Senior IT Project Manager

Lonza Group Ltd.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Performance-related bonus

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) matching plan

Life insurance, short-term and long‑in

Disability insurance

Employee assistance programs

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Lonza in Houston, Texas is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead planning, execution, and delivery of IT application projects across a global organization. You will collaborate with business and technical stakeholders, drive milestones, and ensure scoping, timing, and budget compliance in a regulated life sciences context.

The role requires strong communication, leadership, and risk management skills, with experience managing enterprise systems such as SAP and MES, and familiarity with

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management within regulated life sciences environments.
• Experience delivering enterprise IT projects across international stakeholders.
• Strong communication, organizational and leadership skills in global teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of IT application projects within scope, budget, and timeline.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to define objectives and detailed plans.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and align milestones and deliverables.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks; manage changes and dependencies.
• Facilitate steering committee meetings and provide status updates and recommendations.
• Support change management and drive user adoption across the organization.
• Ensure compliance with IT security standards and GxP validation in a regulated environment.

Skills

Project management

PMP certification

Agile Scrum Master

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Tools

SAP

MES

Cloud solutions

Systems integrations

Job description

Senior IT Project Manager Location: Houston, Texas Join Lonza as an IT Project Manager and play a pivotal role in delivering technology solutions that enable business success across a global organization. This is an exciting opportunity to lead high-impact IT application projects, collaborate with international stakeholders, and drive digital transformation in a highly regulated life sciences environment.

What you will get:

• A competitive compensation package.
• Performance-related bonus.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) matching plan.
• Life insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Paid time off (PTO).

Compensation for this role will be determined by the candidate’s qualifications, skills, experience, and relevant knowledge.

What you will do:

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of IT application projects, ensuring completion within scope, budget, and timeline commitments.
• Partner with business and technical stakeholders to analyze requirements, define project objectives, and establish detailed project plans.
• Coordinate and guide cross-functional project teams, assigning responsibilities and ensuring alignment on milestones and deliverables.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues while proactively managing changes, dependencies, and competing priorities.
• Facilitate steering committee meetings and provide clear project status updates, recommendations, and communications to stakeholders.
• Support organizational change management efforts by assessing business impacts, driving user adoption, and coordinating internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with IT security standards, project management methodologies, and GxP validation requirements within a regulated environment.

What we are looking for:

• 5+ years of project management experience in combination with other IT roles within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or other regulated industries.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex IT projects, preferably involving enterprise applications such as SAP, MES, cloud solutions, or systems integrations.
• Proven ability to deliver projects using waterfall, agile, and hybrid project management methodologies.
• Strong understanding of project management principles, risk management, stakeholder management, and change management practices.
• Knowledge of GxP-relevant computerized systems and validation processes is highly desirable.
• PMP certification (or equivalent project management certification) and Agile Crum Master Certification.
• Excellent communication, organizational, problem-solving, and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and motivate teams in a global, matrixed environment.

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of. Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table.

At Lonza, we offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.