6517 - IT Project Manager – AI/Clinical Analytics / Project Manager

Veristainc; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Medical Insurance

401(k) Match

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Team Events

Employee Recognition

Referral Program

Parental Leave

Job summary

Verista in Boston seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead AI-enabled product delivery across data science, engineering, and product teams. You will coordinate model development, validation, and deployment, translating clinical requirements into actionable plans, while ensuring data privacy and regulatory compliance.

This role offers exposure to IT project leadership within a fast-growing life sciences environment in the US.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Life Sciences, or related field; advanced degree a plus; PMP/PMI-ACP/CSM preferred
• 5+ years of experience managing IT projects, including infrastructure, applications, or data/analytics initiatives
• Demonstrated experience managing AI or machine learning product initiatives, from development through deployment
• Experience with clinical analytical solutions or platforms within pharma/biotech/life sciences
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management, translating technical concepts for non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

• Manage the full delivery lifecycle of AI-enabled products and features with data science, engineering and product teams
• Coordinate model development, validation, deployment milestones for AI/ML initiatives including data readiness and testing
• Lead implementation of clinical analytics solutions and coordinate with clinical operations and data management
• Translate clinical and scientific requirements into actionable project plans with cross-functional teams
• Ensure compliance with data privacy, data integrity, and regulatory requirements (21 CFR Part 11, GDPR, HIPAA)
• Lead end-to-end IT project delivery with Agile, Waterfall or hybrid methodologies
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, RAID logs, and status reports
• Identify, track, and mitigate risks, manage budgets, forecasts, and vendor commitments
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across IT, data/analytics, QA, and governance activities
• Ensure IT change management, validation, and documentation standards; manage vendor relationships and SOWs

Skills

Project management

AI/MLOps

Clinical analytics

Regulatory & data governance

Vendor management

Communication

Tools

Smartsheet

Asana

Spotfire

Maxis AI

Veeva

BOX

Job description

Description

Verista’s 500 experts team up with the world’s most recognizable brands in the life science industry to solve their business needs. The nature of our business is to empower growth and innovation within the scientific community and to help researchers, organizations, and companies solve some of the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges. Verista provides innovative solutions and services that empower informed decision-making and are the result of our significant investment in our people and our capabilities.

Our ability to grow is driven by world-class people who thrive in a team environment and share our mission to enable life sciences clients to improve lives. Our talented and dedicated professionals are committed to making an impact every day.

Company Culture Guidelines & Values:

• We empower and support our colleagues
• We commit to client success at every turn
• We have the courage to do the right thing
• We encourage an inclusive environment where our colleagues feel respected, engaged, and challenged.
• We constantly acquire new skills and learn from our experiences to enhance our collective expertise

Project Manager Responsibilities:

• Manage the full delivery lifecycle of AI-enabled products and features, partnering with data science, engineering, and product teams from ideation through production release
• Coordinate model development, validation, and deployment milestones for AI/ML initiatives, including data readiness, testing, and ongoing monitoring plans
• Lead implementation and enhancement projects for clinical analytical solutions (e.g., clinical reporting/dashboarding platforms, statistical computing environments), coordinating closely with clinical operations, medical reviewers, and data management stakeholders
• Translate clinical and scientific requirements into actionable project plans in partnership with clinical and cross-functional teams
• Ensure AI and clinical analytics projects meet applicable data privacy, data integrity, and regulatory/compliance requirements, including 21 CFR Part 11, GDPR, and HIPAA as applicable
• Lead end-to-end delivery of broader IT projects, including scope definition, planning, resourcing, budgeting, execution, and closeout, applying Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies as appropriate
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, RACI, RAID logs, and status reports for stakeholders and leadership
• Identify, track, and mitigate project risks and issues, escalating appropriately and driving resolution; manage project budgets, forecasts, and vendor/contract commitments
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across IT infrastructure, application development, data/analytics, and QA, and facilitate governance activities such as steering committee updates, change control, and stage-gate reviews
• Ensure projects adhere to IT change management, validation, and documentation standards (including GxP/SDLC requirements), and manage vendor and system integrator relationships, including SOWs and performance tracking

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Life Sciences, or a related field (advanced degree a plus); PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, or equivalent project management certification preferred
• 5+ years of experience managing IT projects, including infrastructure, applications, or data/analytics initiatives, with strong knowledge of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) and tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Asana)
• Demonstrated experience managing AI or machine learning product initiatives, from development through deployment, with familiarity in model validation, MLOps concepts, and responsible AI/data governance principles
• Proficiency using AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) to support project work
• Experience with clinical analytical solutions or platforms (e.g., clinical data management, clinical reporting or dashboards) within a pharmaceutical, biotech, or healthcare setting; industry experience in pharma/biotech/life sciences strongly preferred
• Understanding of clinical data standards and systems (e.g., EDC, CTMS) and the regulatory landscape governing clinical analytics preferred
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences, along with strong analytical and problem-solving skills and sound judgment under ambiguity
• Vendor and budget management experience; experience with Spotfire, Maxis AI, Veeva, and BOX applications preferred

Benefits

Why Choose Verista?

• High growth potential and fast-paced organization with a people-focused culture
• Competitive pay plus performance-based incentive programs
• Company-paid Life, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
• Medical, Dental & Vision insurances
• FSA, DCARE, Commuter Benefits
• Supplemental Life, Hospital, Critical Illness and Legal Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) Retirement Plan (Employer Matching benefit)
• Paid Time Off (Rollover Option) and Holidays
• As Needed Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Team Social Activities (We have fun!)
• Employee Recognition
• Employee Referral Program
• Paid Parental Leave and Bereavement

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For more information about our company, please visit us at Verista.com

For US geography, the salary range for this position is shown below. The actual salary is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs, market demand, and competitive market practice. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

*Verista is an equal opportunity employer.

National (US) Range

$90,937—$118,062 USD