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, pleaseclick here.

• 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.

• 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).