Senior Project Manager, Portfolio and Program Management at Foundation Medicine, Inc. in Cambridge, Massachusetts

• Lead project through the entire project management lifecycle, ensuring all project work is completed according to scope, schedule and budget
• Ensures project resources are secured; project resource plans are managed to assure project is not delayed due to resource contention
• Project risks are identified, prioritize and mitigated
• Manage project scope change management
• Develop and implement project plan, including cost, scope, schedule, risk, resource and communications plans.
• Build team ownership and commitment to project plans.
• Provide structured thinking to project team on overall approach and delegate tasks as appropriate.
• Guide the team in appropriate decision-making through analyzing options and reviewing implications with the team. Make decisions pertinent to the project as needed.

• Responsible for team and cross-functional communications (written and oral).
• Act as liaison between the project team and FMI governance (Portfolio Governance Committee and the Executive Team) as required.
• Define and track key project metrics. Coordinate and guide project phase reviews on metrics.
• Elevate critical business decisions to the appropriate committees, management teams or functional managers.

• Provide input to functional leaders on team and team member performance.
• Develop and maintains strong relationships with functional leaders to drive success of projects and teams.
• Influence cross-functional collaboration for the purpose of achieving optimal project outcomes.

• Facilitate the Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC) at all stages. Derive from the process high quality, high impact deliverables of the project.
• Leverage quality system use in project or product creation and continued compliance.
• Actively review policy and practices pertinent to designated project for understanding of best practice and functional excellence. Implement improvements on an as needed basis.
• Drive efforts to ensure cross-functional systems effectiveness.

• Lead a team of cross-functional representatives in the achievement of organizational goals.
• Influence in a complex, matrixed environment, for optimal project outcomes.
• Foster a team environment that enables all participants to contribute their full potential in pursuit of project objectives.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures (e.g., federal/country and regulatory requirements).

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• with intercultural teams
• using project management tools
• involving FDA regulated products
• coordinating program details across disciplines and integrate all aspects of business as they impact development projects
• with Waterfall and Agile methodologies
• working within deadline and resource constraints
• managing program scope, roles and responsibilities, specifications, timelines, and resources
• in a highly independent position
• presenting and communicating with all levels of an organization, as well as with external customers

Foundation Medicine, Inc. (FMI) began with an idea - to simplify the complex nature of cancer genomics, bringing cutting-edge science and technology to everyday cancer care. Our approach generates insights that help doctors match patients to more treatment options and helps accelerate the development of new therapies. Foundation Medicine is the culmination of talented people coming together to realize an important vision, and the work we do every day impacts real lives.

Foundation Medicine is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, age, or national origin. Further, qualified applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or protected veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also FMI's EEO Statement and EEO is the Law and Supplement . If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form . (EOE/AAP Employer)