Senior Technical Project Manager

Application Process - please send a covering letter & CV to recruitment@akriviahealth.com, including your salary expectations, notice period & confirmation that you already have the right to work in the UK, unfortunately we are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.

WHO WE ARE

Akrivia Health are global leaders in the application of real-world data & evidence for mental health and dementias, providing valuable insights for research. With the largest and richest repository of real-world data in the world, we enable our clients and collaborators to accelerate clinical trials and to identify, develop and deliver effective new drugs, devices and services to patients and caregivers. We provide our research support and data curation services to the NHS for free, in order to support mental health provision, service improvement and improved patient outcomes across our network. Our Precision Neuroscience Initiative – GlobalMinds – is creating the UK’s largest biobank of patients with mental health conditions to transform research and alleviate disease burden in this area of critical unmet medical needs.

PURPOSE OF ROLE

The Senior Technical Project Manager role at Akrivia is to take ownership of and lead the end to end delivery of a portfolio of internal and client-focussed projects. Oversee cross functional workstreams, manage stakeholder expectations and ensure timely delivery within scope and to the highest quality standards.

The role will be a key interface between our in-house engineering team and project management office and help drive engineering sprints in service of the projects. The Senior Technical Project Manager will work closely with the Head of Engineering to define sprint goals and oversee the implementation of those goals by the wider team. The technical focus of the role will be to drive the increase in performance & stability of the ingestion of healthcare data from our NHS partners.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage a portfolio of projects, define and develop portfolio roadmaps ensuring alignment with company goals and objectives.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop and refine technical requirements ensuring clarity and feasibility.
• Lead planning and work package refinement sessions.
• Lead on specification development for all technical development projects, coordinating with technical teams to define quality criteria, sign off approach, and timelines.
• Ensure high quality deliverables within agreed scope, budget and timeline.
• Manage and influence client stakeholders and internal teams whilst fostering collaboration and ensuring stakeholder alignment.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks and dependencies to minimise potential disruption.
• Navigate complex challenges, anticipate blockers and implement effective solutions to maintain project momentum.
• Maintaining excellent communication at all levels, from sub-team to board level providing clear updates on project progress, risks, and recommendations.
• Maintain transparent communication at all levels of the organisation, providing clear updates on progress, risks with any strategic recommendations.
• Implement portfolio reporting to PMO and senior company leadership.
• Provide mentorship where required to other junior TPMs or PMs

Additional;

o        Cloud Provider : AWS

o        Languages : Python, PHP, Rust & SQL

o        Hosting : Kubernetes

o        Tooling & Analytics : Airflow, RabbitMQ, Apache Spark, PowerBI

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

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Right to work :

We have a legal responsibility to ensure that you have the right to work in the UK before you can start working for us. If you do not have the right to work in the UK already, any offer of employment we make to you will be conditional upon you gaining it.