IT Project Manager III

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Labcorp is seeking an IT Project Manager III to join our team in Durham NC.

Location: Durham NC.

Applicants who live within 35 miles of either the Burlington NC or Durham NC location will follow a hybrid schedule. This schedule includes a minimum of three in office days per week at an assigned location either Burlington or Durham supporting both collaboration and flexibility.

Work Schedule: This is a fulltime exempt (salaried) position assigned to a First Shift schedule with standard business hours of Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.

Business needs may occasionally require flexibility in work hours including earlier later or additional hours with reasonable notice provided when possible.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead endtoend delivery of enterprise IT projects including planning execution monitoring and closure.
• Manage projects with budgets ranging from $1M to $3M team sizes of 10 to 25 resources and timelines of 12 to 18 months.
• Orchestrate integrated planning across multiple workstreams and dependent teams.
• Manage resource allocation and leveling across project phases.
• Identify assess and manage risks and issues including development of mitigation and contingency plans.
• Facilitate governance activities including stage gates status reporting and executive updates.
• Convert project status into actionable decisions and drive alignment among stakeholders.
• Lead project meetings steering committees and decision forums.
• Manage vendor relationships and ensure adherence to statements of work (SOWs) and delivery commitments.
• Monitor project financials and optimize spend relative to business value.
• Coordinate validation planning and compliance activities where applicable.
• Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives and implementation of lessons learned.
• Ensure delivery metrics are tracked and used to maintain project health and performance.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma with 9 or more years of experience in IT project management; or Associate degree with 7 or more years of experience in IT project management; or Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science or Business with 5 or more years of experience in IT project management
• 5 or more years of experience leading endtoend IT project delivery
• 3 or more years of experience managing projects involving multiple workstreams or crossfunctional teams
• 3 or more years of experience managing project budgets timelines and resource planning
• 2 or more years of experience managing thirdparty vendors or external partners

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Information Technology Computer Science or Business with 3 or more years of experience in IT project management
• 1 or more professional certification such as PMI CAPM or APM Associate certification
• 3 or more years of experience working in healthcare life sciences or regulated industries
• 3 or more years of experience using project management tools such as MS Project Jira and Confluence
• 2 or more years of experience using portfolio management or visualization tools such as Clarity PPM or Lucid

Additional Job Standards

• Ability to manage complex projects with multiple dependencies and stakeholders
• Ability to facilitate meetings and drive decision-making outcomes
• Ability to anticipate risks and proactively address challenges
• Strong financial and operational awareness related to project delivery
• Strong vendor management and negotiation capabilities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to influence stakeholders in a matrixed environment
• Ability to balance competing priorities and make decisions under pressure
• Ability to foster collaboration and continuous improvement within project teams

About the Role

The IT Project Manager III is responsible for leading complex crossfunctional IT initiatives from initiation through completion. This role manages integrated planning across multiple workstreams drives risk and change management and ensures projects are delivered on time within scope and aligned to business objectives. The position partners with stakeholders vendors and delivery teams to drive execution discipline governance and measurable outcomes across enterprise initiatives.

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 regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours Casual Intern and Temporary employees are only eligible to participate in the 401(k) who are regularly scheduled toworka 7 on/7 off schedule are eligible to receive all the foregoing benefits except PTO or FTO. For more detailed information pleaseclick here.

Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:

Labcorp strives for inclusion and belonging in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications and merit of the individual. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) family or parental status marital civil union or domestic partnership status sexual orientation gender identity gender expression personal appearance age veteran status disability genetic information or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.

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