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Transition Project Manager Jobs in Portland, ME (NOW HIRING)

Sr Project Manager / Scrum Master

Freeport, ME · On-site

$56.75 - $75.50/hr

The IS Sr Project Manager works under minimal supervision to plan, direct and coordinate activities ... Transitions vendor contracts to internal support owner to ensure understanding and compliance with ...

DoD SkillBridge Fellowship

Portland, ME · On-site

$30K - $35K/yr

Project Management Location: All Offices This opportunity is open exclusively to U.S. military ... Consigli Construction's DoD SkillBridge Internship Program is designed to provide transitioning ...

As we transition between multiple properties and seasons, we seek someone who can seamlessly ... You possess a project manager mentality, staying ahead of tasks and anticipating what needs to be ...

As we transition between multiple properties and seasons, we seek someone who can seamlessly ... You possess a project manager mentality, staying ahead of tasks and anticipating what needs to be ...

Controls Engineer

Westbrook, ME

$84K - $109K/yr

... transition to service. * Responsible for advanced sequences of operations, which meet the project ... project management or estimating roles; or an equivalent combination of education and work ...

Controls Engineer

Westbrook, ME

$85K - $109K/yr

... transition to service. * Responsible for advanced sequences of operations, which meet the project ... project management or estimating roles; or an equivalent combination of education and work ...

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How much do transition project manager jobs pay per year?

As of Jul 26, 2026, the average yearly pay for transition project manager in Portland, ME is $110,010.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $85,400.00 and $129,900.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are some common challenges faced by Transition Project Managers during organizational change initiatives?

Transition Project Managers often encounter challenges such as managing stakeholder expectations, ensuring clear communication across departments, and maintaining project timelines while adapting to evolving requirements. Navigating resistance to change from employees and addressing unforeseen operational disruptions are also frequent hurdles. Successful Transition Project Managers leverage strong interpersonal skills and a structured approach to problem-solving to guide teams smoothly through changes while minimizing risks to business continuity.

What is the difference between Transition Project Manager vs Project Coordinator?

AspectTransition Project ManagerProject Coordinator
CertificationsPMP, PMI-ACP, or similarNone or basic certifications
Work EnvironmentOversees large-scale transitions, manages teamsSupports project tasks, coordinates schedules
Employer & Industry UsageUsed in IT, corporate, and organizational change projectsCommon across various industries for project support

The Transition Project Manager focuses on managing complex change initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions between systems or processes, often leading teams and handling strategic planning. In contrast, the Project Coordinator provides administrative support, assists with scheduling, and tracks project progress. Both roles are essential but differ in scope, responsibility, and level of leadership within projects.

What are Transition Project Managers?

Transition Project Managers are professionals responsible for overseeing the smooth transfer of projects, services, or operations from one state to another, such as during mergers, system upgrades, or organizational changes. They plan, coordinate, and execute transition activities to minimize disruption and ensure that objectives are met within budget and timeline constraints. Their role often involves risk assessment, stakeholder communication, and process optimization to ensure a seamless transition and continued business performance.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Transition Project Manager, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Transition Project Manager, you need strong project management expertise, experience in change management, and often a relevant degree or certification like PMP or PRINCE2. Familiarity with project management tools (such as MS Project, Jira, or Asana) and IT service management systems (like ITIL) is typically required. Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills help you lead teams and navigate organizational change. These abilities are crucial to ensure seamless transitions, minimize disruptions, and achieve project goals on time and within budget.
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Job description

Project Manager I, RWE

Syneos Health is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.
Our Clinical Solutions team members act with a drug development mindset, applying their years of experience and deep expertise to truly understand customer needs and represent those in the solutions we shape.
Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you'll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to deliver - for one another, our customers, and, most importantly, for those in need.
Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:
Why Syneos Health
* We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
* We are committed to building an inclusive culture - where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose - Driven to Deliver - which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone's life.
* We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

Job Responsibilities

Project Administration

  • Creates and maintains the Trial Master File Management (TMF) Plan. Routinely reviews the TMF to ensure quality, completeness and inspection readiness
  • Coordinates and monitors the activities associated with study deliverables across all applicable internal functional departments and vendors.
  • Assists with activities associated with interim analyses, database snapshots and locks, final CSR and study closure
  • Assists with identification of and contracting with approved vendors, as necessary
  • Provides vendor management, inclusive of ensuring key deliverables are met, potential scope creep is identified and change orders are developed, as necessary
  • Assists with development and implementation of change orders
  • Assists with resource management and team member transition by collaborating with appropriate
  • Resource Managers and ensuring detailed Transition Plans are developed and implemented efficiently

Financials/Reporting

  • Develops contingency planning and risk mitigation strategies to ensure meeting or exceeding study milestones
  • Creation and maintenance of metric reports, inclusive of data collection from multiple sources, for delivery to client or senior management
  • Assists with overall financial performance of the study by interacting with internal functional departments or vendors to obtain required metrics for financial reporting
  • Attends financial review meetings to assist with reconciliation and identification of budget overrun
  • Reviews and approves invoices from sites or vendors and to the client

Business Development

  • Participates in representing the company to the client, ensuring satisfaction levels are met and statuses of deliverables are communicated effectively.
  • May participate in Customer proposal development
  • In collaboration with the Project Team, will plan, coordinate and present at internal and external
    meetings

Knowledge/Training

  • Facilitates team training in accordance with protocol and/or project requirements, including therapeutic, protocol specific, and process training
  • Develops knowledge of current therapeutic environment

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

  • Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) level of qualification in Life Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing or related field equivalent preferred
  • Prior experience in a contract research organization (CRO), pharmaceutical, or biotechnology company preferred. CRO and relevant therapeutic experience preferred
  • Strong knowledge of Good Clinical Practice/ICH guidelines and other applicable regulatory requirements
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Strong ability to manage time and work independently
  • Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal skills, both written and spoken, with an ability to inform, influence, convince and persuade
  • Flexibility and ability to handle multiple tasks to meet deadlines while delivering high quality work in a dynamic environment
  • High level of competency in English language
  • Proficiency with MS Office Applications
  • Ability to travel as necessary (up to 25%)

Get to know Syneos Health


Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you'll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.

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Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.


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