Project Manager

e&e is seeking a Project Manager for a remote contract opportunity in Philadelphia, PA!

The Project Manager will lead a high-priority, enterprise-wide Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) transition initiative for a client. This role oversees the full project lifecycle, ensuring the successful replacement of legacy laboratory systems with a modern platform supporting electronic data capture, automated workflows, secure data exchange, quality management, and integration with enterprise data systems. The Project Manager is responsible for driving the project from initiation through implementation, ensuring on-time delivery, budget adherence, and compliance with business, technical, and quality standards. This position requires strong leadership, cross-functional coordination, and the ability to build productive relationships with technical teams, program areas, and external partners.

Responsibilities:

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Direct, administer, and manage a high-profile, enterprise-wide LIMS transition project of strategic importance.
• Oversee full project lifecycle activities including planning, design, development, testing, and implementation.
• Develop and maintain the Project Management Plan, project schedule, budget, risk plan, communication plan, and deliverables matrix.
• Ensure tasks align with scope, resources, strategic goals, and service commitments.
• Monitor project milestones, phases, and budget; take corrective action as necessary to maintain schedule and delivery targets.
• Manage multiple concurrent work efforts, coordinating with application, data warehouse, informatics, networking, security, and service management teams.
• Lead all project status reviews, inspections, quality assurance checks, and report required project management metrics.
• Present updates and recommendations to senior leadership and key stakeholders.

Governance, Documentation & Compliance

• Ensure project compliance with established PMO standards, methodologies, and processes.
• Facilitate Change Management procedures and ensure documentation of all scope changes.
• Maintain RAID Logs, track risks and issues, and develop mitigation strategies through closure.
• Oversee development, review, and approval of project documentation, including training materials, proposals, communication plans, and deliverables.
• Establish and maintain a SharePoint project site and Microsoft Teams workspace according to PMO guidelines.
• Submit weekly status updates, personal status reporting, and timesheets as required.

Stakeholder & Vendor Coordination

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all project-related activities, issues, and resolutions.
• Engage with cross-functional IT teams, program leaders, laboratory staff, and vendors to gather requirements, ensure alignment, and resolve challenges.
• Facilitate technical and program-area discussions to ensure the solution meets operational needs.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, leadership teams, and external software/hardware suppliers.
• Communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences and provide clear direction to project team members.

Team Leadership & Support

• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior project management staff.
• Balance team workloads, ensuring appropriate resource allocation and proactive engagement of management when needed.
• Coordinate system testing and support training and orientation sessions across stakeholder groups.
• Ensure high-quality collaboration across project teams and promote continuous improvement within the PMO.

Requirements

Experience & Skills

• 7–9 years of experience managing complex technical projects involving large cross-functional teams and vendor participation.
• Strong leadership competencies including budgeting, communication, negotiation, influencing, problem-solving, team-building, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience managing projects with significant technical depth, long delivery cycles (8–12 months), and enterprise visibility.
• Proven ability to work independently, ramp up quickly, and drive outcomes in a high-complexity environment.
• Experience working with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS).
• Deep understanding of both business and technical aspects of system implementation projects.
• Demonstrated expertise applying PMI methodologies and leading projects through all phases (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring/controlling, and closing).

Certifications & Education

• PMI PMP certification, held for a minimum of 5 years.