Sr IT Project Manager | Life Sciences

Los Angeles, CA, US • Posted 3 hours ago • Updated 3 hours ago
Full Time
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Job Details

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Project Scoping
  • Project Governance
  • Status Reports
  • JIRA
  • IT Project Management
  • Budget
  • Life Sciences
  • Health Care
  • Software Development Methodology
  • Project Delivery
  • Waterfall
  • Agile
  • Management
  • Communication
  • Risk Management
  • Quality Management
  • Corrective And Preventive Action
  • Medical Devices
  • Documentation
  • Workflow
  • PMP
  • Interfaces
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Artificial Intelligence

Summary

Bring your IT project leadership experience to a high-impact role supporting two concurrent initiatives in a regulated medical device environment. This six-month opportunity is ideal for a seasoned project manager who can drive delivery, manage complexity, and keep cross-functional teams aligned across multiple workstreams.
Responsibilities
  • Lead two concurrent IT projects from planning through execution, with balanced attention across both initiatives.
  • Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, risks, dependencies, and overall delivery outcomes.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams, technical stakeholders, and vendors to keep work moving forward.
  • Support initiatives tied to field corrective actions and complaints handling within a regulated environment.
  • Maintain clear project governance, status reporting, and executive-level communication.
  • Identify issues early, escalate appropriately, and help drive practical solutions to keep projects on track.
  • Use Jira to track work and maintain visibility into project progress.
Skills
  • 12-15+ years of hands-on IT project management experience preferred.
  • Strong background leading complex IT projects with ownership of scope, schedule, and budget.
  • Experience working in medical devices, life sciences, or other regulated healthcare environments.
  • Solid understanding of SDLC and project delivery methods, including Waterfall and Agile exposure.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities independently while keeping stakeholders informed.
  • Strong communication, organization, and executive presence.
  • Experience with risk management, governance, and cross-functional delivery.
  • Ability to complete a background check and drug screen upon offer.
Preferred Skills
  • Experience with quality management systems, complaint handling, corrective actions, or field corrective action processes.
  • Familiarity with regulated medical device documentation and workflows.
  • Experience using Smartsheet.
  • PMP certification.
  • Background leading work that interfaces with quality, compliance, or operational teams.

Horizontal is committed to fostering a workplace where diversity, equity, and inclusion are valued and supported. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and encourage anyone who meets the qualifications to apply.

By applying for this position, you acknowledge and agree that Horizontal Talent may contact you regarding your application using automated technology, including phone calls, SMS/text messages, or email, which may be delivered by our virtual AI recruiter, Alex.
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  • Dice Id: 10123528
  • Position Id: 76986
  • Posted 3 hours ago

Company Info

About Horizontal Talent

Horizontal Integration offers two service lines. Our staffing agency places IT, digital and creative talent in both contract and permanent roles. Our digital agency provides digital marketing strategy and technology consulting on a project basis. Many of our clients take advantage of both service lines.

We are a certified Minority Business Enterprise, with more than 200 employees across our offices in Minneapolis, Denver, Dallas and Vadodara, India. We ve been consistently growing and profitable since the company was founded in 2003.

Honors:
Recognized as a "2009 Best Place to Work" by Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal.

Fact:
Our people and our organization are deeply rooted in IT and interactive marketing.

Horizontal is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We seek to provide employment opportunities to talented, qualified candidates regardless of race, color, sex/gender including gender identity and/or expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.

In addition, Horizontal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation in order to complete the application or interview process, please contact us. All applicants applying must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment.

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