Sr IT Project Manager

Location: Lagunilla, Costa Rica

Category: IT, Data & Tech

Employment Type: Full time

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

DESCRIPTION:
Lead complex, enterprise-wide IT projects and programs while fostering continuous improvement and innovation. As a Senior IT Project Manager, you'll work cross-functionally to deliver strategic technology solutions that enable our mission of making the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Apply both traditional and agile methodologies to manage project scope, schedules, budgets, and resources across teams. Develop strong relationships with business stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams to ensure successful project delivery while maintaining compliance with quality standards and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate excels at coordination, stakeholder engagement, facilitating initiative prioritization processes, and operational discipline in dynamic environments.

REQUIREMENTS:
• Advanced degree plus 4 years of experience, or Bachelor's degree plus 6 years of IT project management experience, including large-scale enterprise implementations
• Preferred Fields of Study: Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required or preferred
• Agile/Scrum certifications (SAFe, CSM, etc.) preferred
• Strong expertise in project management methodologies including Agile, Scrum, SAFe, and Waterfall
• Experience with project/portfolio management tools (MS Project, Planview, Jira, etc.)
• Demonstrated success managing complex technical projects in regulated environments (GxP, SOX, HIPAA, etc.)
• Excellent financial acumen and budget management capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to guide and collaborate across multiple teams and organizational levels
• Experience managing distributed teams and external vendors
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal
• Proficiency with MS Office suite and project management software
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Knowledge of change management principles and methodologies
• Experience with enterprise systems like ERP, CRM, eCommerce, & AI preferred
• Travel may be required up to 10%
• Life sciences or pharmaceutical industry experience preferred, with a background in operations/manufacturing as well as commercial (CRM and eCommerce)
• Demonstrated success in project delivery within scope, timeline and budget constraints
• Excellent risk management and issue resolution skills