Project Manager - Operational Improvement

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What will you be doing in this role?

The Project Manager is responsible for managing assigned projects from initiation to delivery, including project definition, assignment of responsibilities, organizing project teams, setting deadlines, and monitoring expenses. This position manages all or most phases of the project and resources, utilizing industry standard project management tools and techniques. Ensures that all phases of the project are completed per project timeline and budget. In collaboration with key stakeholders this role identifies and resolves obstacles to completing projects on time and within budget.

Note: a project has a defined scope, defined start and end, and typically impacts more than one department, function, or group.

• Works with all key stakeholders to manage the deployment and completion of all aspects and stages of the project assigned. Organizes project teams, assigns responsibilities, develops project schedules, and determines resource requirements. Ensures requirements are managed and delivered per project timeline, and identifies and mitigates potential risks for implementation. Partners with leadership to assess, track and resolve risks.
• Develops and documents plans that ensure all necessary preparation, execution tasks and dependencies are identified and included. Ensures that necessary resources and skills are allocated for project success. Assesses needs, evaluates solutions, makes recommendations, and escalates to senior leaders/key stakeholders, if needed.
• Responsible for the oversight of functional project team, including partnering closely with subject matter experts to help gather, assess and track project deliverables. Hold project teams accountable for project deliverables, resolves issues and conflicts, and escalates resource or budget issues.
• Provides cross-functional solution direction and guidance, including aiding in resolving any conflicting project decisions. Discusses business case scenarios, presents to senior management and guides team(s) on implementing the best solution through consensus building.
• Operates as a full cross-functional leader/member of the project team by supporting project leadership and other team members with resolving obstacles, ensuring collaboration between teams, and providing project updates and communication.
• Creates and/or reviews project communications and updates with all stakeholders, in partnership with project leadership. Ensures an effective change management strategy is developed and implemented.
• May be responsible for managing budget, costing, timing and other resources including vendor management, staffing and/or deliverables to ensure utilization within the project guidelines.
• Responsible for implementing later phase solutions, if applicable.

• High School Diploma/GED - minimum
• Bachelor's Degree Health care, Business Administration, or a related field - preferred
• Master's Degree (FOR CSI ONLY) Health Care, Business Administration, or a related field - minimum

• 5 years Program or Project Management, Project support and/or leadership experience - minimum

• Project Mgmt Professional - Upon Hire preferred PMP (Project Management Professional)