Project Manager
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Job ID R0000024708 Category Project Leadership Date Posted 08/26/2024Overview
As a part of the global Project Leadership group at Parexel, you are responsible for leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality and patient-focused clinical trials and help bring life-changing treatments to market faster. You collaborate with clients and internal stakeholders to identify project requirements, develop project plans, and manage project timelines and budgets. The role requires strong leadership and communication skills, the ability to work under pressure, and a passion for improving patients' lives.
In return, Parexel offers a supportive work environment, and a high degree of empowerment and accountability to lead your studies. Within this role, you work with a diverse set of clients and therapeutic areas, and you are encouraged to take on new challenges and pursue your interests.
Success Profile
Do you have these soft skills and interpersonal traits to succeed at Parexel?
- Adaptable
- Communicator
- Collaborative
- Leadership
- Proactive
- Problem-solver
About This Role
Key accountabilities
- Ensures tools are set-up according to SOPs and work instructions, e.g. Project Management Plan, SOPs list, TIME codes list, team list, project specific training management in LMS. Cooperates with the FBP to ensure that any systems and system interfaces are functioning and are ready for use by the project teams. Work with PL/TL to provide initial resource plan to SRO.
- Responsible for project reporting and analysis and for highlighting issues for project team. Ensures system data or compliance issues are followed up and solved as needed. Maintains Project Schedule.
- Responsible for drafting a consistent coherent project management plan, including coordinated planning of the different project activities and input from the different functions. The plan covers all parts of the project to be integrated together (scope, CIS, risk plan, quality plan, communication plan, schedule, and resource plan). Responsible for updating the project plan as needed and collaborating with the PL/TL to execute the plan and close the project. Use systems and tools expertise in collaboration with project team to identify, unify, and coordinate the various project management activities within the various processes. Collaborates with PL/TL to make choices about where to concentrate resources and effort on any given day, anticipating potential issues, dealing with these issues before they come critical, and coordinating work of the overall project good. The integration effort also involves making trade-offs among competing objectives and alternatives.
- Reviewing and processing pass through cost invoicing, marking any inconsistencies and wrong bookings for PL/TL review
- Ensures all systems are up to date with final information and all issues are closed. Collaborates with PL/TL in ensuring that documents archived and final work handed over to the client. Closes all project systems, including financial and document archiving, upon project end.
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Client focused approach to work
- A flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and new learning
- Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks with enthusiasm and prioritize workload with attention to detail
- Proficient in local language where appropriate and profound working knowledge of the English language
- Willingness to work in a matrix environment and to value the importance of teamwork.
Experiences
- Proven relevant experience in healthcare, consultancy, project management or contract research organization.
- 5 year's experience or more in the industry
Potential Career Path
Parexel offers a growth path with diverse therapeutic areas and clients, so you can grow according to your interests.
- Associate Project Leader
- Project Leader
- Senior Project Leader
- Associate Project Director
- Project Director
- Director, Project Leadership
- Senior Director, Project Leadership
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