PPI & Digital Project Manager

Monza - Italy

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 21 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

DESCRIPTION

Join the PPI Digital Transformation organization at Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Digital Project Manager where you will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of digital initiatives across manufacturing sites.

In this role you will translate business and operational needs into executable digital projects coordinating cross-functional teams that include Data Engineering Data Science IIoT IT Automation and site stakeholders.

You will own execution planning risk management and change management for assigned initiatives ensuring that solutions are delivered safely compliantly and with verified business impact.

The position operates in a multi-site matrix environment and works in close collaboration with technical domain leads and senior technical experts while reporting directly to the PPI Digital Transformation leadership.

Strong stakeholder management execution discipline and focus on value realization are critical for success.

Key Responsibilities

Digital Project Delivery

Manage the full lifecycle of assigned digital initiatives from opportunity framing through deployment and value realization.
Translate business needs into clear project charters scope milestones resource plans and success criteria using PPI and Lean principles.
Build and maintain detailed project plans RAID logs and status reporting; proactively identify risks and define mitigation actions.
Coordinate cross-functional teams and external partners to ensure on-time on-budget and in-scope delivery.

Digital Roadmap & Portfolio Support

Support the prioritization and sequencing of digital use cases in alignment with site strategy PPI targets and divisional roadmaps.
Provide visibility on capacity dependencies and constraints across parallel initiatives to enable realistic planning.
Contribute to annual and multi-year digital planning activities.

Business Case & Benefits Realization

Develop robust business cases for digital initiatives in collaboration with site functions.
Track benefits using a bottom-up approach aligned with site PPI savings plans.
Define and monitor KPIs for each initiative; ensure benefits are validated with Finance and business owners.
Provide accurate input to digital and PPI performance reviews and dashboards.

Stakeholder Engagement & Change Management

Act as the primary point of contact for assigned digital initiatives at site level.
Lead change management activities including stakeholder mapping communication plans training coordination and adoption tracking.
Facilitate workshops Kaizens and design sessions to define current state future state and implementation roadmaps.
Ensure digital solutions are embedded into standard work and PPI routines avoiding isolated pilots without sustained adoption.

Governance Compliance & Standards

Apply divisional PPI & Digital governance models standards and templates consistently.
Ensure alignment with IT/OT architecture cybersecurity data standards and validation requirements.
Coordinate with IT OT and Data & Analytics teams to ensure data quality and compliance with GxP data integrity and privacy requirements.

Site & Collaboration Model

The role supports digital initiatives across multiple manufacturing sites operating in a distributed cross-site model and collaborating with stakeholders across EU and APAC locations. Occasional travel to sites may be required.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science Life Sciences Business or related field.
5 years of experience in project management continuous improvement operations or digital transformation roles within manufacturing or regulated environments.
Proven experience delivering digital automation data/analytics or manufacturing IT initiatives.
Strong project management skills including scope definition planning stakeholder management and risk control.
Solid understanding of GMP manufacturing and quality processes.
Fluency in English and Italian.

Preferred Qualifications

Masters degree in a relevant field.
Experience in pharmaceutical biotech CDMO or other highly regulated industries.
Familiarity with MES LIMS historians data platforms and BI tools.
Experience with Agile or hybrid delivery approaches.
Lean / Six Sigma / PPI certification (Green Belt or equivalent).
Formal project management certification (PMP PRINCE2).
Change management certification (e.g. PROSCI).

Key Competencies & Soft Skills

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across all organizational levels.
Ability to work effectively in a matrix and cross-functional environment.
Structured analytical and results-oriented mindset.
Ability to balance execution discipline with flexibility and test & learn approaches.
High learning agility and curiosity toward digital technologies and new ways of working.
Strong commitment to safety quality compliance and company values.

Additional Information

Travel may be required (up to 30%).

Required Experience:

Work ScheduleStandard (Mon-Fri)Environmental ConditionsOfficeJob DescriptionDESCRIPTIONJoin the PPI Digital Transformation organization at Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Digital Project Manager where you will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of digital initiatives across manufacturing sites...