Job Title: Senior IT Project Manager (manufacturing projects)
Duration: 6 Months
Location: New Brunswick, NJ 08903 (Hybrid)
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-haves:

• Certified PMP or equivalent is required
• MUST have 8-10+ years MS Project, SharePoint, Excel
• 7+ years of experience in project management within pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, or a related industry.
• 7+ Prior experiences implementing enterprise applications & integrations such as ERP, LIMS, MES, Manufacturing and Laboratory equipment experience
• Understanding of manufacturing systems and processes.
• Knowledge of Quality Control (QC) processes and related regulatory standards.
• 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

 
Job Description:

• Manage the planning and execution of large-scale digital integrations within commercial manufacturing in pharmaceutical domain, 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.

 
Experience:

• 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.
• 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 leadership skills, including team management and stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent communication & team management skills
• Strong ability to work cross-functionally and in multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated experience fostering a collaborative work environment.
• Proficient in conducting comprehensive risk assessments to identify project vulnerabilities.
• Skilled in developing and implementing mitigation plans to manage and reduce risks.
• Ability to adapt risk management strategies as project conditions evolve.
• Experience working with external Service Providers providing hosting and network services and managing offshore resources

 

About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
 
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LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer. 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $95.00/hr.