Manager Technical Project Management

Job Description

Manager Technical Project Management

The Opportunity

• Based in Hyderabad join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130 year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity forward momentum and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
• Be part of an organization driven by digital technology and databacked approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines vaccines and animal health products.
• Drive innovation and excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data analytics and insights to drive decisionmaking and which creates custom software allowing us to tackle some of the worlds greatest health threats.

Our Technology centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of the company IT operating model Tech centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations in addition to the other sites are essential to supporting our business and strategy.

A focused group of leaders in each tech center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location from investing in growth success and wellbeing of our people to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.

Role Overview:

As a Technical Project Manager you will drive the planning and completion of technical projects. You will handle risks and issues and develop mitigation plans. You will collaborate with crossfunctional teams to ensure projects meet scope timeline and budget requirements. You will also develop project plans and ensure effective communication among stakeholders. Essential skills include a strong technical background proficiency in project management methodologies (Agile Scrum) and excellent organizational abilities.

What will you do in this role:

• Create project plans define project scope goals and deliverables. Ensure that projects are executed according to the plans within budget and on schedule.
• Work with teams to identify and overcome obstacles which arise during the delivery of a project.
• Provide overall leadership guidance and management of all aspects of a given project including requirements gathering business case creation and implementation.
• Initiate projects including defining a scope/charter identify stakeholders and establish governance.
• Lead project scheduling process with clear milestones resource plan deliverables dependencies and critical path.
• Act as a bridge between technical teams and nontechnical stakeholders. Communicate project status risks and issues to all parties involved and ensure that everyone is aligned and informed.
• Conduct regular project status meetings and present updates to stakeholders and senior management. Evaluate project performance and implement continuous improvement practices to ensure quality assurance and technical feasibility of projects.
• Keep detailed project documentation including progress reports meeting minutes and project plans.
• Understand the technical aspects of the project to make informed decisions provide guidance and communicate effectively with the development team. This includes having a deep understanding of the technology stack architecture and potential technical challenges.
• Create detailed project plans with Agile principles in mind defining the scope and ensuring that projects are executed within budget and on schedule.
• Work closely with the Product Manager to prioritize and refine the product backlog ensuring that the team focuses on delivering the most valuable features.
• Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies. Proactively address issues that could impact project success.

What Should you have:

• Bachelors degree in information technology Computer Science or any Technology stream. Advanced degree or PMP certification is a plus.
• 3 years of experience in technical project management with a strong understanding of project management methodologies (Agile Scrum Waterfall).
• Experience managing project budgets performing cost estimations analyzing financial data ensuring compliance with financial regulations and making informed decisions to optimize resource allocation and project investments.
• Proven experience in leading complex technical projects in a fastpaced environment.
• Strong technical background with knowledge of software development systems integration or related areas.
• Excellent organizational leadership and decisionmaking skills.
• Strong analytical and problemsolving abilities.
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g. JIRA Trello MS Project).
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to liaise with crossfunctional teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to changing priorities.
• Our technology teams operate as business partners proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver services and solutions that help everyone be more productive and enable innovation.

Who we are:

We have been inventing for life bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the worlds most challenging diseases. Today our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for:

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy creativity digital mastery or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving so if you are among the intellectually curious join usand start making your impact today.

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