Cedars-Sinai · 3 days ago
Project Manager - Heart Institute - Makkar Lab
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$100K/yr - $160K/yr
5+ years expCedars-Sinai is a nonprofit academic healthcare institution known for its commitment to biomedical research and patient care. The Project Manager will oversee clinical research projects, ensuring compliance with regulations and managing all aspects from start to finish, including staff management and stakeholder communication.
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Responsibilities
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, as applicable
Other duties as assigned by senior management
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma/GED required
5 years of Research Project Management, project support and/or leadership experience required
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in healthcare, business administration, or a related field preferred
Clinical research project management experience preferred
Clinical research coordination experience preferred
Benefits
Outstanding benefits package
Competitive salaries
Company
Cedars-Sinai
Since its beginning in 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the healthcare needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, continually setting new standards for quality and innovation in patient care, research, teaching and community service.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (105)
2024 (91)
2023 (81)
2022 (92)
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2020 (65)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$63.31MKey Investors
American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsCalifornia HealthCare FoundationNational Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
2023-12-01Grant· $0.01M
2023-05-25Grant· $28M
2022-06-16Grant· $7M
Leadership Team
Thomas Priselac
President/CEO
David Wrigley
Executive Vice President Finance, CFO and Treasurer
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