Project Administrator - Columbia, MD

<div> <p style="margin: 5.0pt 0.0in 10.0pt;">Labcorp Employer Services is subsidiary of Labcorp, offering direct to employer services designed to support various employee programs and services, including wellness, workplace drug testing, COVID-19 testing and return to work, and flu vaccination programs. The integration of LabCorp and Covance in 2015 makes LabCorp the largest health care diagnostic company in the world. LabCorp operates in over 60 countries creating great opportunities for career growth and advancement across the world.</p> <p style="margin: 5.0pt 0.0in 10.0pt;">As a Project Manager role with Labcorp Employer Services, you are primarily responsible for direct management of strategic projects. The Project Manager will be responsible for planning, organizing, monitoring, and overseeing large complex projects utilizing cross functional teams to deliver requirements and meet company strategic objectives. This position comes with a higher degree of project management skills, and is focused on continued process improvement, implementing new strategies to support Project Management team and enhanced success for project delivery. This position will also be seen as a mentor to other project team members.</p> <p style="margin: 5.0pt 0.0in 10.0pt;">Creates project plans, gathers resources and implements projects. Manages project milestones, and resources, and is accountable for successful project delivery. Coordinates activities and ensures effective communication within project team. Tracks project schedules, reports on progress and takes corrective action as needed.</p> <p style="margin: 5.0pt 0.0in 10.0pt;">Primary Duties and Responsibilities</p> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">Drafts, develops and maintains project documentation including project charters, project plan, issue log, meeting agendas, notes, and weekly summary reports</li> <li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;font-size: 10.0pt;">Responsible for managing the project scope, timeline, and monitors overall project execution</li> <li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;font-size: 10.0pt;">Obtains scope approvals as required. Manages and obtains approval for any scope changes after initial approval</li> <li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;font-size: 10.0pt;">Creates and maintains project plans, works with stakeholders to assign resources, identify priorities, and schedule tasks to meet the project milestones</li> <li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;font-size: 10.0pt;">Updates project status reports on a weekly basis, providing updates to the business as to progress, risks, or achievements</li> <li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;font-size: 10.0pt;">Tracks, manages, and escalates project issues, and ensures timely resolution before the project scope, stakeholders, or milestones are impacted</li> <li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;font-size: 10.0pt;">Coordinates with various business areas to resource projects based on project requirements. Ensures project teams have necessary skills and experience to complete projects successfully</li> <li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;font-size: 10.0pt;">Manages project stakeholders, including core team, steering committees, 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. Provides appropriate escalation and resolution of issues and concerns</li> <li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;font-size: 10.0pt;">Provides regular reports and project status updates to management, stakeholders and others. Highlights successes, concerns, milestones, resolved issues and other important information. Document process standards as required</li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0.0in;"> <li style="background: white;margin: 3.75pt 0.0in;color: rgb(50,50,50);">Utilizes corporate and industry standard project management tools and techniques to effectively manage projects</li> <li style="background: white;margin: 3.75pt 0.0in;color: rgb(50,50,50);">Provides training and support as required</li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">Responsible for making key project decisions</li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0.0in;"> <li style="background: white;margin: 3.75pt 0.0in;color: rgb(50,50,50);">Ability to perform root-cause analysis and problem resolution required</li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">Acts as a mentor to other Project Managers and has an aptitude for leadership and growth within the organization</li> </ul> </div>