Valeris is a fully integrated life sciences commercialization partner that provides comprehensive solutions that span the entire healthcare value chain. Formed by the merger of PharmaCord and Mercalis, Valeris™ revolutionizes the path from life sciences innovation to real-life impact to build a world in which every patient gets the care they need. Valeris works on behalf of life sciences companies to improve the patient experience so that patients can access and adhere to critical medications.

Backed by proven industry expertise, a deep commitment to patient care, the latest technology, and exceptionally talented team members, Valeris provides the data and strategic insights, patient support services and healthcare provider engagement tools to help life sciences companies successfully commercialize new products. Valeris provides commercialization solutions to more than 500 life sciences customers and has provided access and affordability support to millions of patients. The company is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina and Jeffersonville, Indiana. To learn more about Valeris, please visit www.valeris.com

This position is an advanced level position within the Valeris software engineering organization.  Candidates that are selected for this position must have significant prior experience in a lead software engineering role and exhibit an advanced level of software design and technical skills along with the interpersonal skills required to lead the day-to-day technical direction of the scrum team.  This is a hands-on role where the candidate would be expected to contribute to coding and other delivery tasks.  Candidates must have full-stack development experience, with a stronger emphasis placed on backend systems experience.

• Plan, execute, and close projects according to schedule deadlines, including acquisition of resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants (including off-shore resources).
• Partner with stakeholders and Valeris management to define the project’s scope, objectives, deliverables and critical success factors that support business goals.
• Communicate the project’s scope, goals, objectives, deliverables and critical success factors to the project team.
• Ensure that business, functional and technical requirements are clearly defined, documented and agreed to by all project stakeholders.
• Oversee quality control throughout the project life cycle.
• Develop complete project plans and associated communication documents, identifying any milestones within the project roadmap.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Follow-up with assigned resources to establish progress and adherence to timelines and scope.
• Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
• In coordination with the Development Lead and/or IT Management, establish Level of Effort (LOE) estimates for achieving project goals, and recommend subsequent timeline changes when necessary.
• Manage development/implementation schedules and direct assigned resources.
• When required, negotiate with other department managers for the acquisition of required inter-departmental resources.
• Determine and assess the need for additional staff and/or consultants and recommend the appropriate recruitments throughout the project cycle.
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team, and escalate when necessary.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
• Track project milestones and deliverables.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Determine the appropriate frequency, content and delivery mechanism for status reports, analyze the results, and troubleshoot problem areas.
• Develop and deliver status reports and presentations.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
• Build, develop, and grow any internal business relationships vital to the success of the project.
• Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• University degree or college diploma in a technical field.

• 5+ years direct work experience in a project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution.
• Experience as a Project Manager for IT Infrastructure and Operations.
• Strong familiarity with project management software, such as Microsoft Project.
• Background in software development preferred.
• Windows based database and operating systems experience.
• Demonstrated experience in personnel management.
• Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
• Experince working with small IT departments is preferred.
• Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• React to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently.
• Ability to read communication styles of team members and contractors who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments.
• Ability to defuse tension among project team, should it arise.
• Ability to bring a project to successful completion through political sensitivity.
• Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Customer service skills an asset.