Sr IT Project Manager

Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global science and healthcare company that develops solutions to help make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. The Senior IT Project Manager will lead complex enterprise-wide IT projects and programs, managing scope, schedules, budgets, resources, stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams using traditional and agile methodologies while ensuring regulatory and quality compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Lead complex, enterprise-wide IT projects and programs while fostering continuous improvement and innovation. As a Senior IT Project Manager, you'll work cross-functionally to deliver strategic technology solutions that enable our mission of making the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Apply both traditional and agile methodologies to manage project scope, schedules, budgets, and resources across teams. Develop strong relationships with business stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams to ensure successful project delivery while maintaining compliance with quality standards and regulatory requirements

Requirements:

• • Advanced degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's degree plus 8 years of IT project management experience, including large-scale enterprise implementations
• • Strong expertise in project management methodologies including Agile, Scrum, SAFe, and Waterfall
• • Experience with project/portfolio management tools (MS Project, Planview, Jira, etc.)
• • Demonstrated success managing complex technical projects in regulated environments (GxP, SOX, HIPAA, etc.)
• • Excellent financial acumen and budget management capabilities
• • Demonstrated ability to guide and collaborate across multiple teams and organizational levels
• • Experience managing distributed teams and external vendors
• • Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal
• • Proficiency with MS Office suite and project management software
• • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• • Knowledge of change management principles and methodologies
• • Travel may be required up to 20%
• • Demonstrated success in project delivery within scope, timeline and budget constraints
• • Excellent risk management and issue resolution skills
• • Preferred Fields of Study: Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field
• • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
• • Agile/Scrum certifications (SAFe, CSM, etc.) preferred
• • Experience with enterprise systems like ERP, CRM, LIMS preferred
• • Life sciences or pharmaceutical industry experience preferred
• • Experience with running projects involving VMWare and Zscaler is preferred