Manager, GPS BI&T IT Project Manager

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Position Summary:
The primary focus of this role is the delivery of the IT Global Product Development & Supply portfolio. This position is responsible for the planning and execution of assigned projects supporting IT for the Global Product Development and Supply (GPS) function, reporting to the Associate Director, GPS IT Program Manager. This job will require orchestrating project related efforts across a broad set of stakeholders and sponsors ensuring project commitments are met with the right sense of urgency.

If you want an exciting and rewarding career that is meaningful, consider joining our diverse team!

Desired Skills:

• Have a strong commitment to a career in technology with a passion for healthcare 

• Ability to understand the needs of the business and commitment to deliver the best user experience and adoption 

• Able to collaborate across multiple teams  

• Demonstrated leadership experience

• Excellent communication skills 

• Innovative and inquisitive nature to ask questions, offer bold ideas and challenge the status quo 

• Agility to learn new tools and processes 

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver project management services to clients

• Actively engage in all phases of the project life cycle from initiation to closure

• Assist in preparation of project charters, business cases and related artifacts

• Develop communication plans, RACI’s, project governance and related deliverables

• Collaborate with enterprise, site and cross functional project teams to gather and analyze tasks

• Become technically familiar with manufacturing initiatives being driven per enterprise-site IT roadmaps

• Review all body of work, create detailed work breakdown structure (WBS) across swim-lanes

• Build integrated plan with critical path dependencies and key milestones. Perform sprint planning

• Drive sprint like schedules to lead iterative requirements gathering and application development

• Identify and resolve any discrepancies to ensure project momentum is maintained.

• Create RAID logs, communicate in a timely fashion, bring visibility and drive resolution.

• Proactively identify, communicate and resolve obstacles to drive project progress.

• Support creation of estimates, manage and evaluate budgetary impact of proposed changes.

• Prepare implementation plans, socialize ahead of time per developed communication plan.

• Follow up all project activities with all stakeholders, ensure compliance with committed activities.

• Track progress against baseline plan, create status reports and present updates to stakeholders.

• Develop, secure and maintain all project deliverables in collaboration sites.

• Coach, lead and manage Project Coordinators / Integration Managers (where applicable)

• Work both independently and in a team environment

• Consult and align application, infrastructure, manufacturing sites and departmental teams.

• Work closely with cross functional teams across IT Organizations, Operating Units and Vendor teams.

• Acquire and maintain sufficient domain knowledge and participate to document strategy definitions.

• Exercise sound judgment in making decisions and recommendations within generally defined practices and policies and notify senior management when necessary.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Li