Project Manager

Elder Research Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading analytics firm in Arlington, Virginia, is seeking a motivated Project Manager to oversee technology and analytics delivery. The role involves managing technical teams, client expectations, and project execution. Ideal candidates should have PMP certification and experience in consulting or government contracting. The position offers a hybrid work model, requiring four days onsite and one day remote, and involves collaboration with data scientists and external clients.

Qualifications

• PMP Certification or willingness to obtain within one year.
• Experience in leading projects with standard management frameworks.
• Experience in consulting with internal or external clients.
• Experience with government contracting.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead technical team members.
• Oversee all facets of project execution.
• Manage client expectations and satisfaction.
• Facilitate delivery of analytics projects.

Skills

Project Management

Client Engagement

Data Analytics

Team Leadership

Education

Master’s degree in relevant field

PMP Certification

Job description

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Elder Research Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of MANTECH international Corporation seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Project Manager. The Project Manager will drive technology and analytics delivery by: (1) managing and leading technical team members, (2) managing all facets of project execution and high-quality delivery – in scope, on time, within budget, (3) managing client expectations and client satisfaction in product delivery, and (4) overseeing contractual, financial, and resourcing data and information for the client and the Elder Research organization.

Hybrid/remote/onsite position with 4 days onsite and 1 day remote.

Responsibilities

• The ideal Project Manager will also have an understanding and appreciation for data, analytics, and technology, and will have involved in the design, build, test, deploy phases of data analytics and data science products and solutions.
• Internally, they regularly interface with technical data scientists, data engineers, data analysts, and software engineers to aid in business analysis, requirements gathering, technology design and delivery, and quality assurance.
• Externally, they regularly interface with clients at numerous levels of an organization—program managers, stakeholders, end-users, data owners, analysts, IT groups, and management
• Facilitate and lead the tactical delivery of analytics projects.

Minimum Qualifications

• PMP Certification (or the willingness and ability to receive a PMP certification within one year of hire)
• Multi-year experience with leading projects within industry standard project management frameworks (i.e., PMP, Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Kanban)
• Multi-year experience in the consulting industry (technology, management, strategy) and managing client engagements with either internal or external clients
• Experience with government contracting or experience working with federal government agencies

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in data science, data analytics, math, statistics, engineering, computer science, or business administration.
• Involved in team efforts to design and deploy data and analytics solutions that involve querying databases, analyzing data, building data pipelines, and applying data science concepts such as supervised and unsupervised, text mining, and graph analytics
• Agile Certified
• Multi-year experience growing and expanding federal government portfolios

Clearance Requirements

• Must have a IRS Public Trust w/a Full Background Investigation

Elder Research considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.

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