Project Manager

Role Overview

• Define project scope, objectives and deliverables that support project goals in collaboration with customers, teams, program manager, and other stakeholders
• Define project charter & success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle
• Develop comprehensive project plans and associated communications documents based on best practices
• Set and deliver project delivery phases (marked by milestones) and obtain necessary acknowledgement from customers (signature)
• Understand the needs of the client putting them in touch with the right colleagues when issues and opportunities are identified
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and lead, prioritise and support them to take the actions needed to deliver
• Plan, identify, assign, and monitor the resources needed to deliver projects efficiently, to a high quality with outputs on time and to budget
• Build, develop, and grow the business relationships needed for the success of the project and beyond
• Monitor and drive project progress and, when necessary, adapt scope, timelines, and costs to ensure that the project team delivers a satisfactory result to the customer
• Proactively and collaboratively manage changes in project scope, identify and address potential issues well ahead of time, and ensure contingency plans are in place for when things go wrong
• Maintain project timeframes, budgeting estimates and status reports
• Conduct project postmortems, and identify and implement improvements to make things better next time

Requirements

• Experience in IT project management, preferably in IT Healthcare industry
• Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills in German and English
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Knowledge of various project management methodologies (e.g., agile/scrum)
• Cost and risk management skills
• Flexibility to travel onsite based on customer request
• Strong and natural leadership
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Autonomy required and capacity to work within a worldwide team
• Problem-solving skills and ability to find innovative ways to resolve them
• Comfortable working with customers and colleagues at all levels and from a variety of cultures and backgrounds
• Strong team player, with good critical thinking skills
• Good knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures
• Experience improving how things are done, as well as making sure they get done
• Care passionately about ensuring the safety of our customers’ patients
• Curious and enjoying working with different nationalities and cultures.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements