What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager, Strategic Implementation position at The University of Iowa?
Iowa Health Care has an opportunity for a Project Manager to join our expanding Strategic Implementation team. This team is OUTSIDE of Information Technology (IT) and works on strategic operations.
The Project Manager works independently assuming primary responsibility for planning, directing, and delivering project activities through the entire project life cycle. The PM is responsible for achieving project objectives and completion on time, on budget, and sustainably improving clinical operations.
The incumbent may independently lead one or multiple small to medium projects that have department or site-level strategic importance. Regularly provides project information to executive leaders, committees, project sponsors, and department leadership. Must have strong business acumen with the ability to work with people from diverse functional backgrounds and build relationships across the organization.
Responsibilities:
- Bring an outstanding drive to transform health care in a meaningful way by utilizing passion, project skills, and people engagement (3P) to deliver results.
- Demonstrate the “art of project management” going beyond the mechanics of project management methodologies to build trusted relationships and act as an internal project management consultant to business and clinical teams.
- Manage project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout the project life cycle.
- Define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support Health System performance improvement goals in collaboration with senior management owners and stakeholders from various departments.
- Review project plans and aid in the execution of plans. Ensure all projects include current state analysis with operational processes and data analysis, future state creation including pilots with proven success metrics, and detailed execution.
- Work with all levels to understand operations, develop plans and workflow, and execute change management.
- Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders; delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
- Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools; track project milestones and deliverables; develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
- Build, develop, and grow any relationships vital to the success of the project.
- Conduct closing reviews and create recommendations reports to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in business or an equivalent amount of education and experience.
- 3 years of related, progressively responsible experience in health care administration, business, or operational planning with proven success in facilitating projects.
- Outstanding project management skills to lead projects, identify business needs, provide effective solutions, and manage the necessary resources to accomplish goals and objectives.
- Ability to direct project scope, planning, and tracking while meeting timeline and budget goals.
- Demonstrated strong ability to translate complex information into simple, actionable insights.
- Experience working with and managing relationships with senior-level administration or leaders and ability to influence and motivate organizational constituencies.
- Successfully influencing key stakeholders, integrating ideas to achieve outcomes.
- Management of financial, organizational, and staff resources.
- Capacity to manage multiple projects and prioritize work to meet deadlines.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to communicate complex information to all levels of the organization.
- Proficiency in MS Software (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and project management software applications.
Desired Qualifications:
- Project Management certification (PMP) or relevant project management certification.
- Master's degree in Business, Health Care, or a related field.
- Experience in health care.
- Process Improvement, Lean, Six Sigma certification and/or experience.
- Experience working in PMO within health care/hospital operations.
- Operational and/or financial management experience in an academic health care setting.
Application Process: To be considered, applicants must upload a cover letter and resume (under the submission of relevant materials) that clearly address how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.
Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. For questions, contact Sharon Walther at sharon-walther@uiowa.edu.
