Project Manager

Medidata: Power Smarter Treatments and Healthier People

Medidata is leading the digital transformation of life sciences, creating hope for millions of patients. Medidata helps generate the evidence and insights to help pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and diagnostics companies, and academic researchers accelerate value, minimize risk, and optimize outcomes. More than one million registered users across 1,900+ customers and partners access the world's most trusted platform for clinical development, commercial, and real-world data. Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company, is headquartered in New York City and has offices around the world to meet the needs of its customers. Discover more at www.medidata.com and follow us @medidata.

Your Mission:

The Project Management Function is responsible for the overall relationship management of client accounts and day-to-day activities. The function also ensures that Medidata is able to deliver quality projects and services on time and within budget through effective management of Medidata resources.

• Management of one or more projects with a focus on delivery of the scope on time, within budget and with a high-quality outcome
• Provide financial management activities for one or more project budgets as well as execution of Statements of Works and Change Orders
• Provide input to Professional Services Proposals
• Maintain appropriate project/client documentation within e-binders for one or more projects/clients
• Maintain high client satisfaction by providing proactive communication and issue management
• Manage assigned project resources
• Assure compliance with Medidata’s standard project management methodologies and Medidata SOPs
• Provide mentorship and guidance to all assigned project members
• Provide guidance and consulting to clients around the best use of the Medidata Applications
• Is Subject Matter Expert (SME) in at least 2 Medidata Applications through the delivery of workshops and other consultancy activities

Your Competencies:

• Good understanding of clinical research (pharma, device and/or biotech sectors) and a solid understanding of Clinical Research SaaS technology
• Ability to think logically to solve complex problems
• Excellent verbal/written communication and organizational skills
• Excellent computer skills, public speaking, presentation and teaching skills
• Proficient with MS Office suite, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellence with project development and management
• Self-motivated, able to work remotely and able to assume responsibility in a professional manner
• Is proficient in the use of all relevant Medidata internal systems
• Travel expectations up to 20% – 30%, national / international
• Command of Native Japanese (read/write/speak) and business level English