IT Manager, M&A Portfolio

Labcorp is seeking an IT Manager, M&A Portfolio that will manage the delivery of IT due diligence and integration for Mergers and Acquisitions in our office in Burlington or Durham, NC

This is a full‑time, exempt (salaried) position assigned to a First Shift schedule, with standard business hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Business needs may occasionally require flexibility in work hours, including earlier, later, or additional hours, with reasonable notice provided when possible. Up to 10 % travel to corporate locations (national and international).

• Manage the delivery of IT due diligence and integration activities across acquisitions.

• Overseeing project plans, coordinating IT functional work streams, tracking milestones, and ensuring timely execution across multiple acquisitions.

• Coordinating with external project managers from the corporate Integration Management Office (IMO) to ensure consistency and alignment across enterprise integration efforts

• Drives accountability across IT domains, ensuring stakeholders remain aligned and deliverables are achieved on schedule.

• Manage IT due diligence work streams, ensuring document requests, checklists, and deadlines are delivered across all divisions and business lines (Dx, BLS, Divisions, Enterprise).

• Facilitate sessions with subject matter experts, capture inputs, and validate findings.

• Consolidate financial and operational data to support integration budget planning and pro forma tracking.

• Maintain risk, issue, and action logs with clear ownership and follow-through.

• Build and manage integration plans, timelines, and milestones for multiple acquisitions.

• Partner with IT functional leads (Infrastructure, Security, IAM, Applications, Help Desk, etc.) to monitor progress and identify blockers.

• Drive accountability for outstanding deliverables, escalating risks to leadership as needed.

• Plan and facilitate recurring M&A cadence meetings across IT domains.

• Prepare agendas, document outcomes, and distribute action items with assigned ownership.

• Ensure cross-functional dependencies are communicated and tracked to completion.

• Maintain project work spaces (Teams, SharePoint, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project), ensuring project artifacts are organized and accessible.

• Track approvals and maintain documentation for all phases of due diligence and integration.

• Support onboarding materials and maintain knowledge repositories for ongoing projects.

• Develop and update dashboards, project reports, and executive-level summaries.

• Standardize reporting templates to ensure consistent communication across projects.

• Deliver timely and accurate updates to leadership, escalating gaps where needed.

• Coordinate IT resource allocations and availability across multiple transactions.

• Act as liaison between IT and business stakeholders to ensure alignment on timelines and expectations.

• Engage with the IT PMO as needed to secure additional project management support for integration execution.

• Collaborate with external project managers from the corporate Integration Management Office (IMO) when required to align IT integration activities with enterprise-level efforts.

• Organize workshops, planning sessions, and integration reviews to ensure cross-functional alignment.

• Bachelor’s degree

• 5 or more years of IT project management, PMO, or portfolio management experience

• 2 or more years of experience in project management within M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions)

• Project management certification

• 3 or more years of experience working in a healthcare or life sciences company

• Strong knowledge of IT domains such as Infrastructure, Security, Applications, and IT Operations.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Excel, Teams, and project management tools (Smartsheet, MS Project, Power BI, or similar).

• Experience delivering cross-functional projects in a matrixed, enterprise environment.

• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

• Excellent communication (written, verbal, and presentation) with executive-level polish.

• Proven…