IT Project Manager - Infrastructure

Merck Group; Barueri; On-site; BRL 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck Group in Brazil is seeking an IT Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of infrastructure and technology projects, spanning cloud, networks, cybersecurity, and workplace platforms.

You will own the full project lifecycle—scope, budgets, resource plans, risks and governance—collaborating with technical teams, vendors, and senior stakeholders to deliver on time, within budget, and to high quality standards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience delivering infrastructure and technology projects.
• Experience managing projects involving cloud platforms, networks, cybersecurity, or enterprise infrastructure services.
• Proficient in developing and maintaining project plans, budgets, risks, issues, and change requests.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of critical IT projects across infrastructure and cloud services.
• Define project scope, budgets, resource plans, and governance to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Collaborate with technical teams, vendors, and senior stakeholders to transition solutions into operations.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Hybrid delivery

Risk management

Vendor coordination

Education

PMP certification or equivalent

Tools

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

Work Your Magic with us! Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us. United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

Your Role

Delivering secure, reliable, and scalable technology is at the heart of how a global science and technology company keeps its operations running. As an IT Project Manager within the Foundation Solutions team, you will lead end to end delivery of critical technology projects spanning infrastructure, cloud services, networks, cybersecurity, workplace platforms, and foundational IT services. You will own the full project lifecycle: defining scope, managing budgets and resource plans, mitigating risks, and driving governance and stakeholder communication to ensure every project lands on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standard. Working closely with technical teams, vendors, and business stakeholders across the globe, you will ensure smooth transition of delivered solutions into operational support and continuously improve delivery practices and outcomes. In this role, your work directly shapes the technology foundations that enable the organisation to operate, innovate, and grow.

Who You Are

• You bring 8 or more years of experience delivering infrastructure and technology focused IT projects, with a track record of on time, on budget delivery to a high standard.
• You have hands on experience managing projects involving cloud platforms, networks, cybersecurity, workplace technologies, data centres, telecommunications, or enterprise infrastructure services.
• You are skilled in developing and maintaining project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource plans, and in managing risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests with rigour.
• You are comfortable working across Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies, and with project management tools such as Smartsheet, Jira, or similar platforms.
• You communicate clearly and confidently with technical teams, vendors, and senior business stakeholders, and you build strong relationships that keep projects moving forward.
• You hold a Project Management Professional certification or equivalent, or are actively working towards one.
• Experience in regulated environments and familiarity with GxP requirements is an advantage.
• You are proficient in English.

What we offer:

We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!