BLS IT Project Manager | Durham, NC

Company Overview

At Labcorp, we believe in the power of science to change lives. We are nearly 70,000 people across 100 countries who are harnessing science for human good. Our work combines unparalleled diagnostic laboratories, drug development capabilities and commercial innovations. Together, we fuel scientific breakthroughs and deliver more than 160 million medical test results that help guide treatment decisions, accelerate patient care and change lives.

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This hybrid position offers a balanced schedule of a minimum of three in-office days at an assigned location to be in Durham, NC, supporting both collaboration and flexibility.

Opportunity Overview

Labcorp's Biopharma Laboratory Services IT Project Management Office is currently in search of an IT Project Manager to join our Durham location. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years' full time hands-on experience in the role of IT project manager with accountability for end-to-end delivery of progressively larger and complex Information Technology implementations. Reporting to the IT Project Management Office, the IT Project Manager will lead and direct multiple projects or one larger project with a high degree of visibility from executive management. As an IT Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing all aspects of project performance and delivery throughout the complete project management life-cycle, including but not limited to:

• Assemble project teams, assign individual responsibilities, identify appropriate resource needs and develop the schedule to ensure timely completion of of projects
• Deliver 100% of project scope to quality standards within agreed upon schedule and budget
• Create, maintain and manage detailed project plans; clearly articulating work breakdown structures of deliverables by phase, activity and task; with role assignments and estimates to complete on each task
• Create and maintain project accounting records to accurately reflect, by month, by expenditure type and class; project spend-to-date, estimates to complete and estimates at complete; analyzing with explanation any variance between budget, plan, actuals and forecast
• Partner with resource managers and functional owners to identify all resources required to execute your plan, negotiate and place resource requests and manage the resource plan for your projects
• Ensure timely execution of project tasks by named resources in order to achieve project goals
• Record work complete on your project tasks and update estimates to complete frequently
• Manage changes to project scope, schedule and costs using integrated change control and appropriate verification techniques
• Keep the project plan current and accurate for all team members to reference regularly
• Set and manage expectations of stakeholders and team members in accordance with your project plan, aligning to a common understanding by all
• Record detailed business outcomes, constraints and assumptions in order to establish project objectives, deliverables and the project charter
• Conduct kick-off meetings with all key stakeholders in order to announce the start of a project, review the overall project plan and gain consensus
• Monitor, control and report on project performance metrics; measuring progress of the project, identifying and quantifying any variances to plan, and communicate any corrective actions to appropriate stakeholders
• Develop and implement the project communication plans to address the needs of all functional roles within your project organization
• Identify and document project risks, assumptions and constraints on a frequent basis using historical data, expert judgment (yours, as well as others') and other methods to understand project limitations and mitigation tactics
• Implement approved actions and workarounds required to mitigate project risk in order to reduce or negate the probability of impact to your projects
• Listen intently to what others' are saying, assuming good intentions, seeking to understand their points of view, asking questions when appropriate, and allowing others to speak without interruption
• Demonstrate mastery of various communication styles - speak, write and illustrate, to share ideas and information so others will understand
• Inspire loyalty and trust by handling oneself with high ethics and values
• Praise people for a job well done
• Build mutual trust and encourage respect and cooperation among your team members
• Continuously improve your teams' performance through leading by example, mentoring, training and motivating in order to facilitate team cohesiveness, boost morale and increase project efficiencies
• Establish and maintain constructive and cooperative interpersonal relationships at all levels of the organization
• Openly embrace diversity and treat people with respect

• STEM Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• PMP Certification a plus
• CSM Certification a plus
• Additional Information Technology certifications and affiliations a plus

• Five (5) years of full time hands-on IT project management experience with application development and COTS implementations