Laboratory Diagnostics Implementation Project Manager (remote + travel)

This is a remote position with travel to customer sites ~30% of the time

Duration:1 year with extension/conversion based on performance and headcount approval

Pay Rate: $50-$60/hour based on experience

This Project Management position supports our external customer implementations by developing, creating, documenting, and facilitating professional project plans for implementing laboratory diagnostic products for our customers.

The focus of this position is to lead customers through a predefined project management journey from contract through the end of implementation. Initial projects include installations, large upgrades, and legacy conversions of analyzers in customer laboratories.

Key Responsibilities

• Initiates and leads the development of the project schedule; assists in the development of project budgets and forecasts
• Ensures project management approaches and tools support process development and are aligned with other business practices
• Assists Project Leads to ensure the projects are managed in accordance with policies and stated objectives and timelines are achieved
• Sets up and maintains tools, mechanisms to track project schedules, budgets, and risk/contingency reporting; may assist in the development of project and financial reporting systems
• Identifies and helps resolve project conflicts; manages projects in the best interest of team members, stakeholders, and customers in order to ensure project objectives and business goals are achieved
• Manages the tracking and reporting of project success measures; monitors, addresses, and reports project timeline and budget variances, and recommends contingency options
• Troubleshoots, negotiates, and facilitates communication between all parties involved in the development/implementation of projects, including status updates on active projects
• Presents updates to leadership as requested. Drives and implements continuous improves initiatives, knowledge sharing, and best practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required
• 3-5 years of related project management experience is required.
• Prior experience supporting customer installations of laboratory diagnostics equipment is required.
• Must be able to travel approximately 30%, including overnight travel across the US and reside within 50 miles of a major metropolitan airport in the US
• Project management education or qualification (CAPM, PMP) is strongly preferred
• Health care or lab/diagnostics experience is required
• LIS/middleware experience is preferred
• Experience partnering directly with external facing customers is required.
• Should possess excellent leadership, communication, influence and negotiation skills

Benefits

• All travel expenses covered