Project Manager – Enterprise AI & Life Sciences

Links Technology Solutions, Inc.; Village of Tarrytown (NY); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) matching

AI initiatives

Job summary

Links Technology Solutions, Inc. in Tarrytown, NY seeks a Project Manager to support enterprise data, analytics, and AI initiatives for a pharmaceutical client.

This hybrid, long-term contract role centers on Agile delivery, cross-functional coordination, testing, release management, and operational execution of AI-enabled solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong PM experience, excellent organizational skills, and an interest in generative and agentic AI technologies, with exposure to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on project management experience in tech, data, or enterprise IT.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery, sprint planning, backlog management, and releases.
• Proficiency with Jira or similar tools for epics, user stories, and reporting.
• Experience coordinating UAT, defects, tests, and release readiness.
• Strong project management governance, risk management, and docs.
• Knowledge of SharePoint, Teams, Microsoft 365, and Copilot.
• Experience with cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Excellent organization, communication, and stakeholder management.
• Interest in generative/agentic AI and AI-enabled enterprise apps.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day project execution across workstreams, ensuring milestones and releases stay on schedule.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, retrospectives.
• Maintain Jira epics, user stories, sprint plans, and project trackers aligned with the roadmap.
• Collaborate with senior PMs, program managers, engineering, product, and business stakeholders.
• Coordinate requirements sessions, design discussions, and working meetings with SMEs.
• Document decisions, action items, dependencies, and follow-ups for timely resolution.
• Coordinate onboarding for users and citizen developers, including access and training.
• Manage UAT, test cycles, defect tracking, validation, and release readiness.
• Coordinate monthly software releases, ensuring testing and approvals are complete.
• Maintain RAID logs, decision logs, action trackers, and project documentation.
• Prepare weekly status reports, release summaries, and leadership updates.
• Organize audit-ready documentation in SharePoint and ensure proper approvals.
• Use Microsoft 365 Copilot to streamline summaries and reporting with human review.

Skills

Agile/Scrum

Stakeholder mgmt

Documentation

Communication

Organization

Generative AI interest

Tools

Jira

SharePoint

MS Teams

MS 365 Copilot

Job description

PROJECT MANAGER – ENTERPRISE DATA & AI

Location: Tarrytown, NY (Hybrid – MUST be able to work onsite 3 days per week)
Pay Rate: $105/hr
Hours: Full-Time hours
Duration: Long-Term Contract

Summary

Our pharmaceutical client is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support the delivery of enterprise-wide data, analytics, and AI initiatives. This hands‑on role will focus on Agile project delivery, cross‑functional coordination, testing, release management, and operational execution of AI‑enabled technology solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong project management experience, excellent organizational skills, and an interest in generative and agentic AI technologies.

Description – Project Manager – Enterprise Data & AI:

• Manage day-to-day project execution across assigned workstreams, ensuring deliverables, milestones, and software releases remain on schedule.
• Facilitate Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
• Maintain Jira epics, user stories, sprint plans, and project trackers aligned with the overall delivery roadmap.
• Collaborate with senior project managers, program managers, product management, engineering teams, delivery partners, and business stakeholders.
• Coordinate requirements‑gathering sessions, design discussions, and working meetings with business leads and subject matter experts.
• Document key decisions, action items, dependencies, and follow‑ups, ensuring timely resolution and completion.
• Coordinate onboarding activities for business users and citizen developers, including system access, training, and feedback collection.
• Manage User Acceptance Testing (UAT), test cycles, defect tracking, validation documentation, and release readiness activities.
• Coordinate monthly software releases, ensuring testing, approvals, validation evidence, and deployment requirements are completed on schedule.
• Maintain RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies), decision logs, action trackers, and project documentation.
• Prepare weekly project status reports, release summaries, meeting notes, and leadership updates.
• Organize and maintain audit‑ready documentation, approvals, meeting records, and testing evidence in SharePoint.
• Utilize Microsoft 365 Copilot and approved AI tools to streamline meeting summaries, reporting, and documentation, ensuring human review before distribution.
• Proactively identify project risks, resolve operational issues, and elevate concerns to program leadership when necessary.
• Independently manage assigned responsibilities, drive outstanding action items to completion, and support continuous improvement of project delivery processes.

Qualifications – Project Manager – Enterprise Data & AI:

• 5+ years of hands‑on project management experience supporting technology, software development, data, or enterprise IT initiatives.
• Strong experience managing Agile/Scrum delivery processes, sprint planning, backlog management, and software releases.
• Proficiency with Jira or comparable project management tools for managing epics, user stories, sprint tracking, and project reporting.
• Experience coordinating User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect resolution, test cycles, and release readiness activities.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, delivery governance, risk management, and project documentation.
• Experience maintaining RAID logs, action trackers, decision registers, project plans, and executive status reports.
• Working knowledge of SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft 365 Copilot.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including software engineering, product management, business stakeholders, and external delivery partners.
• Strong organizational, communication, documentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple priorities, resolve issues, and drive deliverables to completion.
• Strong interest in generative AI, agentic AI, and AI‑enabled enterprise applications.
• Experience supporting technology projects within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or other regulated industries strongly preferred.
• Exposure to computer system validation (CSV), change control, compliance requirements, or audit‑ready documentation strongly preferred.
• Experience coordinating multi‑team technology initiatives and supporting enterprise data, analytics, or AI programs is a plus.

Benefits:

• Competitive hourly pay rate: $105/hr
• Available health, life, vision, and dental insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Opportunity to support innovative enterprise data and AI initiatives within the pharmaceutical industry
• Long‑term professional development opportunities in AI‑enabled technology delivery