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Project Engineer III

Hopkinton, MA 01748

Posted: 02/05/2025 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Project Management Job Number: 617526 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description

Target Pay Rate: 45-62.76/hr **salary will be commensurate with experience

Job Description:

Manages the development and implementation process of a company’s products and services. Coordinates departmental or cross-functional teams, focused on delivering new or upgrading existing products. Monitors the project from initiation through delivery including planning and directing schedules and monitoring budget/spending. Organizes cross-functional activities, ensuring completion of the project i.e. product on schedule and within budget constraints. This role does not have responsibility over product development, but often requires a technical background in order to complete its overall project management responsibility. This job manages specific projects that have a distinct beginning and end.

Manages the development and implementation process of a company’s products and services. Coordinates departmental or cross-functional teams, focused on delivering new or upgrading existing products. Monitors the project from initiation through delivery including planning and directing schedules and monitoring budget/spending. Organizes cross-functional activities, ensuring completion of the project i.e. product on schedule and within budget constraints. This role is most common in a matrix-type organization; it does not have responsibility over product development but often requires a technical background in order to complete its overall project management responsibility. This job manages specific projects that have a distinct beginning and end.

Skills:
  • Create detailed project scope and requirements documentation
  • Assist in developing business cases, cost estimates, risk matrices  
  • Manage project timelines and provide ongoing status updates to achieve objectives.
  • Understand intricate details related to laboratory budgeting
  • Coach and mentor team members and direct reports
  • Ability to provide constructive feedback
  • Be responsible for coordinating project activities involving several parties, including a variety of clients, vendors, and colleagues at all levels.
  • Effectively communicate and engage with all levels of the organization verbally and in writing; translate decisions/strategies into business terms and implications; produce clear, understandable documentation geared for all audiences.
  • Able to liaise effectively with both business partners and clients
  • Individuals must be highly self-motivated and demonstrate the ability to execute initiatives with minimal direction and manage a wide range of topics to resolution.
  • Other duties as assigned. 

Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s Degree – healthcare focus preferred
  • Master of Business Administration preferred
  • Minimum 5 years of project management experience

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred or desire to achieve certification.
  • Strong capabilities using the Microsoft suite of products.
  • Excellent communication (verbal and written) and critical thinking skills
  • Exceptional organizational and planning skills with attention to detail
  • Demonstrated success delivering solutions in complex, highly regulated environments
  • Strong working knowledge of healthcare/clinical operations/laboratory information management systems
  • Ability to facilitate and influence both internal and external stakeholders at all levels
  • Demonstrated ability to be flexible and adaptable to change
  • Experience with project delivery in a global company and coordination with multi-location-based project teams is critical

Working Conditions:
  • Office and clinical lab environment; possible exposure to bloodborne pathogens; must wear protective lab gear, including a lab coat, gloves, and completely closed footwear.
  • Employees may be requested to work shifts other than daylight, depending on the needs of the laboratory. Weekend work may be required.
  • Travel approximately 10-25%.
  • Boston-area location

Physical Requirements:
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use a keyboard, type, and occasionally stand and move to other parts of the lab. 
  • Must have manual dexterity to use a computer and mouse.
  • Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.
Certifications & Licenses:
  • PMP
  • Phlebotomist
  • Project Management Professional
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