Grants Operations Implementation & Strategic Projects Manager
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Grants project manager leading healthcare funding-system implementations and strategic initiatives at Indegene. Optimizing compliant Medical Affairs operations across US and Canadian teams.
Responsibilities:
- Lead implementation of grants management systems, enhancements, and operational infrastructure
- Serve as project manager for grants platform transitions, including CyberGrants implementation and related workstreams
- Coordinate system testing, user acceptance testing, issue resolution, and deployment activities
- Develop implementation plans, timelines, milestones, and project governance structures
- Partner with vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of project objectives
- Support development of training materials, SOPs, work instructions, and user guides
- Lead cross-functional strategic initiatives impacting Medical Affairs funding operations
- Develop and manage project plans, risk registers, decision logs, and executive-level status reports
- Facilitate alignment between Medical Affairs, Compliance, Legal, Finance, Procurement, IT, and external partners
- Identify dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans across complex projects
- Ensure projects remain on schedule, within scope, and aligned with business objectives
- Assess current-state grants processes and identify opportunities for simplification and automation
- Design future-state workflows and governance models
- Implement process improvements enhancing efficiency, transparency, compliance, and user experience
- Develop metrics and KPIs to measure operational effectiveness and project success
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across grants operations
- Ensure initiatives comply with Medical Affairs, Compliance, Legal, and Finance requirements
- Support grants governance frameworks, audit-ready documentation, approval processes, stakeholder reviews, governance committees, inspection readiness, and documentation requirements
- Develop stakeholder engagement and communication plans
- Drive adoption of new systems, processes, and operating models
- Lead stakeholder meetings, workshops, and training sessions
- Provide regular updates to senior leadership regarding project status, risks, and decisions
- Develop project dashboards and implementation metrics
- Track project milestones, adoption measures, system performance, and operational outcomes
- Prepare presentations and executive summaries for leadership review
- Analyze operational data to support decision making and identify improvement opportunities
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree required
- 5+ years of experience in project management, grants operations, business operations, Medical Affairs, healthcare, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or related fields
- Demonstrated experience managing complex cross-functional projects
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies and change management principles
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Strong written, verbal, and executive communication skills
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Teams
- Experience implementing grants management systems, funding platforms, or enterprise software solutions preferred
- Experience with CyberGrants, SteepRock, SAP, Ariba, Smartsheet, Salesforce, or related systems preferred
- Knowledge of medical education grants, research grants, sponsorships, and healthcare compliance requirements preferred
- Experience with business process mapping, workflow design, and operational transformation preferred
- PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or related project management certification preferred
Benefits:
- Global growth opportunities
- Mentorship and career development opportunities
- Fast-track careers
- Collaboration with a global team
- Entrepreneurial work environment
- Inclusion and diversity culture
- Equal employment opportunity
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