What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at UPMC?
UPMC Corporate Health Services is seeking a Project Manager to join our team. This hybrid role offers the flexibility to work from home up to two days per week.
In this position, you’ll provide leadership, direction, and accountability for project management initiatives within our operations and across the broader organization. You’ll define project goals, establish measurable outcomes, and develop and maintain detailed project plans in partnership with key business owners.
If you have experience leading system‑level projects and are looking to take the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply.
Responsibilities:
- Identify trends and process improvement opportunities across departments within operations.
- Perform cost/benefit analysis
- Develop and implement key metrics to measure and report on progress of initiatives.
- Work with other managers to achieve efficiencies across integration of projects.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, this includes utilizing standard project documentation and methodology and project tracking and reporting procedures.
- Develop cross-functional, change management and implementation strategies; ensure that all of the participating parties have committed to effective implementation of the processes and procedures.
- Assist team members in resolving project problems, escalates issues when necessary, and facilities decision-making.
- Assure quality of information through business case and application-level testing; validate test results to initial business needs.
- Provide concise and timely status reporting as required
- Monitor operating performance against regional and national benchmarks.
- Assist with achieving Operations division strategic goals as well as system strategic goals.