Sr. Project Manager

Mentor Technical Group (MTG) provides a comprehensive portfolio of technical support and solutions for the FDA-regulated industry. As a world leader in life science engineering and technical solutions, MTG has the knowledge and experience to ensure compliance with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device safety and efficacy guidelines. With offices in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and Boston and we serve life sciences clients in six global markets: United States, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Germany, Canada, and South America. 

SUMMARY
Oversees, manages and coordinates all operational aspects of ongoing department level projects having significant impact on multiple organizations. Serves as liaison between project team and organization.

FUNCTIONS
- Manage all aspects of project(s): planning, implementation, monitoring, completion, and follow-up.
- Manage competing timelines and prioritize critical tasks. Establish and achieves project standards for work quality and quantity.
- Assess project issues and develop solutions to meet scientific, productivity, quality and client satisfaction goals and objectives.
- Assist in technical, financial, and organizational issues by researching issues, providing recommendations and maintaining document archives.
- Manage and track project budget(s).
- Negotiate and reconcile the use of resources for the projects.
- Identify and anticipate schedule slips or changes and analyzes the costs and resource impact.
- Develop and implement tools, techniques and processes to provide or create information to enable informed decision making within the teams.
- Actively participate in directing the evolution and defining the role of the project.
- Ensure the project goals and objects are well understood by the various functional areas.
- Liaison with Management, Department Heads, Leaders, sub or satellite team leaders and members to obtain their continued input and feedback on the benefits, needs, and issues associated with the project.
- Maintain the master project plan and schedule for assigned projects.
- Recommend and develop operational or process improvements for the performance and successful functioning of the project team.
- Provide senior management and department heads with project management support on an as needed basis as well as for special projects.
- May manage and direct the activities of project support staff.
- Conduct annual performance reviews and provides career counseling and general guidance.
- Identify or leads focus area projects within the overall function of project management or related projects.
- Generate periodic updates and prepare formal presentations for required forums.
- Generate individual and more complex reports utilizing various resources.
- Ensure project work complies with domestic (may also involve international) regulatory requirements and approved guidelines relevant to area of responsibility.
- Ensure project work complies with practices, policies and standard operating procedures.
- Participate in required meetings, activities, and related projects and relevant interdepartmental activities.
- Anticipate resource needs and communicate to management sponsors.
** Other functions that may be assigned.

EDUCATION/LICENSES
- Doctorate degree and 2 years of Project Management experience OR Master's degree and 4 years of Project Management experience OR Bachelor's degree or and 6 years of Project Management experience or High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Project Management experience.

COMPETENCIES/SKILLS
- Skills in handling multiple responsibilities, priorities, tasks, and projects simultaneously.
- Skills in working under time pressure.
- Practical project management software and spreadsheet skills, proficient computer operation skills.
- Effective interactions in a team or matrixes environment.
- Good organizational skills, detail-oriented & accurate, analytical skills.
- Team player, self-starter, strategic thinker, persistent, tactful, and persuasive.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills (writing and presentations).

Mentor Technical Group es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades y todos los solicitantes calificados recibirán consideración para el empleo sin importar raza, color, religión, sexo, orientación sexual, identidad de género, información genética, origen nacional, estado de veterano protegido, estado de discapacidad o cualquier otro grupo protegido por ley.

Mentor Technical Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.