IT Project Manager

The Project Manager supports corporate, manufacturing and IT projects globally. This role represents and manages multiple projects ensuring all milestone requirements are delivered per agreed upon project specifications while balancing cost, resource, and time commitments. They set appropriate expectations using Project Management tools and guidelines while ensuring effective communications are achieved with all team members. The Project Manager ensures achievement of project objectives for assigned projects by mitigating risk and problem solving. This position reports to the Senior Project Manager

• Leads cross functional project staff. Understands and demonstrates ownership of key activities.
• Accountable for:
  • Budget planning and performance
  • Supplier contracts, key activities, deliverables
  • Scope definition, requirements, project milestones
  • Project, staffing and communications plans
  • Management of risks, issues, dependencies
  • Escalations to leadership team
  • Standard and regular status reporting activities
  • Communications at all organizational levels
• Leads team meetings and ensures clear actions are documented and committed, enabling timeline achievement.
• Conducts presentations and facilitates meetings.
• Familiarity and proficiency with multiple project management tools
• Familiarity with Software Development Life Cycle (SLDC)
• Familiarity with one or more Project Management disciplines (Waterfall, Agile)
• Anticipates project challenges and risk scenarios and prepares/leads and executes proactive mitigation strategies internally and/or with suppliers to ensure optimal results.
• Coordinates agreed upon scope change control when a change is proposed and approved
• Identifies opportunities for improvement and ensures resources take ownership and drive results.
  

• Successful candidates must possess a bachelor’s degree preferably in a technical discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years IT project management experience required preferably within a corporate Project Management Office (PMO) within the Life Sciences industries.
• Project Management designations such as PMI, SCRUM Master preferred
• Must be well versed in Project Management tools and must possess knowledge of related disciplines
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to effectively interact with and influence stakeholders at all levels. Demonstrated ability to lead collaborative initiatives and promote a culture of continuous learning and excellence.
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, and Outlook and the ability to use enterprise software tools
• Strong preference for candidates to be local to Parsippany, NJ.
  

• Duties may require overtime work, including nights and weekends.
• Position requires sitting for long hours but may involve walking or standing for periods of time.
• Use of hands and fingers to manipulate office equipment

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