Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager
Location-Type: 100% Remote (Based out of Philadelphia)
Start Date Is: 3 weeks from offer
Duration: 4-5 Month Contract-to-Hire
Compensation Range: $45-51/hour W2

Job Description:
Senior-level Project Manager responsible for leading complex, high-visibility, cross-functional initiatives within a structured, waterfall-driven PMO environment.
This role is a Senior PM and supports high-visibility, compliance-driven initiatives within a structured PMO. The ideal candidate is a consultative, executive-facing Project Manager with deep waterfall experience who can lead complex stakeholder groups and drive clarity in ambiguous environments. Requiring PMs with functional business exposure.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Lead complex, high-visibility projects across business and functional teams

• Partner with senior managers and directors to define business problems and solutions

• Facilitate discovery sessions to clarify scope, risks, and outcomes

• Drive process improvement initiatives including gap analysis and workflow redesign

• Manage vendor-led SaaS system implementations

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans using structured waterfall methodology

• Utilize enterprise PM tools (e.g., SmartSheet, MS Project) for documentation and tracking

• Present updates to steering committees and executive leadership

• Guide change management efforts across compliance-heavy environments

• Ensure proper documentation, risk management, and policy alignment

Requirements:

• Must-Haves:

  • 7 years of project management experience (senior-level preferred)

  • Strong business-side/functional PM experience (not IT-only)

  • Heavy waterfall methodology expertise

  • PMP certification strongly preferred

  • Experience in documentation-heavy, compliance-driven environments

  • Advanced knowledge of PMBOK principles

  • Experience leading cross-functional, high-visibility initiatives

  • Executive-level presentation and communication skills

  • Strong stakeholder facilitation and conflict resolution skills

  • Proficiency with enterprise PM tools (SmartSheet, MS Project, etc.)

  • Ability to influence without direct authority

• Nice-to-Haves:

  • Experience in healthcare, research, academic, or hospital environments

  • Research administration exposure

  • Lean Six Sigma or process improvement certification

  • Knowledge of BABOK guidelines

  • Change management and risk management expertise

  • Hybrid waterfall/agile experience (with strong waterfall foundation)