IT Project Management

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Manages the technical challenges of technology application and new product development; identifies, communicates, and manages moderate levels of technical risk.
• Manages initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing processes; develops and implements project plan; builds team ownership and commitment to project plan.
• Responsible for team and cross-functional communications; liaison between the team and the stakeholders.
• Lead phase and business reviews, project meeting minutes, issues log, metrics, and other key communications.
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and resource allocation plans.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation and reports.
• Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
• Foster a collaborative team environment and promote knowledge sharing and best practices.
• Identify potential risks and issues that may impact project delivery or IT system performance.

• Develop risk mitigation strategies and contingency plans.
• Resolve complex problems and escalate issues as necessary.
• Manage vendor relationships to ensure quality and timely delivery of products and services.
• Provide regular status updates to stakeholders and senior management.
• Contributes to best practices and functional/technical direction for the job function within the context of areas of responsibilities.
• Requires thorough practical knowledge of theories, principles and systems in a professional job function and general understanding of related job functions.
• Recommends operating policies and establishes procedures and approaches for team(s) managed; identifies and drives business, product, service and process improvements.
• Identifies and resolves functional, technical, operational and organizational problems in a specialized area of expertise based on existing policies, procedures and solutions.
• Adapts plans and processes to meet business, operational, service and/or project challenges; reprioritizes objectives, milestones, etc. as required.
• Guides by using policies, resource requirements, budgets and team plan, impacts the team's ability to achieve service, quality and timeliness of objectives.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree 
• 10+ years of experience in IT
• 5+ years of experience in Infrastructure Services
• Proven ability to deliver IT solutions in a regulated environment, with experience leading large-scale initiatives.
• Well organized and capable of managing multiple priorities projects.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining a strong relationship with IT partners, and software vendors
• Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to effectively communicate with executive leadership
• Able to work on a team, in person, and in a collaborative virtual setting

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, CSM Certifications
• Master's degree in IT
• Experience in life science or other regulated industry