UChicago Medicine · 1 month ago
Program Manager- System PMO
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$125K/yr - $146K/yr
5+ years expUChicago Medicine is one of the nation’s premier academic medical centers, and they are seeking a Program Manager – System PMO. The Program Manager will lead project implementations, providing oversight to cross-functional teams, ensuring initiatives are aligned and successful in delivering intended outcomes.
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Responsibilities
Manages one or more rapidly evolving system implementation programs that are aligned with the UCM strategy and roadmap
Ensures that execution is planned, managed, and executed in a highly consumer/user-centric fashion, per UCM’s system PMO initiative delivery standards
Provides day-to-day oversight of multiple delivery teams within the assigned program, ensuring adequate resource allocation, aligned roles and priorities, and team accountability for their responsibilities, while also tracking progress and value for program projects/initiatives and reporting this information to relevant portfolio or executive leadership
Supports the Chief Operational Transformation Officer and executive leadership by preparing program status updates, identifying and escalating issues/risks, engaging leaders in change management, and presenting program-level updates to executive sponsors and stakeholders
Supports the Chief Operational Transformation Officer and executive leadership team in planning and execution of the systemwide strategic planning and delivery of identified system initiatives
Facilitates collaborative working relationships across multidisciplinary project teams and resources, including IS, operations, analytics, legal/compliance, and other key stakeholders
Contributes to a motivated work environment by working effectively to achieve common goals
Champions the adoption of UCM standard methodologies within assigned programs and project teams and empowers execution teams and resources to identify and implement improvements that contribute to the continuous enhancement of the UCM PMO toolkit and delivery model
Partners with operational and clinical leaders in change management planning and execution in support of the assigned program and manages initiatives, customer expectations, and business priorities within the assigned program
Collaborates with business partners to provide advice on metrics, tools, and outcomes models for assigned programs and projects
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training
At least five (5) years of experience in healthcare, management consulting, strategy, or related fields, in a strategy/growth/product role
At least 3 years in large scale program and/or project management experience overseeing enterprise implementations preferably within a health system
Requires expert, demonstrated knowledge of project management principles, theories, and concepts
Requires ability to assess systemwide needs for products and design services to meet those needs
Working knowledge of related initiatives and an understanding the impact on the organization of such initiatives
Demonstrated attention to detail. Demonstrated ability to determine relevance and prioritize tasks
Demonstrated effective writing and communications skills
Experience in healthcare, product development, strategy, or related field
Attention to detail; ability to track and communicate work at multiple levels of granularity
Intellectual curiosity and strong critical thinking skills with ability to synthesize disparate sources of data
Entrepreneurial spirit and drive. Willingness to take risks, to advocate for new ideas, coupled with a commitment to measurement and accountability
Strong persuasion and negotiations skills, and the ability to engage, challenge and influence one's thinking to effect change throughout an organization
Commitment to the highest ethical and professional standards; personal and professional integrity above reproach
Strong knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel
Preferred
Experience leading a team of technology professionals
Hospital, ambulatory, or medical center operations experience
Strong knowledge of definitions and uses of data, financial and reporting systems, information flow, and data architecture. Competency in query functions and language, and basic data modeling
Project Management Professional (PMP)/Scrum Master certification
Agile scrum experience highly
Benefits
Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity.
Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.
Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.
Company
UChicago Medicine
The University of Chicago Medicine has been at the forefront of medicine since 1927, when we cared for our first patients.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$112.4MKey Investors
National Institutes of Health
2019-04-10Grant· $9M
2018-10-14Grant· $3.4M
2017-05-24Grant· $100M
Leadership Team
Ivan Samstein
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, University of Chicago Medicine
Jason Keeler
Executive Vice President and COO
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