Manager, Project

Responsibilities

• Supports key laboratory departments to meet quality, service delivery, and cost savings targets.
• Spend significant time in the lab to learn processes, build relationships, and understand pain points.
• Collaborates with department leadership to review turnaround time, productivity, and quality metrics to drive improvements.
• Establishes a pipeline of continuous improvement projects that includes a mix of self-led and mentored initiatives.
• Leads projects and working teams to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and close projects.
• Manages projects, ensuring all appropriate tools are completed and used effectively (e.g., charter, Gantt chart, status updates).
• Communicates actively with project sponsors and stakeholders, establishing regular points of communication and managing expectations.
• Applies Business Transformation/Lean principles and tools toward a variety of small to medium projects and other necessary skills.
• Facilitates on-site workshops, rapid continuous improvement events, and provides ongoing guidance or consultation to various teams.
• Coaches other employees on the use of various tools, concepts, and practices foundational to Business Transformation/Lean to build self-sufficiency, sustainability, and scalability.
• Documents business processes and completes required continued learning.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience (1 to 3 years) of leading projects from initiation to completion.
• Frequent walking and/or standing.
• Working knowledge of SJC lab systems (SunQuest, Cognos, Atlas, QLS, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience facilitating discussions or workshops.
• Some experience leading changes.
• Problem-solving skills, effective written and verbal communication skills, and interpersonal skills.
• Data analysis skills, decision-making skills, planning and organization skills, and results-oriented.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
• Formal training in project management or continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma, Total Quality Management, Lean, Theory of constraints).

Qualifications

• Associates Degree (Required)
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Knowledge of Business Transformation/Lean principles and tools.
• Ability to learn new concepts rapidly.