MedStar Health · 4 hours ago
Sr Director Operations MI2
Washington, DC
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expMedStar Health is seeking a Senior Director for Operations at the MedStar Institute for Innovation. This role provides oversight to project management business strategy and analytics, and is responsible for the planning and execution of strategic projects and performance improvement initiatives.
Health CareMedical
Responsibilities
Builds develops and grows business relationships (both internal and external to MedStar Health) vital to the success of MedStar Institute for Innovation
Develops department and group priorities and short and long-term goals. Directs coordinates and oversees assigned leaders and associates to ensure that the mission is achieved
Directs Project Management Communications and Change Management and Business Strategy and Analytics team contributions. Recruits hires and manages staff in these areas. Provides training performance appraisal disciplinary counseling and actions scheduling and work assignments
Formulates a vision and operating plan for the Operations group consistent with MedStar Institute for Innovation and MedStar Health priorities. Works collaboratively with other MedStar Health senior leaders to communicate and integrate operational plans and strategies
Maintains professional growth and development through seminars workshops training and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in application domains
Oversees communication strategy outreach and change management functions for assigned strategic/innovation initiatives. In collaboration with MedStar Health senior leaders MedStar Institute for Innovation leadership and MedStar Health marketing and communications develops and executes a communication strategy that incorporates multiple media to communicate core and ongoing messages to further the understanding of assigned strategic/innovation initiatives to internal (MedStar Health) and external audiences. Develops materials and tools to help MedStar Health associates and leaders to have consistent messaging regarding services processes and successes of assigned strategic/innovation initiatives
Oversees MedStar Institute for Innovation project management functions. Develops and executes strategies to scope plan manage and close the diverse portfolio of projects undertaken by MedStar Institute for Innovation each year. Maintains effective relationships and collaborations with other project management professionals across MedStar Health. Creates a shared vision for project management and processes amongst MedStar Institute for Innovation senior leaders managers associates and external stakeholders. Develops executes and maintains processes to gather analyze and report on project status to give visibility to MedStar Health senior leadership
Oversees operational excellence for assigned strategic/innovation initiatives. Develops and executes strategy to gather and analyze performance data from related system operating units. Creates deep understanding of performance at all levels of the organization through publishing metrics visualizations presentations and other means. Identifies and recommends to MedStar Health executive leadership areas that could benefit from performance or process optimization. Supports and monitors optimization across assigned strategic/innovation initiatives and where necessary leads those activities
Proactively manages threats and risks to assigned strategic/innovation initiatives' operations projects and stakeholder relationships. Works collaboratively with MedStar Health senior leaders to identify and manage risks
Provides routine oversight of the project management operational excellence communications change management and business strategy processes throughout all assigned strategic/innovation initiatives and related operating units
Serves as a liaison to senior MedStar Health leaders and represents MedStar Institute for Innovation in projects critical to MedStar Health operations
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in relevant field
8-10 years Experience in project or program management roles with progressive levels of responsibility and a history of managing large enterprise initiatives
10+ years Progressively more responsible job-related experience
5-7 years Experience in training - preferably in a healthcare or related setting
1-2 years Experience working in a training delivery organization at a position of senior responsibility
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Basic computer skills
Preferred
Master's degree in relevant field
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)-PMI PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (SIXSIGBB) Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt certification
Company
MedStar Health
MedStar Health is a not-for-profit healthcare organization
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
MedStar Health has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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2025 (18)
2024 (13)
2023 (14)
2022 (14)
2021 (12)
2020 (14)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$29MKey Investors
American Medical AssociationAgency for Healthcare Research and QualityA. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation
2023-06-21Grant
2022-09-27Grant· $2M
2020-07-03Grant· $27M
Leadership Team
David Mayer
Executive Director MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety Quality and Safety CEO Patient Safety Mo
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