Company Description
About M3: A Japanese global leader in the provision of ground-breaking and innovative technological and research solutions to the healthcare industry. The M3 Group operates in the US, Asia, and Europe with over 5.8 million physician members globally via its physician websites which include mdlinx.com, m3.com, research.m3.com, Doctors.net.uk, medigate.net, and medlive.cn. M3 Inc. is a publicly traded company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (jp:2413, NIKKEI 225) with subsidiaries in major markets including the US, UK, Japan, South Korea, and China, and in 2020 was ranked in Forbes’ Global 2000 list. The M3 Group provides services to healthcare and the life science industry. In addition to market research, these services include medical education, ethical drug promotion, clinical development, job recruitment, and clinic appointment services. M3 has offices in Japan, UK, France, Germany, Brazil, Sweden, China, USA, and South Korea, as well as India.
Business Unit Mission:
M3 Global Research is looking for a dedicated Technical Project Manager/Scrum Master to lead critical projects from inception through delivery. This role is responsible for requirements gathering, stakeholder communication, and facilitating Agile ceremonies. The ideal candidate has strong project management skills, a deep understanding of Agile practices, and the ability to manage diverse stakeholders.
Job Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead projects from initiation through completion, managing timelines, resources, and risk.
- Gather and define project requirements by working closely with stakeholders to understand business needs.
- Act as the Scrum Master, facilitating daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and other Agile ceremonies.
- Maintain regular communication with stakeholders, providing project status updates, timelines, and addressing issues proactively.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on project goals and delivery schedules.
- Identify potential roadblocks and implement mitigation strategies to ensure timely project completion.
Outcomes:
- Deliver projects on time and within scope, meeting stakeholder expectations.
- Ensure clear and consistent communication, keeping all parties informed and aligned.
- Foster a collaborative environment, facilitating team development and high performance.
Qualifications
Competencies:
- Strong communication and leadership skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing project requirements.
- Collaborative mindset with attention to stakeholder needs.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Experience with Agile methodologies, particularly Scrum.
- Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).
- Strong knowledge of project lifecycle, requirements gathering, and stakeholder management.
Education and Training Required:
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, or a related field.
5+ years of project management experience, with at least 2+ years in Agile environments.
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What We Do
M3 USA believes in growth, for our company and for the people who drive it's success. Founded with the goal of changing the world of medicine by leveraging the power of the internet, the M3 Group, of which M3 USA is a part, provides comprehensive, leading edge, digital services to the healthcare and life science industries. We reach over 2.5 million doctors through our physician websites across the US, Asia, and Europe.
M3 offers a variety of proven ways to engage physicians and get important clinical and marketing messages to valued, targeted audiences. Our live programs are delivered by clinical educators who are credentialed healthcare professionals. They provide strategic solutions to address the gaps that occur in clinical practice in the management of chronic diseases while also improving access for sales representatives. Those solutions include disease state knowledge, appropriate patient diagnosis, adherence, best practices, treatment to guidelines and REMS programs. Our digital health information services that include: the most up-to-date daily, indexed clinical information/news; medical education; market research; ethical drug promotion; clinical development; job recruitment and clinic appointment services.
M3 Inc. is a publicly traded company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a global leader in digital solutions in healthcare and has acquired dozens of companies across the globe. M3 Inc has had consistent growth since inception in 2000, with over 500 million dollars in revenue. Our great success is due to the skills and the high performance of our people, and has helped us attract some of the world’s leading talent from the most respected universities and Fortune 100 companies.
