P\S\L Group is a global organisation dedicated to putting information at the service of medicine. The companies and people of the P\S\L Group aim to improve medical care by serving those who need it, those who provide it and those who seek to improve it.
To this end, we want our information and education services to contribute to the goals we share with our clinicians, clients and supporters, namely: to accelerate the advancement of medicine and help people enjoy better, longer lives.
PurposeOur key contribution to society is to help clinicians and those who support them provide state-of-the-art medical care.
Our primary business purpose is to help clients and supporters increase the effectiveness of activities pertaining to scientific communication, medical education and the maintenance of clinician audience intimacy.
Position Summary
This position, reporting directly to the Vice President, Data Engineering, involves overseeing every facet of a Project within P\S\L's data initiatives. We are seeking an ideal candidate who possesses a strong passion for data and can envision diverse applications to enhance business value. The successful candidate will demonstrate executive presence and adeptly employ influential strategies to achieve objectives within a dynamic, high-speed environment. Key responsibilities include establishing a well-defined roadmap to guide team members effectively.
Key Responsibilities- Lead project delivery teams using the best fit delivery approach, including Agile, traditional, or hybrid approaches to meet delivery targets
- Project Manage the day to day activities to ensure successful delivery of projects
- Lead Agile Scrum ceremonies and actively support removing roadblocks
- Collaborate with the Leadership Team to envision the future of data and how it can bring about value to the business
- Understand and communicate the current state of all the projects and project management process, as they align to organization and portfolio priorities
- Align the teams to establish project priorities by ensuring clarity on the overall scope and everyone’s role
- Ensure Risks are identified and mitigation plans are established and communicated
- Communicate changes and Status Updates according to appropriate audience needs effectively
- Must be able to adapt plans and communicate impacts in a frequently changing work environment.
- Actively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and support organizational success imperatives. Many processes need to be build and/or refined - creativity is a must.
- Establish a Release Plan with clearly defined Epics and set of features to be delivered to the business
- Create/support the creation of User Stories (requirements) that are clearly understood by various members of the team e.g., Developers, QA, Business, etc.
- Mentor and support team members in effectively using best practices, new technologies, and industry experience to successfully deliver projects
Key Skills, Knowledge & Professional Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Sciences, Engineering, or equivalent experience in Healthcare would be a definite asset.
- 5+ years as a Project Manager and Scrum Master with experience in managing development, technology, and data projects
- 1+ year of exposure to Product Management for any technology driven Product
- Healthcare experience dealing health care provider data management, automation, training and development is highly desired
- A Type-A personality type with an Executive Presence and the ability to Influence people at all levels
- Ability to observe, listen and adapt to the environment/feedback
- Expert in managing teams through Scrum or Kanban, and creating requirements in an agile environment; CSM and/or CSPO are highly desirable
- Project Management certified or demonstrated extensive experience in leading large and complex projects related with a high degree of Risks, Communication across distributed teams, and delivering against commitments
- Strong ability to identify, manage, and mitigate, and communicate risks within a project or externally, and manage its impact to delivery commitments
- Strong analytical skills, critical thinking, organization skills, good collaboration skills, strong work ethic, initiative and the drive to succeed
- Exceptional communication skills and experience working with remote teams
Technical skills:
- Hands-on Jira (Project Management), Smartsheets (Schedule Management) - Must have experience setting up Jira Boards and Workflows, and Smartsheets schedules and roadmaps
- Applied knowledge and experience using GenAI tools
- MeisterPlan or equivalent resource management software
- Conceptual knowledge of AWS Services, DevOps, CI/CD, Data Science and Snowflake
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What We Do
P\S\L Group is a global organization dedicated to putting information at the service of medicine.
The companies and people of the P\S\L Group aim to improve medical care by serving those who need it, those who provide it, and those who seek to improve it.
Our clients include research-based pharmaceutical companies and other healthcare institutions who seek the advancement of medicine. Our primary business purpose is to help these clients increase the effectiveness, as well as lower the cost, of activities pertaining to scientific communication, medical education, or product/service marketing.
We are borderless and we have presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, UK, EU, South Africa, and Malaysia.
