Lab Project Manager opportunity with a top testing facility in the country!

Description:

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Proactively manage multiple or large complex projects ensuring project requirements and desired outcomes are met, and are aligned with company strategy, commitments, and goals. Create and maintain accurate project plans using appropriate project management tools.

* With support from the Senior PM and Director, perform data analysis and reporting for existing and future projects based on forecast information.

* Organize both internal and external meetings with key stakeholders to ensure project success.

* Develop and maintain good working relationships with internal peers and external partners.

* Work with internal and external stakeholders to manage project deliverables, e.g. CMO's, Supply Chain.

* Lead the development of the integrated project plan (timeline, milestones, and deliverables) in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders. Project plans must be maintained for accuracy.

* Play a critical role in helping the team identify project risks, understanding their impact and implementing mitigation strategies. Responsible for providing support to lab units in a dynamic capacity given project deadlines.

* Assists management and directors in preparation of contract and grant proposals, progress reports, and developing budgeting and cost allocation information.

* Interfaces closely cross functionally on the implementation of business systems and tools and other continuous improvement projects.

* Conducts and leads project kick-off meetings to inform internal processing labs of project goals, scope, budget, and timelines.

* With support from the Senior Project Manager and Director, perform data analysis and reporting for existing and future projects based on forecast information.

* Prepares for and hosts client visits.

* Partner with direct manager, lab operations team, and quality to resolve observations and deviations based on results. Create, review, and edit SOPs as applicable.

* Develops schemas, workflows, and queries to compile, summarize, and analyze data for recurring technical reports. These should be consistent across all Commercial Project Management.

* Collaborate with direct manager to coordinate effective customer business review meetings with the Business Development and Comm Ops teams.

* Manage short- and long-term customer project forecasts in collaboration with business development.

* Effectively facilitate a lessons learned event at the conclusion of projects to ensure capture of best practices, receive constructive feedback, and develop solutions and action plans to make the next project a success.

* With the support of the Senior Project Manager, translates protocol-level sample needs into clearly defined deliverables in support for each individual study or project.

* Effective communication and escalation to internal stakeholders and leadership.

* Monitor execution and quality to customer/stakeholder/sponsor standards.

* Provide strong team leadership and drive to ensure projects are executed on-time and within budget.

* Be effective team player, with behaviors reflecting the Sampled Values: Strive to delight our clients, Move innovation forward, Accelerate your business, Rise together as a team, Transcend what is possible.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

* Hiring diverse talent

* Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

* Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

* Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.