Casual Manager, Project Manager

Labcorp • Chantilly, VA

13h

About The Position

Labcorp is hiring a Project Manager to join Children’s National Medical Center. This person will support management to recruit, train and provide onsite guidance. Schedule: Flexible Schedule - end time and start times may vary.

Requirements

• Project management and related business experience preferred.
• Responsible for computer-oriented programs, multi-year projects consisting of multiple large sub-projects.
• Leadership skills and management experience required.
• Deeply integrated into business in order to implement complex programs.
• Strong communicator, comfortable speaking with executive levels in formal presentation settings.
• Typical project team is large and complex and pulled from all areas of Labcorp.
• Computer-oriented aptitude/affinity for technology.
• Project management skills and abilities, with ability to lead multi-disciplined and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to lead and motivate others to apply problem-solving skills and techniques.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of business needs, with ability to establish and maintain high level of customer trust and confidence.
• General business understanding, including planning activities.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills; ability to present and explain technical information in a way that establishes rapport, persuades others and gains understanding.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills with all Employee levels.
• Expertise in setting and managing customer expectations.
• Strong knowledge in use of portfolio and project management tools.
• Ability to perform root-cause analysis and problem resolution preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent combination of education with 7 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Appropriately utilizes project management methodologies and tools.
• Effectively facilitates meetings and cross-functional teams and communicates effectively in relation to audience.
• Develops and maintains project documentation to specifically address project scope, deliverables, project plans, cost tracking, resource usage, issue tracking and status reports for multiple and/or large, complex projects.
• Evaluates project risks, developing contingency plans, and responding to change in risk as the project progresses.
• Develops escalation process to channel issues and concerns to appropriate parties.
• Oversees the implementation of the project on a daily basis regarding timeframes and quality.
• Effectively manages multiple priorities, initiatives and projects.
• Manages vendor relationships.
• Coordinates with various business areas to staff projects based on project requirements.
• Ensures project teams have necessary skills and experience to complete projects successfully.
• Manages project stakeholders, including core team, steering committees and vendors as applicable and others.
• Coordinates activities and ensures effective communication within project team.
• Leads meetings and facilitates effective communications to drive decisions and action items.
• Ensures project teams have necessary skills and experience to complete projects successfully.
• Provides regular reports and project status updates to management, stakeholders and others.
• Highlights successes, concerns, milestones, resolved issues and other important information.
• Documents process standards as required.
• Facilitates project scoping, ensuring that issues are raised, necessary input is obtained and project work is outlined.
• Obtains scope approvals as required.
• Manages and obtains approval for any scope changes after initial approval.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Casual, PRN & Part Time employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan only.
• Employees who are regularly scheduled to work a 7 on/7 off schedule are eligible to receive all the foregoing benefits except PTO or FTO.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager