PRIMARY FUNCTION:

Develop, execute, and manage multiple IT projects within their defined scope(s). Manage a multitude of interrelated project activities and lead all aspects of the project lifecycle, working with project sponsors/key stakeholders, team members, and management to oversee all phases of project completion. Build and manage project’s work breakdown structure, milestones, risks, issues, and deliverables within the constraints of human and financial resources and changing priorities to ensure the successful completion of the project. Ensure transparent reporting of project status, issues, risks, and financials.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Information Systems/Computer Science or related discipline.
• Proven Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word skills are required.
• 5-10 years of experience of technical project management, with a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple stakeholders effectively.
• Proven experience with cloud platforms, especially AWS, experience with on-premise HPC clusters, and familiarity with data management tools and best practices a must
• Experience managing SDLC projects.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• PMP Certification
• PPM Tool experience
• Pharmaceutical experience
• Experience managing projects to deliver or enhance validated systems.

• Initiate and Plan Project: Works with business and IT management to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of the project, ensuring alignment with technical and organizational objectives and timelines.
• Project Control: Assess the degree to which changes to scope, issues and risks will affect the project working with business and IT management and sponsor to gain agreement for resolution. Guide project meetings to ensure discussions remain in scope, encourage constructive dialogue, and maintain focus on critical project objectives.
• Resource Allocation: Measure performance to assure the project is progressing as compared to original plan and budget while effectively communicating with stakeholders, including technical teams, management, and third-party vendors, to align project goals and progress.
• Executing and Closing Project: Develops and executes a work plan, obtaining authorized resources to ensure all activities are performed. Leads team in delivering project scope. Gather lessons learned, document technical details where appropriate, and obtain final project approval from sponsor and stakeholders.
• Resource and Team Management: Coordinate resources to ensure project needs are addressed and effectively assign tasks and deliverables to team members based upon their abilities. Motivates project team in order to deliver project outcomes.
• Quality Management: Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and functional policies and procedures.
• Decisions: Make decisions that impact project-level activities. Influences or has final decision authority for project budget.
• Financial Control: Develops and manages a financial plan with multi-million dollar spend. Tracks actual spend, accruals, proactively creates spend estimates on a regular basis (at least monthly), and coordinates estimates and invoices with project vendors, in order to maintain spend at +/- 10% of the overall project budget.