Associate Project Manager

The Project Management Function is responsible for the overall relationship management of client accounts and day-to-day activities. The function also ensures that Medidata is able to deliver quality projects and services on time and within budget through effective management of Medidata resources.

• Support the project manager in their project delivery needs and to ensure that all deliverables are tracked and that documentation is current
• Support the project manager in the management of client expectations
• Support the project manager by helping monitor project scope, timelines, budget & milestones, issues & risks
• Support the project manager by helping monitor project financials, project budget and accuracy of invoicing
• Support the project manager in the creation and maintenance of accurate and current project documentation
• Support the project manager in raising and tracking work requests to other departments Capture minutes/action items during client and internal meetings

• 4-year college degree or equivalent (analytic discipline a plus) preferred
• Preferred 1 year of experience in clinical/biomedical and/ or software development environment
• Travel expectations up to 20%, domestic & international
• Preference for a basic understanding of clinical research (pharma/device/biotech) and of clinical research SaaS technology
• Demonstrate good verbal/written communication and organizational skills
• Exhibit time management skills along with strong collaboration and teamwork 
• Experience in supporting project teams and meeting project timelines is preferred
• Self-motivated and able to assume responsibility in a professional manner
• Native level Japanese (read/write/speak) is required.  Business level English (read/write) is required but speaking is not mandatory.
• Demonstrate basic computer skills