PMO Project Manager

Job Description

Position: PMO Project Manager

6 – 12 months consulting

Newark, Delaware (onsite 3 days/week)

The PMO Project Manager consultant is a senior level management role that is responsible for supporting and enabling the organization’s projects, programs, and structured work activities. This individual will assist in leading the Project Management Office (PMO) team accountable for provisioning technology into the business, improving the overall Program and Portfolio Management (PPM) maturity, as well as tracking and reporting the conformance to plans and expectations of technology oriented initiatives.

• Engages senior leadership and business partners to define the PMO policy framework, including but not limited to the charter, policies, processes, and procedures
• Leads the identification and development of PMO roles, team configuration, and recruitment appropriate to deliver the agreed-upon PMO mission as reflected in the charter
• Leads the identification and implementation of project management methods, reporting, tools, templates, guidelines, and standards to establish a stable framework that supports all project teams and stakeholders to improve the probability of successful project delivery
• Designs, develops, and implements project management training program for PMO resources as well as a tool to recruit and equip adjunct project managers from business units to facilitate PMO scalability
• Designs, develops, and executes a PPM Maturity strategy to consistently improve the PMO maturity
• Designs, develops, and implements a portfolio management reporting strategy to provide current, accurate, and useful information to program and project stakeholders
• Partners closely with Enterprise Architecture and Business Relationship Management to ensure strategic alignment between project scope, architectural guidelines, and business needs
• Provides ongoing coaching, mentoring, and performance measurement assessment for the PMO team and adjunct project managers

• Minimum ten years of senior project management experience in life science preferred
• Proven success in the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of a PMO
• Proven management experience leading teams in delivering solutions to diverse business problems
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification
• A blend of business, technical, financial, analytical, and communication skills including the ability to explain technical concepts and features to business partners and business concepts to technical resources
• Ability to influence at all levels of the organization
• Excellent analytical, strategic conceptual thinking, and strategic planning and execution skills
• Team player with a passion for building relationships and providing exceptional service
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, information systems, business management, or a related field
• Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, MS Project or similar PPM tools
• Microsoft Outlook / Microsoft Excel / Microsoft Visio