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Peak Performers Project Manager in Waltham, Massachusetts
Peak Performers has partnered with a leading biopharmaceuticals company to assist in their search for a hybrid Project Manager in Waltham MA. In this position, you will be responsible for you will support in advancing a comprehensive AI strategy through our programs, an enterprise-wide initiative to expand the impact of machine learning and AI capabilities across our business. Your role will involve leading cross-functional projects supporting the Foundational AI work stream within our team and partnering closely with the team Program Manager to further establish the team’s agile transformation. By aligning outcomes and processes with strategic goals and ensuring that projects are delivered on time and in budget, you will be pivotal in contributing to best practices, shaping operations, and ensuring successful outcomes on investments in ML and AI technologies and products.
Major duties
Define and Clarify Objectives: Establish clear project objectives, scope, and success criteria, aligning both Agile and traditional planning approaches.
Develop Project Plans: Build and maintain hybrid project plans that combine iterative delivery (sprints, backlogs, increments) with structured timelines, milestones, and resource planning and budget alignment to ensure projects are delivered on scope, on time, and within financial targets.
Resource Management and Capacity Management: Coordinate team capacity, skills, and resource needs across workstreams to ensure smooth execution.
Team Leadership: guide the project team by facilitating Agile ceremonies, coordinating cross-functional workflows, assigning responsibilities, and monitoring progress toward deliverables.
Proactive risk and issue management, identify risks early, drive mitigation strategies, resolve issues quickly, and ensure strong cross-functional communication and alignment.
Maintain project artifacts and communication tools, develop and manage key project documents, dashboards, and communication mechanisms that support transparency and collaboration across teams.
Support portfolio governance, contribute to portfolio level governance by applying structured frameworks, consistent reporting, and disciplined execution across hybrid delivery models.
Foster a collaborative team environment that cultivates and promotes: a “learning” team mindset which seeks, assesses & incorporates feedback-learnings-new/evolved ideas, open and transparent communication, and constructive conflict resolution.
Training and Support: Organize and facilitate training for users of implemented AI solutions.
Post-Project Evaluation: Conduct evaluations to assess project success and identify areas for improvement
What are we looking for?
Experience: Proven experience in managing AI and technology projects, with a strong emphasis on Agile methodologies.
Skills: Strong ability to lead complex projects from initiation to delivery, including planning, budgeting, risk management, and cross functional collaboration using hybrid methodologies; excellent communication and leadership.
Strong change management awareness with the ability to guide teams through evolving AI governance requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated ability to manage global complex, cross-functional technology projects with a solid understanding of software development lifecycles, system architecture, and integration principles to effectively communicate with technical teams to ensure delivery of scalable solutions.
Forward thinking mindset with a passion for leveraging AI to drive business value.
Skill in translating governance policies into actionable workflows for technical and scientific teams.
Flexibility to adapt to changing project requirements and environments.
Exciting Opportunity Details
Rate: $80.00/hour
Contract W2
Worksite Location: Waltham, MA 02451
Hybrid (3x onsite)
The Peak Performers difference
Excellent medical health, dental & vision insurance at 60 days
Our employees may choose to participate in a 403(b) retirement plan
Qualified applicants with chronic medical conditions and/or disabilities receive priority placement
We pay weekly through direct deposit
In business since 1994 and thousands of job placements
All employment offers are contingent on the successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check, in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws.
Applicants for employment with Peak Performers must possess work authorization that does not require sponsorship for a visa now or in the future.
Peak Performers is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applicants without regard to race, marital status, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Peak Performers does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.
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