Project Manager - IT

Job Title: Project Manager - IT

Location: Princeton, New Jersey (Hybrid)

Job Summary: We are recruiting for an opportunity that calls for a detail-oriented project leader to guide complex IT initiatives from planning through delivery. This position plays a key role in aligning business needs, vendor evaluations, budgets, timelines, and deployment readiness to support successful outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project planning and delivery across core business process cycles and the broader IT landscape.
• Review business requirements, compare vendor solutions, and prepare clear analysis for executive decision-making.
• Build project budgets, manage expenses within approved limits, and track timelines, milestones, and resource needs.
• Coordinate communication, training, cutover planning, hypercare support, and issue resolution through post-go-live activities.

Required

• 5–10 years of relevant experience managing IT projects.
• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Candidates should have experience managing Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) projects, rather than having only infrastructure project experience.
• Pharmaceutical/Life Sciences experience is strongly needed.
• Relevant systems may include: SAP, Workday, Veeva, Snowflake, Commercial systems or Other enterprise/business applications.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment and shift focus quickly based on project or issue severity.

About SSI People

With over 26 years of industry experience, SSi People has built its reputation and expertise on putting people first. Everything we do works toward delivering exceptional experience for our consultants, our clients, and our internal team. Through a genuine commitment to people in everything we do. We have developed refined processes and a stellar internal team to deliver talent quickly. More importantly, we focus on building long-term relationships, not transactions. Putting people first is just what we do well.