Strategic Accounts Project Manager **US Remote**

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The Opportunity

Varian is seeking a Strategic Account Project Manager with advanced project management experience. In this role you plan, coordinate, and supervise the implementation of Varian products with our customers. This opportunity is suitable for a candidate who has a minimum of 5 years of project management or equivalent professional experience. We are looking to invest in someone willing to learn and grow with passion, energy, and drive that can bring creative ideas, critical thinking, and a strong appetite for project execution. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, a structured working methodology, and the ability to collaborate across functions of the company, our customers, and 3rd party contractors.

 

The Role/Attributes

·       Plans, coordinates, and supervises the implementation of Varian products with our customers, contractors, and Varian internal stakeholders independently.

·       Works on projects of diverse scope and significant dependencies, typically several software products are in scope, with customers being complex sites or large multi-sites

·       Routinely works with Luminary, Strategic, Complex, or other high-visibility customers and projects

·       Supports and leads New Product Introduction (NPI) projects

·       Perform routine project management tasks to ensure customer compliance with technical requirements for equipment implementation and minor upgrades

·       Manages multiple projects concurrently

·       Potential to travel 10-25%, participates in on-site visits

·       Provides qualified input and feedback with support from subject matter experts (SMEs)

·       Identifies and mitigates project risks and issues

·       Coordinates resources and equipment shipment schedules

·       Provides reports indicating installation activities including tight control of installation forecast

·       Provide feedback and work on process improvement, training, and documentation

What Is Needed to Succeed

·       Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience, or equivalent related work experience

·       Project management experience with software implementations, working with mid to large volume clients, or with large corporate environments

·       Ability to track numerous projects, assess and communicate risk to all stakeholders and develop team cohesion is necessary

·       Proven track record with project risk assessment and mitigation ability

·       Collaborate effectively with and lead cross-functional teams

·       Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple project workloads

·       Advanced written and verbal communication skills; ability to articulate and present ideas internally and externally

·       Proficient in utilizing business tools and Project Management tools such as SAP, Salesforce, Timeline, Visio, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

·       Exercises independent judgment, prioritization and discretion in solving complex business problems

·       Requires no day-to-day supervision, understands when and from whom to seek guidance when needed

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