We are looking for a Project Manager responsible for the organization and project management of broad-based department initiatives.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibility A: Serve as project manager for various multi-faceted strategic and business-related projects
Formulates administers and maintains the detailed Project Plan which will include all required activities tasks risks issues and resources requirements leading to a successful and timely implementation. Provides regular project status reports as required.
Ensures project documentation (agendas minutes project plans presentations etc.) is complete timely accurate and in accordance with standards and policies.
Facilitates communicates listens and works with project team members. This may include communication and coordination with internal and external customers including the ability to make formal and informal presentations to technical and/or non-technical staff and leadership.
Determines staff resource needs by assessing the size duration scope and complexity of the project.
Provides timely support to staff or team members to help achieve the goals of the project.
Interacts with leadership to understand project needs and priorities.
Establishes project governance and conducts steering and work team meetings.
Plans and executes smooth transition of system responsibilities to support staff and/or leaders at completion of project.
Manages three important variables pertaining to projects: cost scope and time.
Develops and reports appropriate project metrics.
Responsibility B: Analyzes project standards methodologies and impacts
Obtains validates analyzes and manipulates data from various internal and external sources to assist in making informed decisions.
Develops processes to ensure ongoing data management associated with data reporting needs.
Analyzes project impacts and dependencies across the Integrated Delivery System
Completes special projects and tasks as assigned by supervisor.
Determines analyzes and formulates current practices user needs and workflow processes issues and potential solutions on projects.
Appraises alternative systems approaches for workability and economic feasibility.
Recommends modifications to application design or current procedures to maximize the advantages of existing systems.
Responsibility C: Customer Service
Serves as the representative as a participating member of designated committees and/or taskforces.
Uses facilitation and interpersonal skills to manage conflicts within the project team and escalates and involves leadership when deemed appropriate.
Ability to effectively and professionally communicate at all levels in the organization that would require support and interaction to deliver a successful deliverable.
Provides outstanding customer service develops strong relationships with all project stakeholders.
Identifies and resolves problems quickly and appropriately and ensures communication is maximized and conducive to a positive productive work environment.
Responsibility D: Prepares and analyzes project metrics and assists in background research as needed.
Determines analyzes and formulates analysis of workflows processes and data in regards to current practices stakeholder needs and potential improvements.
Conducts literature benchmark and best practice searches.
Analyzes metrics and suggests appropriate sample size measurement and validation methods.
Prepares baseline calculations of project metrics.
Facilitates the ownership of project metrics by the end user stakeholders.
Analyzes project impacts and dependencies across end user and support departments
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors degree in computer science Finance Business Administration Biology or other business healthcare or science field required
- 4 years experience in business project finance or healthcare experience
- A masters degree in computer science Finance Business Administration Biology or other business healthcare or science field can be substituted for two (2) years of experience.
Required Experience:
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