Rush University Medical Center · 17 hours ago
Portfolio Manager PMO
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$55.75/hr - $93.66/hr
10+ years expRush University Medical Center is a leading healthcare provider, and they are seeking a Portfolio Manager to oversee a portfolio of projects. The role involves managing project intake, planning, execution, and ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy while fostering effective communication across stakeholders.
Clinical TrialsEducationHealth CareMedicalTraining
Responsibilities
Partners with relevant business clinical, and department leadership stakeholders to align programs and their constituent projects with enterprise strategy and business/clinical/departmental goals
Ensures successful adoption and change management within and across programs and projects
Designs, delivers, and monitors execution and value realization plans associated with the assigned portfolio
Provides program leadership for large, strategic, and/or cross-functional initiatives by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to define program and project scope, budgets, change management plans, communication plans, value realization plans, and to manage project timelines and deliverables
Builds positive working relationships across the organization; engages effectively with staff, management, and senior leadership in order to ensure the success of program and project-related initiatives
Partners with operational leadership and sponsors to ensure program and project alignment with business needs, productive working relationships, and open lines of communication
Supports leadership in strategic planning efforts
Proactively identifies opportunities to deliver value to the organization and works with relevant leadership and governance bodies to triage, approve, and charter programs and projects that align with enterprise strategic objectives
Provides coordination and/or facilitation role within applicable governance forums, assisting leadership with organizing programs and projects to align with enterprise strategy and objectives
Develops executive-level presentations and program status updates for key leadership stakeholders, as well as operational and executive sponsors
Coordinates ongoing measurement/reporting of process efficiency, compliance, maturity and value
Serves as program and project management methodology subject matter expert, consulting within the organization to apply industry best practices and ensure execution success
Oversees the work of junior staff, ensuring process adherence, customer service, and value-based outcomes are delivered as projected
Creates a culture of continuous improvement within the assigned program and project teams
Frequently and effectively communicates the vision and capabilities throughout the organization
Collaborates with leadership to increase the visibility of the department and its successes inside and outside of the organization (e.g. conducting internal roadshows, presenting at industry events, publishing articles and thought leadership, applying for external awards and recognition, etc.)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required
At least 10 years of work experience in a project management capacity, leading multiple initiatives in excess of $1M and/or 12 months in duration required
At least five years of program management experience required
Relevant industry certification such as PMI Project/Program/Portfolio Management Professional (PMP, PgMP, PfMP), Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean, Certified Agile Scrum Master, etc. required. 15 years of project management experience leading multiple initiatives in excess of $1M and/or 12 months in duration will be considered in lieu of current certification
Demonstrated success in leading large, complex, and high-visibility groups of concurrent projects
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including large group and executive-level facilitation and presentation skills
Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite, including strong PowerPoint skills
Preferred
Master's degree preferred
Healthcare experience strongly preferred, preferably within a large healthcare provider system
Experience with project demand, intake management, resource and capacity management, portfolio management, methodology design and implementation preferred
Process improvement experience preferred, such as Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma, etc
Strategic planning experience preferred, including experience driving organizational transformation in partnership with operational leaders
Change management planning and implementation experience preferred
Communication planning and implementation experience preferred
Company
Rush University Medical Center
Rush University Medical Center offers healthcare services for children and adults, clinical trials, medical education and training services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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unknownKey Investors
Parkinson's Foundation
2023-07-25Grant
Leadership Team
Richa Gupta
Chief Operating Officer, Rush University Medical Group
Courtney Cole Kammer
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
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