🔗Are you being referred to one of our roles by a connection in Alira Health? If so, please apply using the referral link emailed to you.Join our global team dedicated to innovation and initiative, where physical walls and different time zones don’t limit, but encourage, collaboration. Where all contributions and new ideas are explored with an open mind and work is driven by our shared values: be courageous, be accountable, be honest, be inclusive and elevate others.Job Description SummaryJob Description<h2>ROLE</h2>The Principal Project Manager role in Biometrics involves the following characteristics:<ul><li>Directs and manages projects from initiation to closure. </li><li>Serves as primary contact for clients </li><li>Is responsible for monitoring and managing a project to ensure it meets Alira Health’s and the Sponsor’s or other organization’s requirements. </li><li>Is responsible for the overall planning and oversight of the projects, from inception to completion, ensuring completion on time, within cost and required quality standards </li><li>Coaches/mentors Senior/Junior Project Managers and supports Project Management Director with process improvement initiatives </li></ul><h2>KEY RESPONSABILITIES</h2><ul><li>Responsible for the creation and maintenance of project plans, including tasks, milestone dates, status and resource allocation.</li><li>Develop project management documentation, such as, but not limited to, communication plan, risk plan and status reports. </li><li>Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and Sponsor in a timely and clear fashion. </li><li>Liaise with Sponsor and team members on an ongoing basis. </li><li>Schedule the kick-off meeting with team members </li><li>Identify and develop project success criteria, potential risks and contingency plans </li><li>Prepare, discuss, maintain and document study timelines with Sponsor and project team  </li><li>Timely oversight of the budget, including work completed, hours, revenues, backlog and profit status and ensure the profitability target is met </li><li>Maintain accuracy of information recorded in the Alira Health business and project management system </li><li>Manage out of scope activities and prepare and discuss change orders with Sponsors </li><li>Work with QA department to ensure resolution of any quality issue that may arise and support QA during internal/external audit and for the resolution of relevant findings </li><li>Work with administration to review and approve step of invoices </li><li>Review regularly study documentation (TMF) </li><li>Attend F2F meetings with Sponsor, when requested </li><li>Assess Sponsor satisfaction with the work completed by Alira Health </li><li>Ensure project and department KPIs are met </li><li>Manage issues and risks escalated by relevant stakeholders </li><li>Interact proactively with other departments, such as finance, administration, department directors, commercial team and QA </li><li>Manage GxP suppliers required for the completion of the project </li><li>Share critical and general issues with the Sponsor, Line Manager and/or Managing Director.</li><li>Conduct other activities, reports or analysis as required by the Alira Health management.</li></ul><h2>DESIRED QUALIFICATION &amp; EXPERIENCE</h2><ul><li>Bachelor degree in a Scientific or related discipline or college diploma  </li><li>At least 5 years of experience in clinical research </li><li>At least 5 years of experience in Project Management </li><li>Project Planning, Very Good </li><li>Project Organizing, Very Good </li><li>Project Controlling, Very Good </li><li>Program Management, Very Good</li><li>Understanding all clinical research processes, Very Good </li><li>Usage of project management software, Good </li></ul><h2></h2><h2> TECHNICAL COMPETENCES &amp; SOFT SKILLS </h2><ul><li>English, Very Good</li><li>MS Office Suite, Good</li><li>Professional</li><li>Trustworthy</li><li>Ability to effectively prioritize</li><li>Quality focused</li><li>Personable Attitude </li><li>Willingness to learn </li><li>Team Player </li><li>Effective Stress Management Techniques </li><li>Learning Agility </li><li>Ability to Manage Conflict  </li><li>Problem Solving Skills </li><li>Effective Verbal Communication Skills </li><li>Commercial and Technical Writing Skills </li><li>Networking Skills </li><li>Analytical thinking </li><li>Resilient </li><li>Ability to Influence and motivate </li><li>Ability to manage difficult conversations </li><li>Innovative </li><li>Ability to Provide Constructive Feedback </li><li>Excellent Presentation Skills </li><li>Commercial awareness </li><li>Ability to recognize and develop talent </li></ul>LanguagesEnglishEducationBachelor of Science (BS): Life SciencesContract TypeRegular