Project Manager, PMO

Alkermes is driving a broad portfolio of strategic business and technology initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, strengthen capabilities, and support organizational priorities. This role combines hands-on IT Project management with ownership of PMO tools, systems, and governance frameworks. The successful candidate will lead delivery of key initiatives while ensuring that the PMO ecosystem (tools, reporting, governance, and standards) is effective, scalable, and aligned with business needs.

Working closely with cross-functional stakeholders across the organization, this individual will drive execution excellence while continuously improving how projects are planned, tracked, governed, and reported.

The ideal candidate is both a strong delivery leader and a systems-oriented PMO professional—capable of managing complex initiatives while also owning and evolving the tools and processes that enable portfolio visibility and control.

Alkermes has recently adopted a hybrid working environment to support and meet the needs of employees and this role will operate in a flexible environment with 60% of time in the office and 40% from home. This position is eligible for the hybrid workplace model, requiring work to be completed onsite at our Waltham, MA office at least 3 days per week. This role is not eligible for fully remote work.

Project & Program Management

• Lead delivery of business and IT initiatives using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies

• Define and manage scope, timelines, milestones, and deliverables

• Develop and maintain integrated project and program plans

• Drive cross-functional coordination across business and technical teams

• Ensure on-time, on-budget delivery aligned to organizational objectives

• Proactively manage risks, issues, dependencies, and escalation paths

• Facilitate decision-making and stakeholder alignment, including executive updates

• Support prioritization across competing initiatives

• Ensure appropriate documentation, controls, and governance are in place

• Conduct post-project reviews and embed continuous improvement practices

PMO Tools, Systems & Governance

• Own and administer PMO tools and platforms

• Ensure data quality, consistency, and integrity across PMO systems

• Develop and maintain standard templates, workflows, and reporting structures

• Deliver portfolio-level reporting, dashboards, and executive insights

• Establish and enhance PMO governance frameworks, including stage gates and controls

• Support resource and capacity tracking

• Identify opportunities to streamline and automate reporting and processes

• Act as primary point of contact for PMO tools, including issue resolution and enhancements

• Coordinate with internal teams and vendors to maintain and improve systems

• Deliver training and ongoing support to project teams and stakeholders

• Continuously assess and evolve PMO tools and processes

Skills

• Strong project management capability, complemented by excellent communication and leadership skills, and a solid understanding of Project Management and IT technologies and trends; with a proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement impactful process and systems improvements