Project Analyst

at  Olympus Corporation of the Americas

Workplace Flexibility: Hybrid
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JOB DESCRIPTION

The Project & Portfolio Analyst is an exciting opportunity for a talented individual looking to looking to flex their analytical prowess and gain experience in overall business strategy. As an integral member of the Global Project Management Office, the Analyst will be responsible for the overall TSD governance and ensuring project teams are in compliance with execution and reporting per the NPD process. He/she will also coordinate and manage the communication, execution, reporting, and improvements of the TSD Project Approval Board (PAB) and/or other boards as the business continues to evolve. The qualified candidate will be responsible for all Key Performance Indicator reporting globally by collaborating with PMO, CTO, and other stakeholders to ensure consistent approaches are utilized.
As an integral member of the Portfolio Management team with in the gPMO, the Project Analyst will work crossfunctionally with regional PMOs, Strategy & Portfolio Management, Finance, and/or functional teams in order to assess project budgets, timelines, and resource plans for the TSD portfolio. A key part of this role will involve executing a repeatable analytical process by understanding the core questions, designing the analysis, determining key stakeholders, and presenting recommendations not just results by leveraging the PPM tool and various reports. He/she will perform analyses and provide tactical support on a broad range of projects of strategic importance to Olympus as well as leading other gPMO improvement initiatives as needs arise.
The qualified candidate will support in the development and managing PMO and strategic planning tools (i.e. communication tools, dashboards, creating and maintaining a global project database, reporting process, central project document repository, KPI tracking mechanisms, portfolio scenario tools, bubble charts, etc.) to enable portfolio prioritization, project activation, project execution and reporting that is consistent across all portfolios (TSD/ESD) and regions.

ABOUT US:

Our Medical business uses innovative capabilities in medical technology, therapeutic intervention, and precision manufacturing to help healthcare professionals deliver diagnostic, therapeutic, and minimally invasive procedures to improve clinical outcomes, reduce costs, and enhance the quality of life for patients and their safety.
Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Olympus employs more than 31,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries and regions. Olympus Corporation of the Americas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Olympus Corporation, is headquartered in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, USA, and employs more than 5,200 employees throughout locations in North and South America. For more information, visit www.olympusamerica.com.

OUR PURPOSE IS TO MAKE PEOPLE’S LIVES HEALTHIER, SAFER, AND MORE FULFILLING.

Our Core Values are reflected in all we do: Integrity – Empathy – Agility – Unity – Long-Term View
We deliver on our purpose and our core values by staying True to Life.

JOB DUTIES

• Leads maintenance and improve of TSD/ESD Governance Process, guidance documents, and presentations through global and regional harmonization.
• Effective management of global Project Approval Board (PAB) and Joint ExCom including meeting coordination, minutes/actions, and other deliverables. Owner of improvement efforts.
• Responsible for pre-PAB and Joint ExCom presentation review to ensure presenters are meeting requirements and presentations are well structured.
• Cascades Monthly Reporting to key stakeholders through the timely preparation of reports, dashboards and scorecards in a user-friendly manner.
• Business leader of new product development key performance metric communication to board members and IT stakeholders to ensure metric reporting is consistent and clear across the TSD and ESD portfolio. Work with PMs and PEO organization to understand drivers and project implications of results.
• Enables portfolio management of the NPD portfolio by recommending activation of new projects based on resource and budget availability, close management of budget performance, and execution tracking.
• Core team member of the Project & Portfolio Management Tool representing interest of gPMO and performs team assigned duties.
• Responsible for analyses, compilation, verification of data integrity, development, and delivery of reports critical to TSD/ESD’s strategic plan with excellent attention to detail.
• Develop visual representations of gathered complex data/relationships to convey key information succinctly and unambiguously. Ensure that the methodology and assumptions used to develop the output are clearly documented, accurate and repeatable.
• Partners with global and regional analysts to drive project and portfolio data accuracy, analysis best practices, and compliance to system requirements. This includes but is not limited to project information, schedules, budgets, resource plants, etc.
• Supports the education and training of relevant processes, tools, and best practices.
• Collaborates with Strategy & Portfolio Management, Finance, rPMOs, Office of the CTO, Global BUs, and other functions as necessary to support SBP, LRP, FY planning, and other processes.
• Drives continuous improvement efforts of the gPMO SharePoint/Teams sites.
• Performs all other duties as assigned