Senior IT Project Manager / Program Manager - 5299

Verista’s 600 experts team up with the world’s most recognizable brands in the life science industry to solve their business needs. The nature of our business is to empower growth and innovation within the scientific community and to help researchers, organizations, and companies solve some of the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges. Verista provides innovative solutions and services that empower informed decision-making and are the result of our significant investment in our people and our capabilities.

Our ability to grow is driven by world-class people who thrive in a team environment and share our mission to enable life sciences clients to improve lives. Our talented and dedicated professionals are committed to making an impact every day.

Company Culture Guidelines & Values:

• We empower and support our colleagues
• We commit to client success at every turn
• We have the courage to do the right thing
• We encourage an inclusive environment where our colleagues feel respected, engaged, and challenged.
• We constantly acquire new skills and learn from our experiences to enhance our collective expertise

Senior IT Project Manager Responsibilities:

Support GPS IT PMO with planning & execution of assigned projects:

• Manage the planning and execution of medium to large-scale projects, ensuring delivery of intended outcomes while fostering collaboration to refine ideas and identify new requirements, maximizing return on investment
• Experienced in agile, waterfall & hybrid project management
• Identify dependencies, evaluate risks, and communicate status to appropriate levels of management and stakeholders across assigned projects
• Ensure project(s) deliverables, schedules, and financials adhere to established norms and are managed in alignment with departmental best practices across their assigned programs and projects
• Periodically evaluate performance and develop action plans to ensure achievement of performance goals
• Monitor and control schedule and financial health of their assigned programs and projects and provide actionable insights to key stakeholders
• Proactively remove obstacles to drive assigned project’s momentum and progress. Engage and energize the project teams
• Plan and engage necessary resources across the enterprise to ensure successful completion of assigned projects
• Actively engage stakeholders and project managers of problem projects to assist with identifying corrective actions
• Develop weekly & other project status reports per communication plan established by the program manager/delivery lead.

• A proactive self-starter with the ability to independently manage and oversee projects with minimal supervision after the initial knowledge transfer
• Demonstrates strong decision-making skills, accountability, and the capability to adapt quickly to changing priorities, ensuring seamless project execution and delivery
• This is a hybrid in-person role requiring the candidate to be based in New Jersey and to work onsite at the New Brunswick office 50% of the time over a two-week period
• MUST have 8-10+ years of STRONG Program / Project management experience in the Pharma industry and its associated regulatory processes and requirements leading large & complex projects & programs
• Must have 8-10+ years managing Network & Infrastructure, Active Directory & SSO implementations
• MUST have 8-10+ years MS Project, SharePoint, Excel
• Experience working with external Service Providers providing hosting and network services and managing offshore resources
• Prior experiences implementing enterprise applications such as Maximo, ERP, MES, Quality Management systems
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate to a diverse audience at multiple levels within the company through various formats, such as presentations, written proposals, reports, correspondence, leading meetings, face-to-face dialogue, etc
• Experience with managing project cost, schedule, and quality management
• Excellent program / project management track record/skills Experience in project planning tools like MS Project Ability to work in challenging situations
• Excellent communication & team management skills
• Good written and verbal skills & team skills Strong problem-solving skills & proactive attitude

Why Choose Verista?

• High growth potential and fast-paced organization with a people-focused culture
• Competitive pay plus performance-based incentive programs
• Company-paid Life, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
• Medical, Dental & Vision insurances
• FSA, DCARE, Commuter Benefits
• Supplemental Life, Hospital, Critical Illness and Legal Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) Retirement Plan (Employer Matching benefit)
• Paid Time Off (Rollover Option) and Holidays
• As Needed Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Team Social Activities (We have fun!)
• Employee Recognition
• Employee Referral Program
• Paid Parental Leave and Bereavement

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$87,780-138,481

*Verista is an equal opportunity employer.