Project Manager- Environmental Testing

Company Description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company which provides a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries. The Group believes it is the world leader in food, environment and pharmaceutical products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and for supporting clinical studies. In addition, Eurofins is one of the key emerging players in specialty clinical diagnostic testing in Europe and the USA.

Group's key figures are approx. 6.95 billion Euros turnover, over 950 laboratories across 63 countries and about 63,000 staff.

Job Description

Eurofins Environment Testing is hiring for a Project Manager on location in Edison, New Jersey. Candidates should live within a commutable distance to the lab.  Do you have 5 years of Project Management experience working in Environment?    Apply today for a rewarding opportunity with the leader in Environment Testing.

This position is full-time, Monday - Friday, 1st shift on site in Edison, NJ

The Project Manager I (PM I) is accountable for coordinating and managing clients’ projects through all phases of laboratory operations, including project set-up and maintenance, login review, communication of analytical issues, client account maintenance, reporting, invoicing, bottle orders, client pickups, and identification of work share facilities. The PM I role fosters and develops client relationships in support of the laboratory mission.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Project Set-up

• Project review in LIMS
• Sets up project
• Adds any project notes (special reporting and invoicing instructions, etc.)
• Reviews project documentation
• Adds any project documentation to central repository
• Sets up client for Total Access
• Manages purchase orders, task orders, contracts, and change order requests
• Verified that lab compound lists and limits meet project requirements for new projects not quoted
• Add any project specific limits/lists to LIMS
• Deliverable assignment and delivery route
• For new projects not quoted, confirms that EDD format is available (deliverable assignment and delivery route). Submits a helpdesk ticket for any new formats needed.
• Communicates project details to operations
• Initiates project kick off call with client and pertinent staff, if needed
• Engages work share labs, service centers, and non-Eurofins locations as needed for new projects not quoted
• Works with operations to ensure adequate capacity for incoming work (forecasting)
• Provides updates to operations on upcoming work
• Familiarity with state and national program requirements as it pertains to work mix
• Create bottle orders
• Schedules courier and field sampler, if needed
• Confirms non-Eurofins subcontract labs area on the approved list and set-up as vendors for new work
• Confirms non-Eurofins subcontract labs are on the approved list and set-up as vendors for existing work
• Initiates approval process for any subcontract labs not on the approved list
• Generates subcontract paperwork
• Generates accounting software requisition when sending subcontract samples
• Verifies that lab certification meets project requirements
• Verifiers that lab compound lists and limits meet project requirements for new quotes
• For new quotes confirms that EDD format is available (delivery assignment and delivery route). If new format is needed, submits a helpdesk ticket
• Engages work share labs, service centers, and non-TA locations as needed for new quotes
• Provides supporting documentation to client as needed (Contract list, bottle table with preservation, etc)

Sample Receipt

• Communicates any issues to clients for duration of project
• Manages incoming work for rush and short holds
• Reviews log-in
• Resolves log-in issues with client
• Informs client of any log-in discrepancies
• Sets samples to “available” after review
• Sends client sample receipt confirmation
• Reviews draft invoice
• Confirms that any client needed information (Purchase order, project number, etc) is recorded in LIMS for invoicing

Reporting

• Client specific report requirements
• Reviews job list daily and manages due dates
• Communicates any expected delays to clients before the job due date
• Confirms any data anomalies (filtered>dissolved, deviations from historicals, etc) with operations before submitting to clien