By joining Bio-Techne, you'll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.
Pay Range:
$62,300.00 - $102,350.00
About the Role We're looking for an experienced IT Project Manager to lead complex, cross-functional technology initiatives that support enterprise-wide data solutions. This role will focus on driving the successful delivery of projects with high visibility and strategic importance, ensuring alignment between business goals and technology solutions.
The ideal candidate brings at least 5 years of experience in traditional (waterfall) project management and a solid understanding of enterprise data environments, systems, integration and data governance.
POSITION SUMMARY The IT Project Manager is responsible for managing the planning, execution, and delivery of information technology projects. The Project Manager will participate in projects from preconception to finish, monitor scope, risks and report project status to project stakeholders and management. Works with the development teams to convert requirements into development tasks. Manages the project roadmap working with managers and business users. Helps the organization to determine projects, priority, and resource availability. The IT Project Manager will be familiar with a variety of business processes and practices and understand the overall business and goals of the business.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Project Planning & Execution - Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables aligned with business goals. Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and resource allocations.
Stakeholder Management - Engage with business leaders, IT teams, vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on project goals and expectations.
Risk & Issue Management - Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks. Proactively address roadblocks to keep projects on track.
Budget & Resource Management - Manage project budgets, ensure cost efficiency, and allocate resources effectively.
Technical Coordination - Collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers, data engineers, business analysts, and infrastructure teams to ensure technical feasibility and best practices.
Reporting & Communication - Provide regular updates on project status, key metrics, and risks to leadership and stakeholders.
Change Management & Adoption - Support the transition of IT solutions into production and facilitate user adoption through training and support.
Essential Responsibilities: Lead end-to-end execution of IT projects, ensuring they meet business objectives, deadlines, and budgets.
Manage and monitor project scope throughout the project, track changes and report on impact of changes in scope.
Manage multiple projects at a time.
Manage projects that span multiple locations and departments.
Act as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders and facilitate cross-functional collaboration.
Facilitate communication with all business departments impacted by the project including business and information technology stakeholders.
Utilize project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) to drive project success.
Ensure IT governance, security, and compliance standards are met within project scope.
Lead and motivate project teams, fostering a collaborative and results-driven environment.
Evaluate project performance post-implementation and drive continuous improvements.
Required Qualifications Preferred 5+ years of experience managing IT projects using traditional (waterfall) methodologies.
Demonstrated experience leading enterprise data projects (e.g., data platforms, warehousing, analytics, or data governance).
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset.
Proficiency in project management tool Smartsheet
Preferred Qualifications PMP certification or equivalent project management credential.
Experience working in a hybrid project delivery environment (traditional + agile).
Familiarity with enterprise data architecture, data governance, and master data management principles.
Experience in a large or matrixed organization.
Proficiency in project management tool, Smartsheet
JOB SPECIFICATIONS Education and Experience: Requires a Bachelor's degree in business or computer-related discipline and 5+ years' experience working on information technology projects or equivalent. Must have a strong understanding of information technology concepts, business practices and processes, excellent communication and leadership skills. Must be able to manage multiple projects of various sizes concurrently. Must be able to clearly communicate technical and business concepts clearly to the appropriate audiences. Must have experience in Agile project development, specifics in Scrum and Kanban are preferred. ServiceNow experience is a bonus.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS (continued) Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: - Demonstrated management and leadership skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Expertise in multiple project management methodologies.
- Expertise with business processes and practices.
- Knowledge of software development lifecycle and best practices.
- Credibility, Integrity.
- Knowledge of the Information Technology landscape as it relates to things like: infrastructure, networks, security, SDLC, websites, databases etc.
- Understanding of a wide range of information technology concepts and practices.
- Critical thinking and analysis skills.
- Skills in assisting customers in a professional manner.
- Skills in problem solving; including the ability to identify and appropriately evaluate a course of action.
- Ability to learn and understand new business concepts, processes and practices.
- Ability to learn and understand new technologies, processes and practices.
- Ability to act independently on routine assignments or projects.
- Ability to plan, organize and multi-task to complete assignments in an efficient manner.
- Ability to pay attention to details and perform at a high level of accuracy.
- Ability to work independently and with a global team.
- Ability to work on evenings and weekends if needed.
- Ability to balance an endless number of personalities and have the capacity to understand their individual needs.
- Ability to understand and manage emotions of themselves, teammates and stakeholder
Why Join Bio-Techne: We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield. We invest in our employees' financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA. We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more. We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging. We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave. We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table. Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.
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