AAMC · 22 hours ago
Senior IT Project Management Specialist
Washington, DC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$116K/yr - $136K/yr
5+ years expThe Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is a not-for-profit association dedicated to transforming health care through medical education, research, and patient care. They are seeking a Senior IT Project Management Specialist to manage operational projects, lead scrum teams, and ensure effective collaboration across IT and business partners.
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Responsibilities
Create a cadence for completing operational releases following Agile practices. Develop a backlog in collaboration with customers and IT to maintain software releases in production. Set the cadence for all related Scrum ceremonies using approved software
Coordinate all related meetings including daily scrum meetings, backlog refinement, and all kickoffs, planning, and closing of sprints
All staff, onshore or offshore, should understand their responsibilities and assignments at the start of each sprint. Coordinate and ensure that all software built is properly tested through each environment
Collaborate with QA, Performance Test, and Security to help facilitate all work in this area. Work with our CAB and customers to coordinate the release dates of our software
Coordinate with other teams to manage integrations with our service catalog to help support their goals
Maintain contract management with external partners/vendors. Escalate issues as needed to ensure issues are resolved based on SLAs
Create project requests following the policies and procedures governing the process. As part of the project request, include all necessary resourcing and budget estimates. Ensure all interested parties are kept updated on the progress throughout the life of the project
Serve as an escalation point for leadership and when collaborating with other units
Develop and maintain project documentation (e.g., project management plans, meeting agendas, action items, issue logs, risk mitigation plans, financial reports), ensuring adherence to project management standards
Manage risk proactively, maintain runbooks, and ensure operational readiness for smooth releases
Triage, track, and resolve project and production issues, enabling quick response and resolution for customers
Support migrations, infrastructure changes, and testing runs in coordination with internal and third-party partners
Provide sign-off for critical testing and ensures readiness for deployment
Establish a collaborative working environment among Business Partners, IT Teams, and Strategic Implementation Partners by working on planning, design, and technology initiatives together
Manage project implementation team; create an internal environment of teamwork, sharing, enthusiasm and mutual respect. Nurture and support a strong engineering culture
Provide support to the development team by facilitating and encouraging teamwork amongst dependent IT teams
Collaborate with Business partners, Security, and vendors (as necessary) to plan and implement shared capabilities that support strategic enterprise initiatives
Develop a practical roadmap to implement support of enterprise initiatives
Work with Enterprise Architecture and other groups as necessary to ensure that application architectures are implemented as intended
Informs annual budget requests and tracking to ensure the team has resources necessary to achieve our goals
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
5-7 years of related work experience
Strong knowledge of Agile Scrum, DevSecOps, and SDLC in cloud environments
Experience with performance/load testing, production support, and enterprise-scale operations
Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, and monitoring tools
Familiarity with relational databases
Hands-on experience coordinating testing (QA, UAT, performance) and deployment readiness
Project Management Professional - PMP or Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Preferred
Experience leading complex, cross-functional software delivery projects in an Agile environment
Experience supporting enterprise-scale, mission-critical events with high operational risk
Knowledge of performance/load testing process and proactive monitoring practices
Exposure to DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation
Strong collaboration history with security, infrastructure, and data teams to deliver aligned solutions
Experience managing strategic partners/vendors or onsite/offshore delivery teams
Benefits
Remote Work – Fully remote work available for most positions
Retirement Savings – Generous 403(b) employer contributions and financial wellness resources, including professional financial advising.
Health & Wellness Perks – Fitness and bicycle subsidies, on-site and virtual wellness programs (live yoga, meditation, mental health webinars, flu shot clinics, and more)
Support & Family Care – Employer paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and back-up care options for children, adults, elders, and even pets
Company
AAMC
The AAMC’s strong sense of community and professionalism fosters an environment that supports the career and personal goals of its staff.
501-1000 employees
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