from initiation to successful completion, ensuring alignment with organizational goals
Produces and maintains project dashboards for communication of progress to leadership and project stakeholders
Understands and ensures adherence to diagnostic test validation policies and procedures, where applicable
Maintains professional relationships with sponsors, stakeholders, team members, vendors, and consultants
Serves as a liaison between technical and non-technical departments ensuring alignment with targets and requirements
Act as a central support figure throughout the project lifecycle, focusing on fostering collaboration and ensuring the success of large-scale and complex initiatives
Collaborates with other departments within ARUP to facilitate test transfer between departments
Establishes and maintains communication as required with the stakeholders, including leading meetings and hosting stakeholder visits as necessary
Reviews deliverables prepared by team before passing to client, project sponsor, or stakeholder
Maintains a comprehensive understanding of project status and uses strong problem-solving, communication and leadership skills to keep projects on track
Independently or in collaboration with Scientific managers identifies resources needed and assigns responsibilities for a project
Understands the business challenge proposed by the scientific project team and contributes to resolution
Analyzes project return on investment, profitability, revenue, and utilization using Business Value Models (BVMs)
Manages project budget, including creating the budget, tracking expenses, and invoicing, as needed
Follows project management methodologies as defined and outlined by Project Management Institute (PMI) and ARUP policies and procedures
Manages day-to-day operational aspects of projects and their scope
Minimizes exposure and risk on project
Works with minimal oversight from Manager, and mentors junior Project Managers and other supporting team members
Independently identifies project management requirements
Oversees project management for an entire project portfolio
Thorough understanding of ARUP test validation policies and procedures and ensures implementation for relevant projects
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
PhD in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) related field, Bioinformatics or Data Science
Or Masters in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) related field, Bioinformatics or Data Science and two years of demonstrated experience managing complex, multi departmental projects
Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) related field, Medical Laboratory Science, Bioinformatics or Data Science, and four years of demonstrated experience managing complex, multi departmental projects
Or a Bachelor's degree in a non-STEM field with two years relevant clinical laboratory experience and four years of demonstrated experience managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders
Demonstrated organizational, problem solving, troubleshooting, and interpersonal skills
Demonstrated knowledge of the technical and administrative aspects of all phases of project management, as defined by PMI
Demonstrated working knowledge of regulatory requirements
Demonstrated technical acumen
Bachelor's Degree or better in Bioinformatics or related field
Master's Degree or better in Bioinformatics or related field
PhD or better in Bioinformatics or related field
Preferred
PhD in Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Genetics, Proteomics, Life Science, Medical Laboratory Science, or related field
Demonstrated experience in diagnostic test development and validation
MBA or MA in Project Management
PMI PMP certification
Lean Six Sigma
Experience in various software applications including the following: Smartsheet, MS Project, Jira or other Project Management Software, MS Office including Visio, Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint and PowerPoint, Computer aided simulation, process modeling software, Enterprise software solutions
Experience managing projects in an Agile development environment
Company
Arup
Arup is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers and technical specialists offering a broad range of professional services.
10001+ employees
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