Senior IT Project Manager – GxP Infrastructure

Senior IT Project Manager – GxP Network Infrastructure

Contract Length:

12-month contract with opportunity to extend

Pay Rate:

Up to $89. 17/hour or about $182,000 a year

Location:

Wilmington, OH preferred; Waltham, MA or Remote may be considered

Travel:

Required travel to Wilmington, OH for key implementation activities

• Must Be a US citizen, green card holder, or not require sponsorship now or in the future

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced

Senior IT Project Manager

to lead complex technology projects within a

GxP-regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment

. The primary focus of this role will be the implementation of

network infrastructure upgrades

, with additional opportunities to manage projects supporting

Quality, Laboratory, and Manufacturing Operations systems

, including LIMS/SampleManager environments.

The Senior Project Manager will have end-to-end responsibility for multiple projects, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, go-live, hypercare, and project closeout. This individual will work closely with Business, IT, Quality, Manufacturing, and third-party vendors to ensure projects are delivered successfully and changes are effectively adopted across the organization.

The ideal candidate brings strong

IT project management experience, GxP knowledge, network upgrade implementation experience, vendor management expertise, and Waterfall project delivery experience

.

This is a

12-month contract position with the opportunity to extend

.

Work Arrangement & Travel Requirements

There is a strong preference for candidates who can work onsite at the

Wilmington, OH manufacturing facility

. Candidates located in

Waltham, MA

, as well as qualified remote candidates, may also be considered.

Candidates must be willing and able to travel to Wilmington, OH for significant implementation activities. Travel is anticipated approximately

twice per year for periods of up to two weeks at a time

.

Major implementation activities frequently occur during planned manufacturing shutdown periods, including:

• The final weeks of the year around the December holidays
• The weeks surrounding the July 4th holiday
• Occasional weekends during implementations or other critical project activities

Candidates must be available to provide onsite project management support during these periods.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the

end-to-end implementation of IT projects

, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and within budget.

• Manage projects throughout the complete lifecycle, including

initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, go-live, hypercare, and closeout

.

• Lead projects involving

network infrastructure upgrades within a GxP-regulated pharmaceutical environment

.

• Manage multiple concurrent projects and coordinate dependencies across workstreams.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships across

Business, IT, Quality, Finance, Manufacturing Operations, PMO, and third-party vendors

.

• Lead project team meetings, steering committee meetings, risk assessments, issue-resolution sessions, workshops, and cutover planning.
• Develop and maintain project charters, schedules, budgets, risk assessments, communication plans, roles and responsibilities, action logs, cutover plans, and project documentation.
• Establish and manage appropriate

project governance, cadence, milestones, and deliverables

throughout the project lifecycle.

• Identify, document, manage, and escalate project risks, issues, dependencies, and changes.
• Coordinate resource requirements and ensure appropriate resource availability and allocation.
• Maintain momentum around critical decisions and drive alignment across multiple functional workstreams.
• Manage third-party vendors and ensure vendor deliverables meet project, technical, quality, and schedule requirements.
• Develop and maintain accurate project financials, schedules, forecasts, and status information in

Planview

.

• Measure project performance using appropriate project management systems, tools, and techniques.
• Provide regular status updates to project sponsors, steering committees, leadership, and other key stakeholders.
• Manage project budgets, track expenditures, and support effective cost control.
• Support organizational change management activities to maximize adoption of new or modified systems, technologies, and business processes.
• Ensure project documentation and execution comply with applicable

GxP requirements and pharmaceutical quality standards

.

• Facilitate weekly project meetings to ensure scope, responsibilities, deadlines, deliverables, risks, and expectations remain clearly understood.
• Maintain alignment across project teams and ensure stakeholders understand project objectives, business value, priorities, and expected outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in

Information Systems, Project Management, Business, Engineering

, or a related discipline.

• Minimum of

7 years of professional experience

, including significant hands-on IT project management responsibility.

• Demonstrated experience managing

network infrastructure or network upgrade implementations within a GxP-regulated environment

.

• Strong understanding of

GxP practices within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other highly regulated life sciences environments

.

• Experience managing external vendors and third-party service providers.
• Demonstrated experience using

Waterfall project management methodologies

.

• Experience managing projects across at least two of the following functional areas:
• IT
• Quality
• Laboratory/LIMS
• Manufacturing Operations
• Strong understanding of the technology and software/system implementation lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams through complex projects within a matrix organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with technical teams, subject matter experts, managers, and executive stakeholders.
• Ability and willingness to travel to Wilmington, OH and support implementation activities during designated shutdown periods.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous

pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience

.

• Experience supporting

Quality or Laboratory systems

, particularly

LIMS/SampleManager

.

• Project Management Professional (

PMP

) certification.

• Experience with

Planview, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Smartsheet

.

• Experience managing IT infrastructure projects within pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.

Key Competencies

• Strong leadership and ability to influence without direct authority.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Strong risk identification, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to negotiate and collaborate with stakeholders to determine appropriate solutions.
• Comfortable leading teams in both onsite and virtual environments.
• Self-motivated and capable of independently managing complex projects with minimal supervision.
• Ability to anticipate resource needs, identify required decisions, and proactively drive resolution.
• Strong understanding of project objectives, business value, ROI, and organizational priorities.
• Collaborative team player willing to support both large strategic initiatives and smaller project activities.