Pharmacovigilance Project Manager

Job Title: Pharmacovigilance Project Manager
Location: Remote, Role Based in Abbott Park, IL 60064
W-2 Contract Length: 6 Months
Pay: $90/hr-$95/hr, negotiable
Hours: M-F Day Shift, 40 hours/wk
Note: Not looking for Technology/IT-focused PM's

Responsibilities:

• Maintain project management artifacts (e.g., detail project plan, issues/risk log, action items, meeting minutes, SharePoint site maintenance, etc.).
• Must proactively track and follow up on action items
• Execute against defined objectives and provide timely updates to senior management of progress and achieved project milestones.
• Compile and provide monthly status reports.
• Proactively address conflicting, incorrect, insufficient, or inappropriate info prior to report publication.
• Collect and analyze project and process data and metrics.
• Assess performance against plans, processes, and practices to determine effectiveness and areas for process improvement.
• Will be actively involved with deliverables
• Facilitate and run workshops

Required Skills/Experience:

• Master's degree, or bachelor's degree and equivalent Project Management Experience
• Life Sciences experience required
• 7 years of Project Management Experience
• Change Management Experience
• Device experience required
• Ability to work independently
• Demonstrated excellence in communication, negotiation/influencing, people management and social skills with a good sense of diplomacy, both relating to team members, peers, and higher management
• Demonstrated ability to lead/mentor people
• Leading team meetings and presenting to executive leadership
• Capable of making quick and accurate assessments, taking corrective action using good judgment and appropriate decision-making steps; proven proactive problem-solving skills.
• Understand the implementation and impact of regulatory requirements and guidelines / internal SOPs
• Must have strong PPT skills (we will require the candidate to provide a sample presentation such that we can assess PPT skills)