Project Manager, IT Applications

Taiho Oncology, Inc.; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Taiho Oncology, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager, IT Applications to support the globalization of R&D applications and centralized management. You will ensure cross‑functional collaboration across TOI, TPC, and Otsuka Holdings, while guiding releases, daily support, and project communications globally.

The role emphasizes managing end‑user support processes, patches and upgrades, and serving as the liaison between IT and business clients. Strong documentation and PMO experience are essential.

Qualifications

• PMO experience for R&D applications required or highly preferred.
• Ability to coordinate global stakeholders (TOI, TPC, Otsuka) across time zones.
• Strong documentation and knowledge management for service desk.
• Experience delivering application enhancements from planning to deployment.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects within R&D IT Applications and ensure global collaboration.
• Manage daily operations and end-user support for assigned applications.
• Coordinate patches, upgrades, and release planning for CIO/IT teams.
• Liaise between user community and IT for access, service requests, and training.
• Document end-user support processes and create knowledge references.
• Maintain vendor relationships and ensure compliance with IT SOPs.

Skills

Project management

Global collaboration

End-user support

Documentation

Vendor management

Process improvement

Job description

Looking for a chance to make a meaningful difference in the oncology space? Taiho Oncology is on a mission: to improve the lives of patients with cancer, their families, and caregivers. Our “People first” approach means we also highly value our employees, who work relentlessly to help execute our mission. Taiho’s success is founded on ensuring we always act with accountability, collaboration, and trust. By following these guiding principles, we earn and maintain the confidence of patients, the global healthcare community, collaborators and partners, and each other. Together, we are working on cutting-edge science and growing our portfolio and pipeline across a range of tumor types to address the ongoing and evolving needs of patients. Advanced technology, a world‑class clinical development organization, and state‑of‑the‑art facilities: these and other resources empower us to innovate and touch the lives of more and more patients. It’s our work, our passion, and our legacy. We invite you to join us.

Hybrid: 3-days per week on-site

Employee Value Proposition

This is an opportunity to join a growing and highly skilled IT R&D Applications group, delivering US and Global Enterprise platforms. This role includes a strong focus on innovation and collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders.

Position Summary

This position is for a Project Manager, IT Applications to build upon the globalization of R&D applications with centralized application management at Taiho Oncology, Inc. This role will ensure that project stakeholders including TOI, TPC, and Otsuka Holdings collaborate successfully on projects and that the project requirements and project communications are managed globally through TOI. This role also requires support of existing business applications providing daily support, release planning and oversight globally. The successful candidate will lead the implementation of application and enhancement projects from planning through deployment and support. The Project Manager, IT Applications is responsible for ensuring that support processes are managed properly under the direction of the supervisor. The role will also function as a liaison between IT and the Business Client, and act as the go-to person that represents the application team support.

Performance Objectives

• Assume a role of Project Management Office for R&D Application’s projects.
• Manage projects to introduce new systems or upgrades to existing systems.
• Keep information accessible by sorting and filing documents in global collaboration workspaces.
• Provides R&D application planning and control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
• Accomplishes R&D IT and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
• Manage software patches and upgrades to existing applications.
• Manage daily operations and end-user support for assigned business area applications and the resolution of all user issues affecting production operations.
• Liaise between the user community and IT to ensure effective End User Support for access requests, service requests, training, and usability issues.
• Document end-user support processes and provide knowledge references for the service desk.
• Produce high quality work in a fast-paced environment and complete multiple, concurrent assignments using time management skills.
• Manage relationships with software vendors and consultants.
• Follow all IT SOPs and Guidances for the delivery and support of regulated systems.
• Execute projects following industry standard best