Operational Best Practice Senior Project Manager – Clinical Laboratory Operations Europe

About the Role

We are looking for a highly driven Operational Best Practice (OBP) Senior Project Manager to lead complex, high-impact initiatives across a European clinical laboratory network. This is a proactive, hands-on role for an experienced project manager who identifies issues, develops end-to-end solutions, and drives implementation without waiting for projects to be assigned. The role plays a key part in operational turnaround, cost improvement, and change management within a service-oriented, healthcare laboratory environment.

This position requires close collaboration with local laboratories as well as global and country-level purchasing teams, strong Lean process expertise, an independent working style, and a data-driven mindset. Regular travel across Europe (25% or more) is expected.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project management for operational, transformation, and cost-improvement initiatives across European clinical laboratories
• Proactively identify operational issues and improvement opportunities; analyse root causes and propose robust, data-backed solutions
• Design, develop, and implement Lean process improvements and standardised workflows within a service and laboratory environment
• Deliver change management and operational turnaround initiatives, ensuring sustainable adoption of new processes
• Manage projects with significant financial impact, including cost improvement initiatives of €100k+ value
• Collaborate closely with global and local purchasing teams to support sourcing, cost optimisation, and operational efficiency
• Define KPIs, track performance, and ensure data-driven decision-making throughout the project lifecycle
• Prepare succinct, high-quality written deliverables (memos, business cases, business plans, and recommendations) for senior leadership approval
• Leverage AI and digital tools to accelerate analysis, project execution, and decision-making
• Manage diverse stakeholders across countries, functions, and cultures, often without direct reporting authority
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and with measurable business impact