Project Manager (Scientific / Health)

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PROJECT MANAGER

Soft Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Leadership
• Presentation skills
• Curiosity
• Critical thinking
• Collaboration
• Adaptability
• Problem-solving
• Attention to detail
• Organizational skills
• Team player

Overview:

• Experienced staff members of the organization with demonstrated ability in employing an advanced level of portfolio, program, and project management leadership.
• Must understand project management principles and techniques and have project management work experience in a biomedical, pharmaceutical, biotech, academic medical center, or health-related organization.
• Must have proven experience in documenting and maintaining project management processes, tools, and templates to strengthen an organization's project management approach.
• Must have the skills necessary to execute projects to ensure they meet all scope, schedule, resources, and quality expectations through the entire project lifecycle and in accordance with the objectives of Client.
• Must possess strong analytical skills, including the ability to integrate information from multiple sources.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to tailor communications to relevant scientific and administrative audiences.
• Must exhibit strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects.

Qualifications:

• This role must have a bachelor's degree in an applicable field (e.g., science, public health, business or project management), a master's degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of demonstrable experience in portfolio, program, and project management support. If degree is not in a science-related field, at least 3 years of that experience must be in a biomedical, pharmaceutical, biotech, academic medical center, or health-related organization.
• Operational program/project management experience for a federal agency strongly preferred.
• Experience with OTA preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain project artifacts.
• Develop implementation plans, project schedules and timelines, and milestone tracking materials to assist in the effective and timely execution of priority activities and tasks, while ensuring proper accountability and ownership.
• Monitor, track, and report on federal funds pertaining to the programs and projects.
• Identify potential project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and monitor risks to implement changes as necessary to keep projects on track.
• Coordinate information and communication between stakeholders.
• Synthesize program data, summarize key findings, and develop materials to provide valuable insights on the progress of the program.
• Implement and enforce project management best practices and methodologies.
• Also includes project coordinator responsibilities.

(Contingent Upon Contract Award)

DAWSON is an Equal Opportunity/VEVRAA federal contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

DAWSON offers a best-in-class benefits program including medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) program with employer match; paid vacation and sick leave; employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance; an Employee Assistance Program; and a flexible work environment. Additionally, employees can choose from several voluntary benefits including critical illness coverage; accident insurance; identity theft coverage; pet insurance, and more.

DAWSON gives preference to internal candidates. If no internal candidate meets our qualifications, external candidates will be given consideration.