Sr. Project Manager

Title : Sr. Project Manager

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Department : PMO

Job Type : Regular Full Time

Location : Hybrid / Horsham, PA (at least 3 days in the office and the other days may require the role to be in the office depending on the project.)

Shift : Monday through Friday 8 : 30 am to 5 : 00 pm

Company Summary :

NMS Labs has developed an extensive menu of more than 2,500 tests to support clients in forensic, criminalistic, public health and clinical fields.

For over 50 years, our clients have relied on NMS Labs for unique testing solutions that demonstrate our company core values of Quality, Integrity, Service, Innovation and Engagement.

We invite you to learn more about our company by visiting NMSLabs.com.

Job Summary :

This position is responsible for independently leading simultaneous projects from initiation to completion, facilitating interaction among team members, vendors, and stakeholders.

• Under the guidance of the Program Director, he / she will support the business in preparations of business cases to senior management for large projects;
• manage and coordinate required project phase gates through required approvals; schedule, facilitate and document project meetings;
• maintain all related information and project artifacts via the centralized project repository; support senior stakeholder management, engagement, alignment and active sponsorship critical for program success;
• resolve issues that arise across projects; coordinate work performed by various project resources including internal and external customers;
• lead development of detailed project plans and project milestones; align priorities to ensure delivery against assigned project(s) along with progress tracking, change control, and on-time delivery;
• establish effective relationships through positive communication that motivates and influences others; guide user communications for effective user adoption;

and track deliverables against project success criteria.

Requirements :

• Must have - BS / BA degree (Business degree preferred)
• Must have PMP certification - Active for at least 5+ years.
• 8 years' experience of project management in various business areas.
• Experience simultaneously managing multiple projects of different sizes.
• Experience working on projects across multiple organizations.

Major Duties and Responsibilities :

• Works independently to manage multiple projects with adherence to project management principles and processes.
• Has overall responsibility for managing project scope, cost, schedule, and resources for all assigned projects, ensuring projects are completed on-time, on-scope and within budget.
• Develop project plans that include all required artifacts, key milestones, and related checkpoints.
• Track project milestones and communicate impacts to project plans, resources and / or budget to all key stakeholders.
• Identify and manage open action items to closure.
• Identify, manage, and escalate risks, issues and / or obstacles.
• Establishes, implements, and continuously improves project management processes and methodologies.
• Tasks including, but not limited to :
• Senior Management Level and Stakeholder communications
• Scheduling, facilitating and documenting meetings.
• Creating and presenting project progress.
• Authoring, reviewing, editing, and finalizing all deliverables.
• Maintaining all related information via the centralized project repository.
• Weekly reporting for management regarding status of all projects.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

• Familiar with the healthcare industry and related regulatory requirements.
• Self-motivated to learn about the projects and be more than a 'task master' driving thought and decisions that focus on the end goals.
• Ability to effectively communicate and manage project expectations to the Program Director, stakeholders, sponsors, team members, and other key team members in a clear, concise and expeditious fashion in both written and / or verbal communications.
• Possesses strong knowledge of PMI guidelines.
• Excellent problem-solving ability.
• Possesses strong organization, prioritization, and time management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including a strong ability to create positive and professional business relationships with internal clients.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Strong oral and written skills.
• Ability to present ideas in direct and user-friendly language.
• Able to work effectively in a complex, diverse, changing environment.
• Adapts well to and is energized by change while maintaining focus on key business goals and personal objectives.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft tools (such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, OneDrive).
• Working knowledge of recognized industry techniques for project management lifecycle methodologies.

Physical Demands :

• Ability to talk, hear, stand, reach with hands and arms, and use hands and fingers to manipulate instrument / equipment controls, computer keyboard, office equipment, objects, or tools.
• Ability to travel to remote sites by airplane, ground transportation or driving.
• Moving from one work location to another to sit and stand, sometimes for extended periods of time.
• Specific vision abilities (with correction) including color, distance, peripheral, depth, and the ability to adjust focus.

Offers of employment are made contingent upon a nationwide background investigation and urine drug screen with results satisfactory to standards of employment at NMS.

We are an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, sexual orientation, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, citizenship status, otherwise qualified disability, or protected veteran status (disabled Armed Forces Service medal, recently separated, active duty or campaign badge), domestic violence victim status, arrest record, or predisposing genetic characteristics.

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