IT Project Manager / Business Analyst

We need an IT Project Manager / Business Analyst hybrid resource with Analytics / Business Intelligence experience for a 6+ month contract-to-hire role for a Health Products client in Temecula, CA.This new PM resource will work REMOTELY. We would strongly prefer US Citizen local to CA since this is CTH roleThis role is a Technical Project Manager / Business Analyst to effectively manage and support operations related to our client's critical-care Biopharmaceutical products, blood Plasma products and Vaccine products . Our client is a $2B distributor of these products and related Analytics services in the United States. The IT organization is moderate in size and, as such, this PM/BA will need to be hands-on in project delivery management . We would prefer this resource to have 7-10+ years of overall IT experience with 3 years of PM experience. Someone coming from a BI Analyst career path would be ideal. Principal Accountabilities and Skills : Manage complex cross-functional initiatives. Interface with engineering, analytics, and data science teams to estimate work efforts, define milestones and manage resources. Ensure delivery of project scope on time while meeting or exceeding quality standards and stakeholder expectations. Remove any barriers that might prevent achievement of project business goals. Measure and track project performance using data, appropriate systems, tools, and techniques. Understanding of Dashboards, Analytics, Reporting, etc Understanding of Business Intelligence (BI) tools Identify communication gaps, manage issue escalations, and provide support as well as communicate status to upper management and project stakeholders. Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation. Good understanding of Programming paradigm, Application development, Data Pipeline, ETL and Cloud Computing. Needs to be Agile savvy and will be working on operational enhancement projects. They will need to learn the needs of the analytics team. Ability to work with a high degree of accuracy in an organized, detail-oriented manner with appropriate follow up when required. Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality to the level of required HIPAA standards. Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office 365 skills.Education/Experience : Requires a four-year college degree preferably in Computer Science/Information Technology. Proven ability to work well and communicate effectively in cross-functional teams. Experience supporting users in a heterogeneous computing environment. Extremely detail oriented combined with strong problem solving and time management skills. Able to manage multiple competing priorities and be productive with frequent interruptions. Experience working with project management software .