Strategic Project Manager - Global Laboratory Operations

If you are looking for a company where you can personally advance healthcare and make a difference in peoples' lives with your bold ideas and unique point of view, consider working at Labcorp as a Strategic Project Manager - Global Laboratory Operations.

In this role, you are part of the Project Management Office (PMO). In the Strategic Project Manager - Global Laboratory Operations role, you routinely manage different-scale, multifaceted, global projects bringing strategic advancement to laboratory operations.

In this role, the Strategic Project Manager - Global Laboratory Operations will provide internal and potentially external Clients with a central point of contact for assigned projects within Labcorp Clinical Trial Testing Solutions - PMO. The individual is accountable for leading the Program/Project teams to ensure that internal and external Client requirements and deliverables are met. This involves end-to-end management of a program/project, encompassing effective management of communications and use of the appropriate tools to ensure successful initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and completion of projects.

This position will be home based.

In more details, you will be responsible for the following:

• Manage the day-to-day operational and tactical aspects of projects assigned
• Responsible to create and manage detailed project plans
• Responsible to report project status to team, management and stakeholders through regular status reports, management reports and communications meetings
• Responsible to track project issues and ensure appropriate resolution working closely with the upper leadership
• Responsible to hold formal project reviews with management to ensure successful project execution and customer satisfaction
• Responsible to deliver projects successfully on time and on or under budget with regularity and predictability
• Record actual labor utilization on the project and creates resource utilization forecasts
• Assist the laboratory management and the wider organization in the following aspects of project planning
• Project scope and change control processes
• Manage the relationship within project teams, executive sponsors and all identified stakeholders
• Motivate teams by presenting a vision and strategy for delivery
• Negotiate on behalf of all project team members to ensure service delivery and team satisfaction
• Effectively works with a diverse group of stakeholders in the organization
• Project status updates
• Project's budget allocation, approval and management

• Minimum of a Bachelors degree or country equivalent
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Project Management, leading complex global projects
• PMP certification
• Experience leading complex strategic projects; managing or participation in IT projects are an advantage.
• Demonstrated experience in team building, influencing and conflict resolution
• Experience of working in a global multicultural environment
• Previous experience of driving continuous improvement
• Proven track record of successful project completion
• Experience with project management tools including Microsoft Project and Office
• Fluency in English
• Proven leadership skills
• Demonstrated strong customer service skills
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills
• Strong planning, organizational and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated a high degree of initiative and ability to work collaboratively
• This role can require some global travel when needed.