Public Health Lab Project Manager

Job Description: The State Public Health Laboratory is seeking an experienced Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Project Manager to lead and coordinate the implementation of a new LIMS platform. This individual will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive project plan that supports the laboratory’s business, technical, regulatory, and operational objectives while ensuring the implementation remains on schedule and aligned with quality expectations. The Project Manager will oversee the full implementation lifecycle, including project planning, requirements coordination, system configuration activities, laboratory testing, validation, deployment, and go-live readiness. This role will serve as a central point of coordination across laboratory personnel, state departments, technical teams, vendors, and other key stakeholders, establishing project milestones, tracking dependencies and deliverables, managing risks and issues, and providing regular project status reporting to leadership. The ideal candidate will bring previous hands-on experience managing a LIMS implementation within a laboratory environment and should have a strong understanding of laboratory workflows, testing processes, system validation, and the operational considerations involved in transitioning a laboratory to a new LIMS. Experience supporting public health, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or other regulated laboratory environments is strongly preferred. The Project Manager will also partner closely with the LIMS vendor's project management team to ensure resources, timelines, testing activities, and deliverables remain aligned throughout the implementation. Strong attention to detail, quality focus, stakeholder management, risk mitigation, and excellent written and verbal communication skills are critical for success in this high-visibility initiative.