Senior IT Project Manager

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 pl