Program Manager III

ABOUT THIS FEATURED OPPORTUNITY

Remote Locations: Baltimore, MD , Boston, MA, Houston, TX , Los Angeles, CA , and San Diego, CA 

The main function of a non-IT program manager is to plan, direct, or coordinate data collection activities in such fields as engineering, research and development, financial systems and product roll-out, etc or any other non-IT based project.

THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU

- Coordinate research projects, including full management of scheduling for remote human data collection and annotation programs
- Partner with program manager and vendor to track data collection progress, completion, and follow ups
- Collaborate with vendor to recruit and assign data collectors to various study programs.
- Manage capacity and resourcing to plan and assess the feasibility of projects.
- Confer with program managers and science teams to discuss and map out project specifications and procedures.
- Coordinate progress of training, studies, and annotation efforts with Project Managers
- Liaises between cross functional teams teams to ensure timely planning and distribution of research studies
- Track vendor KPIs and success metrics as defined by program manager and escalate any deviations accordingly
- Run weekly and monthly status update meetings with vendor leads
- Coordinate QA and pilot testing process with science teams, program managers, and vendor project managers
- Coordinate onboarding and off-boarding of data collectors through vendor program
-Travel 10%

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS 

• Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, attention to detail and interpersonal skills.
• Strong ability to work independently and manage ones time.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback.
• Strong knowledge of production processes, quality control, costs and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Strong knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods.
• Strong knowledge of computer software, such as MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, Visio etc
• 3-5 years research program management
• Ability to track multiple projects at once (excel and google sheets), strong communication skills with XFNs.

Nice-to-have skills:

• Some command line prompt coding skills >CMD(use terminal to insert code),
• Agile/Scrum certified
• Human research lab management

Education/Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in business administration or a related field.
• PMI or PMP certification nice-to-have

BENEFITS

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401k
• PTO ( 3 weeks )

About Advantis Global
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