Vertex Pharmaceuticals · 2 hours ago
Project Management & Strategic Operations Project Manager (Contract)
Boston, MA
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expVertex Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Contractor for Project Management Services within their Project Management & Strategic Operations team. This role involves execution delivery responsibilities for implementing an in-house banking capability and managing all PMSO activities, ensuring alignment with various stakeholders and project outcomes.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
No H1B
Responsibilities
Project Governance
Scope Management
Schedule Management
Resource Management
Risk and Issue Management (including cross-functional impact assessment/mitigation)
Dependency Management (both within the project and externally)
Project Management of technical components (Integration, Reporting, Migration, configuration changes in multiple systems)
Stakeholder Management
Communications and Change Management
Business Adoption and Acceptance / Client Satisfaction
Presenting and monitoring status, anticipating challenges, unblocking issues, managing dependencies and providing business sponsor and stakeholder transparency for the program through accurate and timely management reporting
Collaboration with project managers from external consulting/implementation services teams to ensure successful joint outcomes and accurate management reporting, where applicable
Qualification
Required
A minimum of 8 years of experience in Project Management
Demonstrated proficiency in managing large-scale, complex projects
Experience managing Information Technology projects
Experience managing projects involving Accounting teams, processes and technologies, especially involving Intercompany Accounting
Demonstrated leadership presence and drive, resourcefulness, reliability and accountability including ability to hold others accountable for successful project delivery
Excellent presentation skills and ability to clearly and succinctly express ideas
Experience facilitating project meetings and effectively and respectfully holding team members accountable for status, deliverables and the timely escalation of blockers
Unfailing commitment to representing project status in an accurate and timely manner
Successful history of managing collaborative projects with vendors and packaged software
Exemplify a highly collaborative mindset and actively facilitate team communication
Build strong relationships with peers and colleagues across the DTE organization, and with key business partners and third-party consultants
Actively anticipate, track and plan for risks and issues, dependencies, resourcing and contingencies
Communicate status, risks and issues in a direct and timely manner
Escalate issues in a manner that is effective and direct
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Experience presenting to senior leadership in IT and business functions
Experience practicing project feature prioritization and backlog grooming methods
Experience with Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) tools and reporting
Understanding of the principles of IT / project financial management (e.g., capital expenses, operating expenses, amortized and expensed costs, accruals, actual and forecasted spend etc.)
Preferred
Experience with high-growth stage biotechnology companies
Agile CSM, PSM or similar certification and direct experience
PMP certification
Experience with implementing or expanding Intercompany Accounting and Settlement solutions such as Blackline, Oracle E-Business Suite accounting applications and Kyriba treasury management
Company
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is focused on the discovery and development of small molecule drugs for the treatment of serious diseases.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$657.31MKey Investors
Janssen Belgium
2024-07-10Post Ipo Secondary· $1.11M
2022-05-17Post Ipo Equity· $50M
2009-12-03Post Ipo Equity· $443M
Leadership Team
Reshma Kewalramani
CEO and President
Nina Devlin
Senior Vice President, Chief Communications Officer
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