Project Manager, PMO

Camile Mundell
Camile Mundell
Senior Talent Acquisition Manager
Apply

Avalere is seeking a Project Manager to join our Project Management Office (PMO).

The Project Manager will sit within the PMO and support projects for practice areas across the business. In this role, the Project Manager would be responsible for the financial and administrative management and administration of advisory services projects ranging in size and complexity.

Responsibilities

  • Define, plan, and administer project management-related activities for multiple advisory services projects
  • Work with subject matter experts, technical staff, vendors/partners, client teams, and others to ensure the operational and financial success of projects and programs under management
  • Manage projects by defining scope, schedules, deliverables, and risk plans
  • Organize and lead project status updates, prepare and distribute progress reports, and correct deviations from plans
  • Develop project teams by holding teams accountable for their commitments, managing interdependencies, leveraging organizational resources and communicating progress and issues to management
  • Prepare of scopes of work amendments, budgets, timelines, and other business documents as required
  • Collaborate with Finance and Accounting on monthly financial activities, such as invoicing and collections
  • Assist with defining the standard operational procedures and process for PMO operations, in collaboration with PMO and Operations leadership
  • Assist PMO leadership in developing, communicating, and promoting team accountability for a monthly calendar of operational activities
  • Collaborate with enterprise teams on key business processes on behalf of the PMO
  • Develop and maintain a professional level of knowledge regarding Avalere’s services and products

Skills, Experience, and Other Job-Related Requirements

Education Requirements

  • BS/BA degree from accredited college/university

Skill Requirements

  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Proven ability to initiate and drive projects through to completion
  • Confidence and ability to influence team members and business partners toward common goals
  • Superior oral and written communications skills in order to clearly and effectively convey issues, reports, and other deliverables
  • Responsive, action-oriented demeanor
  • Ability to build trust and cultivate relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders
  • Problem definition and resolution skills
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple project teams in parallel
  • Project management skills: project initiation, project plan creation, resource allocation, time/schedule management, risk management, budget tracking, prioritization, status reporting
  • Knowledge of PMBOK/PMI project management principles and theories
  • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook skills
  • A positive, professional, and solution-oriented attitude

Experience Requirements

  • 6–8 years of experience managing projects/programs, with operational and financial responsibility

Avalere is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Consistent with our safety protocols, the company will require a vaccination attestation for fully office-based and hybrid (office/remote) positions. Positions designated as fully remote are exempt from the attestation requirement unless and until such time as an in-office presence is required.