Description

Are you an experienced Project Manager with a desire to excel? If so, then Talent Software Services may have the job for you! Our client is seeking an experienced Project Manager to work at their company in Maple Grove, MN.

Position Summary: We are seeking an execution-focused Project Manager to lead a 6-month enterprise initiative to assess, rationalize, and standardize lab storage and storage-related equipment across a decentralized organization. The role is designed for a PM who can quickly 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.

Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities

Establish Enterprise Level Visibility Into

• oLab storage spends ($) and space utilization
• oStorage and equipment types
• oVendors and contracts
• Identify actionable cost, space, and vendor rationalization opportunities
• Define standard storage categories, decision rules, and governance guardrails
• Design and pilot an internal marketplace for unused or underutilized lab equipment
• Enable leadership decisions with clear data 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 storage-related equipment
• Conduct focused stakeholder interviews across R&D, Facilities, Quality, Finance, and Procurement
• Quantify current-state costs, utilization, vendor fragmentation, and space impact

Design & Standardization

• Develop recommended:
• oStorage tiers and decision criteria
• oPreferred vendor and equipment standards
• oApproval and governance model appropriate 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 (e.g., Facilities, QA, site owners)
• 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 decisions early
• Build Quality into all aspects of their work by maintaining compliance to all quality requirements.

Qualifications

HS Diploma required. BS is not required but preferred.

• Must have 5+ years of project or program management experience
• Proven success in delivering enterprise-wide operational or cost-optimization initiatives
• Strong analytical skills; comfortable working with incomplete or imperfect data
• Strong Microsoft Office / Excel/ PowerPoint
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in high-autonomy, decentralised organisations
• Highly self-directed; able to deliver value quickly
• Pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset
• Strong communicator who can influence without authority
• Comfortable operating under time constraints and ambiguity

Preferred

• Experience operating in regulated environments (medical device, pharma, biotech, or similar strongly preferred.
• Exposure to laboratory operations, R&D infrastructure, or scientific environments
• Experience with asset management, facilities optimization, or internal reuse programs