Program Manager

Program ManagerClient seeks an experienced Program Manager to support the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory (OSPHL) with the implementation of a new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). In addition to supporting the Senior Project Manager, this Program Manager will focus on: organizational change management, internal and external communications, team coordination, maintaining the decision log, and curating vendor feedback from OSPHL team.Responsibilities include:Project manage multiple complex and detailed project schedules.Maintain project timelines, milestones, and critical paths.Monitor and control projects to assure timely completion.Advise on and escalate key risks and issues that impact the projects.Collaborate with managers and advocate for OSPHL resources to be allocated to the appropriate project tasks.Respond to requests for information from LIMS vendor or members of the OSPHL team.Support applications for funding opportunities to support this project work. Liaise with OIS SE3 team and provide support.Liaise with the OSPHL team to support organizational change management and User Acceptance.Coordinate with the OSPHL team to project manage the User Acceptance testing effort for the LIMS Replacement Project.Perform other OSPHL IT Project Management duties, as assigned.Write project status reports, every other week (biweekly), to document all activities performed, including:Status on all activities listed in the bullets above.Work on resource capacity reports to identify OSPHL resources that are over-allocated and under-utilized.Any ad hoc reports needed for OSPHL management to make informed decisions.Efforts on project planning and scheduling.Updates to the project planner with new LIMS Subprojects based on input from laboratory management team.Assistance provided to complete EIS project deliverables for the Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) Replacement Project and other related subprojects.Required skills and experience include:Office 365Prior state government experienceProject ManagementExceptional communication skillsAbility to work effectively remotelyProject Management Institute Project Management Professional (PMP) certificationIn addition, the ideal candidate will have skills and experience in:Organization Change Management in a Laboratory or Clinical Care setting.Project Management experience in a Laboratory or Clinical Care setting.Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) methodologies