Senior IT Project Manager

US Pharmacopeia; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

US Pharmacopeia seeks a Senior IT Project Manager to oversee complex IT projects aimed at enhancing public health standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive project management experience, a strong commitment to equity and inclusion, and the ability to lead diverse teams effectively. This role is crucial for advancing USP's mission of ensuring the quality of medicines worldwide.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare options

Company-paid time off

Retirement savings

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years of demonstrated outcomes delivery across different types of high-value IT projects.
• Five years of hands-on project management in an IT environment.
• PMP Certification – Active.

Responsibilities

• Takes full responsibility for the definition, documentation, and successful completion of large-scale, complex projects.
• Ensures effective project control, change control, risk management, and testing processes.
• Leads and manages projects involving multiple internal and external constituents.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Analytical Skills

Project Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related field

Job description

Who is USP?
The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the world's top authorities in health and science to develop quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food ingredients. USP's fundamental belief that Equity = Excellence manifests in our
core value of Passion for Quality through our more than 1,300 hard-working professionals across twenty global locations to deliver the mission to strengthen the supply of safe, quality medicines and supplements worldwide.
At USP, we value inclusivity for all. We recognize the importance of building an organizational culture with meaningful opportunities for mentorship and professional growth. From the standards we create, the partnerships we build, and the conversations we foster, we affirm the value of Diversity, Equity,
Inclusion, and Belonging in building a world where everyone can be confident of quality in health and healthcare.
USP is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and affirmative action employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment in all aspects of our work—an environment where every employee feels fully empowered and valued irrespective of, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, physical and mental abilities, education, religion, gender identity, and expression, life experience, sexual orientation, country of origin, regional differences, work experience, and family status. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.

Brief Job Overview

This position is responsible for the management of IT projects involving the development and implementation of business processes in technologies to meet identified business needs, acquiring, and utilizing the necessary resources and skills, within agreed parameters of cost, timescales, and quality.
This role involves the adoption and adaptation of project management methodologies based on the context of the project and selecting appropriately from predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches.

How will YOU create impact here at USP?

As part of our mission to advance scientific rigor and public health standards, you will play a vital role in increasing global access to high-quality medicines through public standards and related programs. USP prioritizes scientific integrity, regulatory excellence, and evidence-based decision-making to ensure health systems worldwide can rely on strong, tested, and globally relevant quality standards.
Additionally, USP’s People and Culture division, in partnership with the Equity Office, invests in leadership and workforce development to equip all employees with the skills to create high-performing, inclusive teams. This includes training in equitable management practices and tools to promote engaged, collaborative, and results-driven work environments.
The Senior IT Project Manager has the following responsibilities:
• Takes full responsibility for the definition, documentation, and successful completion of large- scale, complex projects (typically with significant business, or high-profile impact, and high-risk dependencies).
• Adopts and adapts project management methods and tools, selecting appropriately from plan driven /predictive approaches or more adaptive (iterative and agile) approaches.
• Ensures that effective project control, change control, risk management and testing processes are maintained. Monitors and controls resources, revenue and capital costs against the project budget and manages expectations of all project stakeholders.
• Monitors and controls resources, revenue and capital costs against the project budget and manages expectations of all project stakeholders.
• Ensures end results are of the highest caliber with a clearly articulated scope and quantifiable business benefits.
• Leads and manages projects often involving multiple internal and external constituents and matrix partners.
• Manages scope and risk to ensure commitments are achieved within agreed upon time, cost, and quality parameters.
• Monitors, controls, and validates financial forecast, resources, and capital costs against the project budget and provides on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures in alignment with project stakeholders’ expectations.
• Develops communication plans and appropriate vehicles to execute on responsibilities.
• Represents the project in briefings to sponsors, key stakeholders, governance, and inter-department forums.
• Defines and tracks project milestones while developing, maintaining, and reporting on an overall integrated project schedule and delivery plan.
• Develops the project charter, integrated project plan, resource plan, risk plan, and related project management artifacts; publishes periodic project status reports.

Who is USP Looking For?

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of our mission, commitment to excellence through inclusive and equitable behaviors and practices, ability to quickly build credibility with stakeholders, along with the following competencies and experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related field.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of demonstrated outcomes delivery across different types of highvalue IT projects or equivalent experience of which five (5) years should be hands on project
management in an IT environment managing a variety of large complex projects.
• PMP Certification – Active.
• Demonstrates leadership.
• Communicates effectively, both formally and informally.
• Facilitates collaboration between stakeholders who have diverse objectives.
• Analyses, designs, plans, executes and evaluates work to time, cost and quality targets. Analyses requirements and advises on scope and options for continuous operational improvement. Takes all requirements into account when making proposals.
• Demonstrates creativity, innovation, and ethical thinking in applying solutions for the benefit of the customer/stakeholder.• Advises on the available project management standards, methods, tools and applications relevant to own specialism and can make appropriate choices from alternatives.
• Maintains an awareness of developments in the project management industry.
• Takes initiative to keep skills up to date.
• Act as a mentor to colleagues.
• Proactively ensures security is appropriately addressed within their area by self and others. Engages or works with security specialists as necessary. Contributes to the security culture of the organization.
• Experience in identifying the communications and relationship needs of stakeholder groups.
• Experience in translating communications/stakeholder engagement strategies into specific activities and deliverables.
• Experience in facilitating open communication and discussion between stakeholders, acting as a single point of contact by developing, maintaining, and working to stakeholder engagement strategies and plans.
• Experience in providing informed feedback to assess and promote understanding. Facilitates business decision-making processes.
• Experience in capturing and disseminating technical and business information.
Additional Desired Preferences
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certification.
• Possess a high level of business acumen; understanding the business need for each project and the ability to make decisions based on what is best for the organization.
• Leadership proficiency in managing large, matrix work teams of internal and external partners and customers.
• Demonstrated experience successfully managing multiple projects within agreed to scope, schedule and budget.
• Possess exceptional interpersonal skills, communication skills, facilitation skills, and the ability to assess and manage client expectations.
• Proven ability to manage subcontractors from RFP stage through evaluation, selection, contracting, and execution of work plans.
• Advanced understanding of the IT project lifecycle as well as various project methodologies, and the ability to select the appropriate methodology for a particular project.
• Must possess a high degree of comfort with ambiguity.
• Demonstrated ability to make continuous improvement a priority.
• Ability to collect qualitative and quantitative data to help drive process improvement.
• Possess the ability to perform project reviews; assessing project health and identifying problems as well as noteworthy areas; and if asked, confidently turn a troubled project around.
• Experience mentoring less experienced staff.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None, this is an individual contributor role.

Benefits

USP provides the benefits to protect yourself and your family today and tomorrow. From company-paid time off and comprehensive healthcare options to retirement savings, you can have peace of mind that your personal and financial well-being is protected.

Compensation
Base Salary Range: USD $110,500.00 - $144,000.00 annually.
Target Annual Bonus: % Varies based on level of role.
Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate’s skill set, experience, qualifications, equity, and other job-related reasons.
Note: USP does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party recruitment agencies and is not responsible for fees from recruiters or other agencies except under specific written agreement with USP.

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