Project Manager - Pharma

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Zifo is looking for a Project Manager who can update JIRA stories, perform a scrum master role, and have project manager responsibilities.  The Project Manager will be responsible for the delivery of various technical solutions for large biopharma customers.

Requirements

Agile Project Manager job description (Technical & Functional Skills) for Clinical Data Lake. 
 
We are looking for a mid-level (Intermediate) experience level (6-8 years) who can update JIRA stories, perform a scrum master role, and have project manager responsibilities. 
  

• 8+ years of demonstrated project management and scrum master experience. Preferrable experience working in the life sciences, healthcare, or pharma domain. 

• Should have capabilities to work as a Project Manager and Scrum Master. 

• Strong project management experience, with the capabilities to do project planning, communication, vendor management, stakeholder management, risk management, issues, decisions, and changes. 

• Set up regular cadences with the product team, business stakeholders, and leadership regarding project status and reports. 

• Mentors the team with Agile knowledge to ensure Scrum and other relevant methodologies are understood and applied. 

• Execute, facilitate all the ceremonies, and keep everyone on the train. 

• Helps the Product Owner enact effective backlog grooming techniques; facilitates sprint planning, hosts daily stand-up meetings and sprint retrospectives; and produces sprint burndown and other metrics. 

• Liaises with business, architecture, and operations when there are dependencies in systems and infrastructure. 

• Experience with technology operations processes and terminology for methodologies supporting business and technology collaboration, intake documentation, and handoffs is preferred. Experience with project scoping, requirements, and user stories is also preferred. 

• Experience working with Product Owners (PO), Data Engineers, Testing, QA/Validation, GxP team members, and consultants from the Big 4 

• Project Management and agile scrum methodology expertise in delivering Cloud Data Lake (AWS) and services through a full project lifecycle in a multi-cloud environment. 

• Good to have: Experience working or understanding GxP validation procedures and timelines in a pharma regulatory organization. 

• CSM and SAFe Certification are preferred 

Technology requirements: 

• Data Lake, AWS Cloud environment 

• Jira Suite, Confluence 

• ServiceNow 

• Microsoft Project, Miro, PowerPoint 

A successful Zifo-ite is:

• Independent, Self-Motivated & Results driven
• Willing & able to quickly acquire new Technical Skills & Business Principles
• A critical thinker who possesses logical reasoning
• Curious and always looking for creative solutions to complex problems

Benefits

About Zifo:

CURIOSITY DRIVEN, SCIENCE FOCUSED, EMPLOYEE BUILT. Our culture is unlike any other, one where we debate, challenge ourselves, and interact with all alike. We are a curious bunch, characterized by our passion to learn and spirit of teamwork. Zifo is a global R&D solutions provider focused on the industries of Pharma, Biotech, Manufacturing QC, Medical Devices, specialty chemicals and other research-based organizations. Our team’s knowledge of science and expertise in technology help Zifo better serve our customers around the globe, including 7 of the Top 10 Biopharma companies.

We look for Science – Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Microbiology etc. We possess scientific and technical knowledge and bear professional and personal goals. While we have a “no doors” policy to promote free access within, we do have a tough door to walk in. We search with a two-point agenda – technical competency and cultural adaptability.

If you share these sentiments and are prepared for the atypical, then Zifo is your calling!

Zifo is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.