Senior Project Manager (Healthcare)

This position will lead a variety of medium projects and teams as Project Manager supporting our business through critical transformation initiatives, including divestiture and integration projects. This role will partner closely with leaders and cross-functional teams to plan, coordinate, and deliver projects that ensure smooth transitions for our people, processes, and customers.

This is an On-site position.

• Leads projects and working teams to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and close projects
  • Leads projects
    • Leads projects through issues, roadblocks, and problems
    • Acts as a change agent to drive teams toward success
    • Guides team members to perform through issues and constraints
    • Builds and maintains relationships with internal stakeholders, vendors, and external partners to support project success
  • Owns projects
    • Owns the timeline, budget, resource constraints, and deliverables / results
    • Shifts between the "big picture" and the small but crucial details
    • Is prepared to roll up their sleeves and work through detailed issues
    • Tracks and reports progress, risks, and dependencies, ensuring proactive resolution of issues.
  • Manages projects
    • Applies project management tools and techniques toward a variety of projects
    • Ensures all appropriate tools are completed and used effectively (e.g., charter, Gantt chart, status updates)
  • Communicates
    • Actively communicates with project sponsors and stakeholders
    • Establishes regular points of communication
    • Manages sponsor and stakeholders’ expectations
  • Delivers the expected results
    • Performs root cause analysis on project shortfalls and takes corrective action as necessary
    • Drives process improvements to optimize business operations during and after transition activities.

Required Work Experience:

• Demonstrated experience leading projects from initiation to completion (4 to 6 years’ experience)
• Demonstrated ability to develop strong relationships with others
• Demonstrated experience leading changes
• Demonstrated ability to influence business leaders
• Demonstrated data analysis skills
• Some experience in continuous improvement

Preferred Work Experience:

• Experience with process management

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Formal training in project management or continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma, Total Quality Management, Lean, Theory of Constraints) desired

Skills:

• Problem solving skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills across multiple formats: formal presentations, meetings, conference calls, e-mails, and memos
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Skilled in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Project
• Interpersonal skills
• Decision making skills
• Planning and organization skills
• Negotiation skills
• Results-oriented
• Creative
• Persistent
• Composed
• Able to learn new concepts rapidly
• Able to work independently with little supervision

Other:

• 0-25% travel expected (expectations shown are targeted ranges; actual travel required will vary by project and can exceed or go below targeted amounts)
• Some evening work hours may be required, depending on project needs