Northwestern Medicine · 18 hours ago
Program Director - PRO Inventory Management, Full-time, Days
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
8+ years expNorthwestern Medicine is a leader in the healthcare industry, focusing on a patient-first approach. The Program Director will manage strategic and operational projects, ensuring they are executed on-time and on-budget while leading communication among various stakeholders.
HealthcareWellnessHospitalEmergency MedicineHealth CareMedicalNutritionRehabilitation
Responsibilities
Responsible for providing Leadership to an assigned portfolio of projects/ initiatives through active engagement of NM Executives and all stakeholders
Lead activities including project proposal/ charter definition, budget development, resource allocation, management, information distribution and meeting facilitation
Provide proactive, clear, concise and timely communications regarding status of all initiatives and overall performance reporting among team members, NM Executives and vendor partners. Facilitate continuous exchange of ideas, information and developments
Demonstrated Knowledge of Operational, Program and Project Goals: Recommends solutions that add value, strengthen project or operational outcomes, exhibits and understanding of Sponsor or user needs
Achieves Results: Accountable for delivering projects and operational initiatives on-time and on-budget including successful execution/ activation, closeout and stabilization that meet stated Sponsor and stakeholder outcomes
Leads in organizational development and enhancement of management competence. Develop educational, coaching and mentoring programs necessary to support the evolution as an execution-centered organization
Sets explicit priorities, establishes effective action plans, and anticipates obstacles and alternatives for challenging but realistic work goals
Demonstrated ability to direct and mobilize an organization by strategic thinking, decisiveness, enthusiasm, competence and integrity
Demonstrate the ability to deal with the changing environment and to lead/facilitate and manage change efficiently and effectively where appropriate
Unquestionable integrity, credibility and character with demonstrated high moral, ethical behavior
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree
Minimum 8-10 years industry experience
Strong Knowledge of Microsoft: Word, Excel, Power Point, Project
Demonstrated project management and organizational skills, demonstrated analysis and problem solving skills, excellent oral and communication skills, demonstrated ability to effectively establish and maintain working relationships with peers and constituents at all levels of the organization
Excellent capability to lead projects with budgets in excess of $1,000,000
Demonstrated project management skills
Excellent oral and communication skills
Demonstrated ability to effectively establish and maintain working relationships with peers and constituents at all levels of the organization
Demonstrated analysis and problem solving skills
Demonstrated strong leadership capabilities
Strong skills in working with and negotiating with external vendors
Preferred
Master's degree in related field preferred
Benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Loan forgiveness
401(k) matching
Lifecycle benefits
Company
Northwestern Medicine
Northwestern Medicine is the collaboration between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine around a strategic vision to transform the future of health care.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (75)
2024 (66)
2023 (70)
2022 (78)
2021 (35)
2020 (39)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25M2018-06-26Grant· $25M
Leadership Team
Howard Chrisman, MD
President and CEO
John A. Orsini, CPA
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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