| We are seeking an execution focused Project Manager to lead a 6 month enterprise initiative aimed at assessing, rationalizing, and standardizing lab storage and storage related equipment across a decentralized organization. This role requires a PM who can rapidly establish visibility, synthesize data, align diverse stakeholders, and deliver practical, implementable outcomes-including launching an internal reuse marketplace for underutilized lab assets. This is a hands on delivery role, not a strategy only engagement. Key Responsibilities Enterprise Visibility & Assessment - Establish visibility into:
- Lab storage spend and space utilization
- Storage and equipment types
- Vendors and contracts
- Identify actionable opportunities for cost reduction, space optimization, and vendor rationalization
- Define standard storage categories, decision rules, and governance guardrails
- Design and pilot an internal marketplace for unused or underutilized lab equipment
- Provide leadership with clear data, insights, and recommendations
Rapid Discovery & Analysis - Collect and normalize data from multiple sources, including:
- AP and procurement spend
- Fixed asset records
- Facilities and real estate data
- Site level lab inventories
- Create a clear taxonomy for lab storage and related equipment
- Conduct targeted stakeholder interviews across R&D, Facilities, Quality, Finance, and Procurement
- Quantify current state costs, utilization, vendor fragmentation, and space impact
Design & Standardization - Develop recommendations for:
- Storage tiers and decision criteria
- Preferred vendors and equipment standards
- Approval and governance models suitable for regulated environments
- Partner with QA and Facilities to ensure regulatory alignment
Implementation & Enablement - Design and launch a minimum viable internal marketplace for sharing idle or underutilized lab equipment
- Define workflows, ownership, and handoffs (Facilities, QA, site owners, etc.)
- Develop simple templates, tools, and reporting to support adoption
- Track and report key metrics such as avoided spend and reuse rates
Project & Stakeholder Management - Drive progress across multiple sites with limited direct authority
- Maintain a clear execution plan with weekly milestones
- Provide concise, decision oriented updates to leadership
- Escalate risks, constraints, and required decisions early
Quality Systems Responsibilities - Build quality into all aspects of work by maintaining compliance with all quality requirements.
Qualifications - HS Diploma required; BS preferred
- Minimum 5+ years of project or program management experience
- Proven success delivering enterprise wide operational or cost optimization initiatives
- Strong analytical skills; comfortable working with incomplete or imperfect data
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in high autonomy, decentralized environments
- Highly self directed with the ability to deliver value quickly
- Pragmatic, solution oriented mindset
- Strong communication and influence skills without formal authority
- Comfortable working under time constraints and ambiguity
Preferred Experience - Experience in regulated environments (medical device, pharma, biotech strongly preferred)
- Exposure to laboratory operations, R&D infrastructure, or scientific environments
- Experience with asset management, facilities optimization, or internal reuse programs
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