Project Manager

Project Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree; or high school degree/general education diploma and 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• 5+ years of progressive, broad-based project experience.
• 3+ years working in a client-facing project management role.
• Proficiency with MS Project, MS Visio, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the position with or without accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a business partner to directly or indirectly lead cross-functional teams to execute on project tasks to include effective creation and management of timelines, budgets, resources, risks, interdependencies, and project objectives.
• Follows established project management practices, including management of scope, requirements, issues, and risks.
• Consults with project sponsors and reviews project proposals to determine goals, time frame, funding, allotment of resources and procedures for accomplishing projects.
• Directs and coordinates responsibilities and scope of authority to team members.
• Troubleshoots problems associated with coordination, development, or design of projects.
• Escalates issues when critical risks arise and maintains pulse with project activities to ensure progress.
• Monitor and prepare status reports on project deliverables and any deviation from project plan.
• Advises on the right level of governance by project and program.
• Coaches and facilitates teams on project management Processes, tools and techniques, such as process maps, value stream maps and root cause analyses.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with stakeholders and team members.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and balance multiple competing priorities within and across multiple projects at the same time.
• Demonstrated success with oral and written communications/presentations, influence and persuasion, results orientation, facilitation, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work within a matrix management organization.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to work designated schedule.
• Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 90% of a typical working day.
• Ability and means to travel between local Exact Sciences locations.
• Ability to travel 30% of working time away from work location, may include overnight/weekend travel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a regulated environment such as life sciences or biotechnology.
• Experience working in a laboratory environment.
• Experience working with lab automation.