Project Specialist - Test Operations - Esoterix

Labcorp is seeking a Project Specialist to join our Test Operations team in Calabasas Hills CA.  This position will be responsible for managing various projects from different areas of the business (laboratory / technical, Supply Chain, IT, Corporate, Divisional), different technical disciplines, and varying levels of complexity and leadership visibility.

**Pay Range: $30.00 - $32.00 per hour

All job offers will be based on a candidate’s skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees/certifications, as well as internal equity and market data.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

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. For more detailed information, please click here.   

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for working closely with business owners to achieve project objectives and goals.
• Facilitate daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual meetings with project teams.
• Coordinate any corrective actions for project plan and project implementation.
• Make regular reports to management on project progress, barriers and issues.
• Ensure appropriate identification of root causes through effective use of data analysis tools and techniques.
• Continue to work with the appropriate resources to enable the decision making process by providing meaningful reporting.
• Manage the collection and consolidation of project reporting
• Identify unfavorable variance to the project plan that require countermeasure actions.
• Ensure appropriate identification of root causes through effective use of data analysis tools and techniques when needed.
• Track implementation and execution of countermeasures to provide accountability to current project plan.
• Ensure consistent reporting across similar functional areas.
• Prepare and present findings/proposals to senior leadership with recommendations, including cost benefit analysis, risk mitigation and action plans.
• Provide Project Management guidance and assistance directly to management on a broad range of business issues of a complex nature.
• Must work with significant autonomy and require only casual supervision.
• Make recommendations to management and may initiate implementation of new protocols, methodologies or processes.
• Review and assess various courses of action to provide an improved basis for management decisions.
• Travel required as necessary to lead assigned projects.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience. 
• 3-5 years of applicable work experience. 
• Project Management certification strongly preferred.
• Experience working as a technician/technologist in a clinical laboratory setting highly preferred
• Prior LabCorp Experience Highly Preferred
• Experience in project management, change management and cross-functional team management highly preferred
• Experience in process improvement initiatives utilizing Lean and/or Six Sigma methodologies highly preferred
• Propensity to analyze issues – Gather relevant information systematically, consider a broad range of issues or factors; grasp complexities and perceive relationships among problems or issues; seek input from others; use accurate logic and data in analyses.
• Ability to use strategic thinking, experience and knowledge when considering a broad range of internal and external factors when problem solving and making decisions; identify critical, high pay-off strategies and prioritize team efforts accordingly; recognize strategic opportunities for success; adjust actions and decisions for focus on critical strategic issues.
• Must be team-oriented with ability to bring people together, lead and direct in the development of specific goals and objectives.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Aptitude to persistently champion change – Challenge the status quo and champion new initiatives; act as a catalyst for change and stimulate others to change; manage implementation effectively.
• Must possess excellent PC skills:(MS Project, MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:

As an EOE/AA employer, Labcorp strives for diversity and inclusion in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications of the individual and do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy or other medical conditions/needs), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.

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