Lead Program Manager, Clinical Labs

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Position Overview

The Program Manager, Clinical Labs will be responsible for organizing and executing projects and programs focused on implementing lab automation/process improvements and launching new products to our labs, leading them toward successful completion while providing project/program management experience, rigor, and consistency across lab operations. This is a hands-on role that requires close collaboration with all levels at Exact Sciences.

This position is located onsite in Madison, WI.

Essential Duties

Include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Lead and coach multiple efforts and teams to deliver work successfully.
• Apply project management methodologies and best practices.
• Work with business stakeholders to define strategy and requirements in order to define and execute a collection of projects across the business.
• Develop schedules, budgets, risk management plans, and lead the team to success.
• Maintain detailed program metrics around initiative goals and communicate progress to key stakeholders.
• Make critical decisions based upon a combination of data analysis, experience, and judgement.
• Formulate, organize, and monitor inter-connected projects to include coordination of cross-project activities.
• Develop and mentor program and project team members.
• Listen, influence, negotiate, and mitigate conflict while building relationships achieving desired results.
• Partner with multiple internal cross-functional teams and successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Facilitate the organization's development of objectives, key performance indicators, and results tracking.
• Collaborate with management to escalate issues or critical risks associated with project staffing.
• Apply project management methodologies and best practices.
• Work with business stakeholders to define strategy and requirements in order to define and execute a collection of projects across the business.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to influence and persuade while remaining results orientated.
• Ability to prioritize and balance multiple competing priorities within and across multiple projects at the same time.
• Ability to work in a matrix management organization with primary responsibility for project success while relying on a team of resources, which may or may not be direct reports.
• Strong facilitation and teamwork skills.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company's Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.
• Ability to work designated schedule.
• Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 90% of a typical working day.
• Ability and means to travel between local Exact Sciences locations.
• Ability to travel 10% of working time away from work location, may include overnight/weekend travel.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline or High School Degree/General Education Diploma and 4 years of relevant experience as outlined in the essential duties in lieu of Bachelor's Degree.
• Demonstrable expertise of Agile methodology and frameworks, to include Scrum and Kanban.
• Demonstrated understanding of agile metrics, to include tasks, backlog tracking, burndown metrics, velocity, and user stories to analyze and improve sprint planning.
• 8+ years project management experience with increasing responsibility of scope and leadership.
• 5+ years managing and leading large impact, large budget, high risk, client facing, and critical projects.
• 5+ years using Project Management software.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the position with or without accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Degree in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Engineering, or related field as outlined in the essential duties.
• Experience working in a matrix management organization with the primary responsibility for project success while relying on a team of resources which are not direct reports.
• Experience in projects that include integration of biological systems with automation and software applications.
• Experience working in a clinical lab environment (CAP/CLIA, ISO15189)
• Experience working with operationalizing new products and/or assays
• Experience working with automation of lab processes
• Project Management Institute (PMI) certification.
• Experience with Smartsheet.

Salary Range:

Exact Sciences is proud to offer an employee experience that includes paid time off (including days for vacation, holidays, volunteering, and personal time), paid leave for parents and caregivers, a retirement savings plan, wellness support, and health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage. Learn more about our benefits.

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