Software Engineering and IT Project Manager

The Software Engineering and IT Project Manager will support a diverse set of initiatives to improve patient selection, treatment and follow-up by coordinating and driving the various AI & machine learning development efforts under way at COMPASS.

Roles and responsibilities

• Manage and facilitate the overall project management process from inception to design to implementation and value follow up
• Work closely with the product manager to ensure each project is integrated into the broader strategic vision of COMPASS and help define metrics of project success
• Facilitate the creation and adherence to project plans and timelines (both for internal and external stakeholders) by:
• Enabling discussions to generate requirements, cross-functional interdependencies, and required resources which lead to measurable KPIs and OKRs
• Organizing projects into distinct, measurable objectives and activities and bringing together the correct stakeholders to execute on agreed upon objectives
• Managing and coordinating tasks, schedules, issues, risks and status to ensure timely delivery of ongoing development work
• Maintaining a regular reporting cadence both within the project team as well as to management and additional stakeholders in terms of project/program scope, time, resourcing and costs to ensure changes are appropriate and agreed upon
• Monitoring and applying appropriate governance policies to projects and data

• Work very closely with data and machine learning scientists, engineering (back-end/front-end/ data/UI+UX/ and others) and IT to successfully deliver on ongoing project
• Enable transparency in terms of deliverables to all internal and external stakeholders
• Work closely with stakeholders to identify quantitative and technological needs for various COMPASS projects
• Write various project documentations to inform and update internal and external stakeholders

Detailed responsibilities/accountabilities

• Supporting Data Science, Engineering and IT teams

Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, Engineering or other relevant academic discipline
• Project management experience
• Experience with Scrum/Agile/Kanban/Waterfall project management methods
• Leadership and executive presence combined with fantastic interpersonal skills and relationship management skills
• Ability to influence direction and processes without direct authority
• Strong oral, written and analytical abilities
• Strong alignment with core company mission and values: Compassionate, Bold, Rigorous, and Inclusive
• Ability to work in the UK or US

Additional qualifications – preferred

• Advanced degree (Master’s/MBA) in relevant academic discipline
• Familiarity with AI & Machine learning algorithms a strong plus
• Experience in the Biotech and/or Health tech fields a strong plus