Arup · 1 day 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 and an enterprise of the University of Utah. The Project Manager II - Research supports diagnostic test development and innovation projects by managing project timelines, deliverables, and fostering collaboration among various stakeholders.
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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
Experience in managing research projects, including developing and monitoring project timelines, deliverables, and communications
Ability to support Scientific Managers, Scientists, and Medical Directors as a member of project leadership
Accountability for organizing project requirements and ensuring documentation and communication of project scope
Experience in creating and executing project charters and other project plan documents
Comprehensive technical understanding of project background
Ability to communicate risks and issues to stakeholders and facilitate troubleshooting efforts
Experience in coordinating project milestones and deliverables to ensure timely completion
Ability to guide projects from initiation to successful completion, ensuring alignment with organizational goals
Experience in producing and maintaining project dashboards for communication of progress
Understanding and adherence to diagnostic test validation policies and procedures
Ability to maintain professional relationships with sponsors, stakeholders, team members, vendors, and consultants
Experience in serving as a liaison between technical and non-technical departments
Ability to foster collaboration and ensure the success of large-scale and complex initiatives
Experience in collaborating with other departments to facilitate test transfer
Ability to establish and maintain communication with stakeholders, including leading meetings
Experience in reviewing deliverables prepared by the team before passing to clients or stakeholders
Ability to maintain a comprehensive understanding of project status and use problem-solving skills
Experience in identifying resources needed and assigning responsibilities for a project
Understanding of the business challenge proposed by the scientific project team
Experience in analyzing project return on investment, profitability, revenue, and utilization
Ability to manage project budget, including creating the budget, tracking expenses, and invoicing
Familiarity with project management methodologies as defined by Project Management Institute (PMI)
Experience in managing day-to-day operational aspects of projects and their scope
Ability to minimize exposure and risk on projects
Experience in working with minimal oversight and mentoring junior Project Managers
Ability to independently identify project management requirements
Experience in overseeing project management for an entire project portfolio
Thorough understanding of ARUP test validation policies and procedures
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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