Watson Health - Project Director - Federal Government

Company: IBM Computing
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: September 13, 2020

Job Description:

IBM Watson Health - Project Director - Federal Government in St Louis , Missouri Introduction

As a Strategy Consultant at IBM, you will help reinvent businesses and industries by developing and utilizing specialized knowledge of industry-specific and cross-industry competitive strategies. You'll manage complex components of an engagement, working closely with clients and their customers to understand their pain points. Your strategic recommendations will drive change in a digitally-enabled era and give you the opportunity to collaborate with highly talented IBMers. Are you ready?

Your Role and Responsibilities

Role and Responsibilities:

The Project Director/Principal Investigator is responsible for providing high-level management and leadership for Federal clients. Project components include data collection, processing, analysis, research, and support activities. Provide guidance and leadership for staff, and meet with clients to review needs, progress, and plan for future work. Mentor other staff in analysis, research or other areas.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

10+ years’ experience as a health researcher with a history of published research articles in peer reviewed publications.

10+ years’ experience managing a large-scale complex project using health care data to conduct research, directing multiple simultaneous tasks, and overseeing technical components in a timely and efficient manner.

10+ years’ of project management skills, including budget management, cost control, flexibility, and strong oral and written skills.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

10+ years’ experience leading and managing federal government contracts or subcontracts for HHS agencies.

Strong quantitative and technical skills and concrete knowledge of analytic methods.

Experience mentoring analytic staff.

About Business Unit

IBM Watson Health is committed to building smarter health ecosystems. This means simpler processes, better care, faster breakthroughs, and improved experiences for people around the world. We have the essential capabilities necessary to help our clients drive their digital transformations: deep industry expertise, data and analytics, and actionable insights—underpinned by security and trust.

Your Life @ IBM

What matters to you when you’re looking for your next career challenge?

Maybe you want to get involved in work that really changes the world? What about somewhere with incredible and diverse career and development opportunities – where you can truly discover your passion? Are you looking for a culture of openness, collaboration and trust – where everyone has a voice? What about all of these? If so, then IBM could be your next career challenge. Join us, not to do something better, but to attempt things you never thought possible.

About IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that progress is made through progressive thinking, progressive leadership, progressive policy and progressive action. IBMers believe that the application of intelligence, reason and science can improve business, society and the human condition. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 380,000 IBMers serving clients in 170 countries.

Location Statement

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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