Senior IT Project Manager - SAP Migration and Infrastructure

Senior IT Project Manager - SAP Migration and Infrastructure

Type: Contract

Category: Program/Project Management

Industry: Life Sciences

Workplace Type: Remote

Reference ID: JN -012026-104883

Date Posted: 01/04/2026

Description

Join a top-tier pharmaceutical organization at the forefront of life sciences innovation!

Please note, candidates must be eligible to work on a W2 basis. We offer our W2 consultants a comprehensive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision insurance, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Compensation: $65 - $75 / hr. on W2

Key Responsibilities:

• Program & Workstream Leadership: Oversee multiple workstreams across IT, business, and consulting teams, ensuring effective collaboration among infrastructure, networking, and business transformation teams. Develop and maintain detailed project plans while monitoring progress through program-level KPIs.
• Strategic Alignment & Decision Support: Align migration strategies with business goals, translating complex technical concepts for stakeholders and making balanced decisions to meet business needs.
• Risk, Issue & Dependency Management: Proactively identify and address risks associated with S/4HANA migration, tackling roadblocks and technical challenges as they arise.
• Stakeholder & Executive Engagement: Cultivate strong relationships with executive sponsors, SAP partners, and external consultants, managing expectations effectively through clear status reports and updates.
• Budget & Resource Management: Oversee significant program budgets and resource allocation, ensuring cost management while coordinating with distributed teams across time zones.
• Technical & Process Expertise: Leverage your infrastructure, networking, server setup, and database administration knowledge, employing Agile and Waterfall methodologies for migration readiness assessments.
• Vendor & Partner Management: Manage relationships with SAP and external consulting partners, ensuring a smooth collaboration with third-party vendors supporting integrations and development.
• Post-Migration Support & Optimization: Strategize for post-go-live support and optimization efforts, monitoring system performance and recommending enhancements.

Experience Requirements:

• Extensive background in technical infrastructure and networking.
• Experience managing large-scale enterprise programs with multiple workstreams.
• Prior experience with SAP S/4HANA migration is highly preferred.
• Strong skills in executive reporting, stakeholder communication, and cross-functional teamwork.
• Proven history of managing multi-million-dollar budgets and distributed teams.
• Proficiency in:
• MS Project
• JIRA
• Smartsheet
• Clarity (a plus)
• Experience with both Agile and Waterfall projects and facilitating Scrum ceremonies.
• Strong financial acumen, including budget development and cost oversight.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree is required.

Notice of Recruitment Transparency

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Applicants should be aware that AI tools are used in our initial application screening process to assist hiring teams. You may receive notifications from our recruiting team inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application. All AI-assisted evaluations are reviewed by human recruiters before final hiring decisions. Our aim is to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency in hiring practices.

Skills, experience, and other factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that could result in compensation outside of this range.

W2 employees working 30 or more hours per week are eligible for various benefits including medical, dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, life and disability insurance, 401(k) with matching, and sick time as mandated by law.

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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting company with 30 years of experience, providing innovative solutions across technology, compliance, and advisory sectors. We have offices nationwide and in Europe, combining local presence with international reach while positively impacting employees, clients, and communities.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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