SRD IT Americas

Life Sciences and Healthcare Business Unit

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This role is responsible for directing IT project management staff, knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to IT project activities in order to meet or exceed the needs and expectations of all projects stakeholders – including the customer.

This includes the management of critical project components including project integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resource, communications, risk, and procurement through all phases of the systems life cycle.

Responsible for the coordinated management of a portfolio of projects to achieve a set of specific business objectives not available from managing projects individually.

Directs programs from original concept, through IT solution definition and design to final implementation. Interfaces with all areas affected by the program including executive levels.

Directs program strategy and objectives. Provides senior oversight of detailed work plans, schedules, program estimates, resource plans, and status reports.

Directs program meetings, program tracking and analysis. Directs the review of program deliverables.

Provides project management guidance and oversight to project teams. Provides IT thought leadership and continuous improvement for overall IT delivery performance.

Communicates with IT Vice President and above regarding status of specific programs.

Acts as a point of reference for the Sector as it relates to IT project management, including:

• Directs and co-ordinates interaction with Business Unit Management Team – representing IT in the development of Business Strategy for the sector. Identify IT requirements in support of expanding business strategy for the assigned sector.
• Directs efforts in assessing the fit of complex IT solutions and identifying gaps early for subsequent evaluation in the pursuit/solution development process.
• Directs and co-ordinates participation in new product evaluations to define requirements and assess business fit for assigned sector or division.
• Directs IT competency and capability in the early stages of lead and proposal development for all opportunities.
• Directs the development of the IT section of response to customers RFP / RFI / RFQ’s for new business opportunities for all opportunities.
• Delivers, or directs staff in the delivery of, customer/partner presentations for all opportunities
• Directs and co-ordinates productive business relationships with all levels of customer, business partners, and vendor management.

• Directs efforts to conceptualize a solution of significant scope across multiple applications and/or platforms.
• Directs efforts to assist in the definition of all complex engagements to guide the most appropriate IT solution to the end user in concert with DHL Supply Chain and IT strategic direction.
• Directs efforts for the creation, or assisting others in the creation, of the overall project work plan.
• Directs others in the effective use and oversight of project administration processes including project initiation, labor tracking, status reporting, and basic project capital / expense tracking.
• Provides experienced vendor co-ordination and management skills in the context of planning for overall project delivery; able to individually direct all IT groups – either in-house, customer, or third-party.

• Directs the completion of all project components to meet appropriate economic standards, ensure customer satisfaction, timely completion, and project profitability.
• Directs staff to ensure overall project success.
• Directs the co-ordination, communication, and development of detailed requirements in conjunction with the Analysts, Project…