Principal IT Project Manager in Derby

Labcorp is seeking a remote Principal IT Project Manager to join our team in the UK.

Work Schedule: 8:30am – 5:00pm

Job Responsibilities:

• Project Lifecycle Management: Oversee all phases from initiation to closure, including planning, execution, and monitoring.
• Budget & Resource Management: Define resource needs, allocate staff, and track expenditures to keep projects within budget.
• Strategic Planning & Documentation: Develop detailed project plans, define tasks, and generate documentation for requirements.
• Stakeholder Communication: Act as the primary point of technical subject matter experts, internal business and IT leadership, and external vendors providing regular status reports.
• Risk Mitigation: Identify potential issues and implement corrective action plans.
• Vendor Management: Coordinate with sourcing and procurement and external vendors for procurement and implementation.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, Business Administration, Information Technology.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP (Project Management Professional) or CAPM certification.

Additional Job Standards:

• Extensive professional experience in IT project management or infrastructure roles.
• Strong communication, leadership, technical proficiency skills (e.g., virtualization, cloud platforms, construction), and proficiency in MS Office.
• Data center installation, network upgrades, and cloud migration experience desirable.
• Experience with managing large scale, international infrastructure related projects, including facility expansions, site relocations preferred.
• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Conduct regular status meetings and present progress reports to leadership.
• Translate complex technical concepts into business language for stakeholders.

Labcorp is a global leader of innovative and comprehensive laboratory services that helps doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, researchers and patients make clear and confident decisions. Through our unparalleled diagnostics and drug development laboratory capabilities, our nearly 70,000 employees combine cutting-edge innovation, science and technology to solve some of today’s biggest health challenges, accelerate life-changing healthcare breakthroughs and impact lives around the world.

The Infrastructure Project Manager oversees the planning, execution, and delivery of physical or IT infrastructure projects (e.g., data centers, network upgrades, site construction). The role will define project scope, manage budgets and timelines, coordinate cross-functional teams, and mitigate risks to ensure successful, compliant, and timely delivery.

Application Window: 23 / 03 / 2026

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. We encourage all to apply.