Sr Manager EPMO - IT

Tolmar Careers•Fort Collins, CO

About The Position

The Sr. Manager EPMO, Information Technology (IT) leads complex, cross-functional technology programs that advance Tolmar’s enterprise strategy and digital transformation priorities. The role translates strategic objectives into executable roadmaps and measurable outcomes, with accountability for scope, dependencies, risks, budgets, resources, governance, adoption, and value realization. It manages employees and partners with IT, business leaders, vendors, and governance bodies to deliver secure, compliant, scalable, and sustainable technology solutions. The position leads programs from initiation through delivery, adoption, and operational transition; develops integrated plans and executive-ready reporting; and tailors Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid, product, or stage-gate approaches to each program’s circumstances. It supports IT portfolio governance, business analysis and strategy alignment, vendor and partner management, organizational change and adoption, and regulated systems validation and quality compliance. The role also manages employees and matrixed teams, including setting priorities, allocating work, coaching performance, supporting development, and balancing demand and capacity. The position supports GxP validation and lifecycle activities and works with Quality, Compliance, Validation, Cybersecurity, vendors, and system owners to support audit readiness and compliant, reliable system delivery. Working conditions are consistent with a normal office environment and/or working remotely from a home office. Minimal travel is required. Annual pay range is $160,000–$175,000, depending on experience; the position is bonus eligible. Compensation and benefits information is available at https://www.tolmar.com/careers/employee-benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, management information systems, business administration, engineering, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
Ten or more years of progressive experience leading complex IT projects, programs, portfolios, or technology-enabled business transformation initiatives.
Three or more years of direct people-management experience, including hiring, goal setting, coaching, performance management, employee development, and resource planning.
Advanced knowledge of program, project, and portfolio management, including integrated planning, governance, risk, benefits, financial management, and stakeholder engagement.
Advanced knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid, product, and stage-gate methods, with sound judgment to tailor delivery approaches.
Strong understanding of SDLC, ITSM/ITIL, change/release management, ServiceNow SPM/ITSM, Azure DevOps, MS Project, dashboards, and related tools.
Working knowledge of regulated environments, including GxP, GLP, QA/QC, validation, data integrity, cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance.
Strong business acumen and ability to connect technology strategy to measurable outcomes and communicate clearly with business stakeholders.
Strong executive communication, facilitation, influencing, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated ability to manage employees and matrixed teams through goal setting, delegation, coaching, performance management, workforce planning, and accountability for results.
Commitment to continuous improvement, process simplification, ethical decision-making, compliance, patient focus, and Tolmar’s core values.

Nice To Haves

Experience in regulated pharmaceutical, biotech, manufacturing, or similarly complex environments.
Relevant certification in project/program management, Agile/Scrum, change management, Lean/Six Sigma, ITIL, CBAP, product management, or business analysis.

Responsibilities

Lead complex, cross-functional IT programs from initiation through delivery, adoption, and operational transition in alignment with enterprise priorities and EPMO governance standards.
Develop integrated roadmaps, business cases, schedules, resource and financial plans, risk and dependency registers, communication plans, and change strategies.
Tailor Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid, product, or stage-gate delivery approaches based on complexity, risk, compliance requirements, and stakeholder readiness.
Coordinate IT, business, vendor, validation, and governance stakeholders to manage dependencies, resolve issues, and deliver secure, reliable, scalable capabilities.
Provide executive-ready reporting on scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, decisions, benefits, trade-offs, and recommended actions.
Translate business and IT priorities into clear scope, outcomes, success measures, and prioritized delivery plans.
Lead discovery, process mapping, capability assessment, and requirements alignment to address root business needs and future-state operating models.
Define KPIs, adoption measures, and post-implementation reviews to confirm business, compliance, operational, financial, and user outcomes.
Lead solution analysis, business case development, technology selection, RFQ/RFP activities, statements of work, and vendor governance with sourcing, legal, finance, IT, and business sponsors.
Manage vendor performance across scope, quality, cost, schedule, documentation, transition readiness, and issue resolution.
Manage IT portfolio governance, including intake, prioritization, decision forums, benefits tracking, lessons learned, and continuous improvement.
Oversee integrated portfolio reporting, including schedules, budgets/LBEs, RAID items, decisions, dependencies, resource forecasts, and governance materials.
Facilitate and present portfolio updates, risks, trade-offs, recommendations, and decision requests to governance forums; drive escalation, resolution, and corrective action for key delivery, compliance, validation, cybersecurity, data, adoption, resource, and financial risks.
Manage employees and matrixed teams by setting priorities, assigning work, coaching performance, supporting development, balancing demand and capacity, and addressing performance or conduct concerns.
Build an inclusive, accountable, high-performing team by identifying capability gaps, supporting hiring and onboarding, and ensuring direction, resources, and development to deliver business objectives.
Develop stakeholder engagement, communication, readiness, training, go-live, and reinforcement plans tailored to executive, business, technical, operational, and end-user audiences.
Apply lessons learned to improve delivery practices, templates, tools, reporting, and sustained adoption.
Support GxP validation and lifecycle activities, including requirements traceability, risk assessments, testing, approvals, upgrades, decommissioning, archival, and retention.
Ensure programs address GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11, data integrity, audit trails, access controls, electronic records, and e-signatures.
Partner with Quality, Compliance, Validation, Cybersecurity, vendors, and system owners to support audit readiness, change controls, deviations, CAPAs, release readiness, data migration, and stabilization.
Perform other duties as assigned based on business needs.