Position Summary:
The Project Manager Intern will have responsibility in leading project(s) in the exciting field of cybersecurity and infrastructure. The project management intern will be expected to implement solutions and drive results in support of our mission in protecting our company, colleagues, and products.
Key Responsibilities/Learning:
* Develop and analyze requirements while working with IT teams to develop well-reasoned and executive level project justifications and charter(s)
* Assist IT architects and engineers in ensuring project milestones and targets are met
* Actively managing projects on a day to day basis through appropriate resource, issue, and risk management.
* Help track accomplishments and show return on investment via risk reduction, regulatory compliance, data/system protection, identification of threats, and/or productivity gains
* Create presentations on success of projects and CIS program initiatives, as well as escalate, explain, and offer solutions when risks/issues to projects are causing failure or inability to complete on time or budget.
* Demonstrate ability to become proficient in project management and program support
* Create project documentation (project plans, project presentations, meeting notes)
* Deliver results/metrics on-time and within budget
Requirements/Qualifications:
* Currently pursuing a Bachelor's in Computer Science, Security, Business, Project Management, or related degree
* To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.
* Basic/Intermediate Project Management knowledge
* Basic/Intermediate security knowledge
* Strong communication & problem-solving skills
* Basic Financial skills
* Applicable certifications: CAPM, PMP, CISSP, Security+
Skills gained/improved as part of assignment:
* Work in an extremely dynamic and competitive field
* Develop compelling business cases
* Ability to lead a strategic project
* Planning with executives
* Identify and prioritize requirements
* Organizing tasks and identifying risks
* Leading and managing resources
* Delivering business value
* Establishing relationships across IT and in the business
* Ability to influence others
* Define and measure key performance indicators (KPI)
* Understand what it takes to execute on strategic goals
Waltham, MA
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of more than $24 billion and approximately 70,000 employees globally. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We help our customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics, deliver medicines to market and increase laboratory productivity. Through our premier brands - Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific and Unity Lab Services - we offer an unmatched combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and comprehensive services.
To serve science, Thermo Fisher Scientific needs to stay ahead of it. To be the world leader in serving science, we need to anticipate (pre-empt) customer needs. We need to constantly think about advancing science, so customers have the freedom to be bolder and more innovative – we are committed to pushing science and technology a step beyond where it is today.