UChicago Medicine · 20 hours ago
IS Product Owner/Program Manager
Chicago, IL
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expUChicago Medicine is one of the nation’s most comprehensive academic medical centers, seeking an IS Product Owner/Program Manager to drive healthcare innovation. The role involves translating clinical and technical needs into actionable product strategies, managing multiple projects, and collaborating with stakeholders to enhance patient care and operational performance.
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Responsibilities
Integrates expert knowledge of PMLC with insights and knowledge across the enterprise
Manages multiple projects (with support of the PMO) and/or work streams within a program at the milestone level with supporting details managed by the project teams
Creates and manages all components of the initiation phase; including but not limited to project kickoff, stakeholder identification and analysis, risk assessment, schedule creation, budget creation, and resource identification
Manages all components and deliverables of project execution including but not limited to solution design, implementation, test planning and execution, training planning and execution, cutover and go-live
Manages all components of project closure including production turnover, lessons learned, and overall close out
Drives resolution of all project risks, action items, status reporting, scope and schedule, financial and budget establishment and reporting, meeting facilitation, vendor engagement, change management, and project resources
Thinks strategically using data to drive decisions and solutions
Demonstrates understanding of business operations for multiple departments or operational areas
Develops and manages program and project budgets and other financial aspects of the work they are overseeing (e.g., forecasting, estimating)
Understands the business case process and maintains a business case for the programs/projects they are managing
Understands the vendor contracting processes and participates in the negotiation of contracts for goods and services
Understands how to gather information and conduct analysis to gain a full understanding of issues and problems, including root cause identification
Anticipates functionality/system/application problems based on experience
Identifies and escalates issues immediately and drives them to conclusion
Adept at facilitating executives
Excellent executive message development and presentation skills
Manages challenging group dynamics to achieve positive business outcomes
Conveys difficult messages with empathy and concise rationale
Has a high level of self-awareness as well as awareness of other’s emotions
Identifies others’ communication styles and tailors messages accordingly to achieve desired results consistently
Communicates to diverse audiences so that information is credible, digestible, and easily understood
Leads teams to find solutions to complex problems, and delivers pragmatic solutions aligned to customer needs
Skilled at identifying stakeholders and building a complex stakeholder management plan
Provides definitive points of view and recommendations on program needs/risks
Works with teams and stakeholders to create new value for customers
Partners with stakeholders up to the ‘C’ level to support their decision-making processes; challenges thinking to ensure accountability and good stewardship
Skilled in vendor management
Qualification
Required
10 - 12 years of previous experience
In depth knowledge of integrated health care systems, technologies, and platforms
Significant experience with multiple project and portfolio management
Bachelor's degree in a technical or healthcare field
Experienced in vendor contracting and management
MS Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Preferred
MS/MBA
CPHIMS certification
Multiple project management methodologies and software development cycles (Waterfall/Kanban/Agile)
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
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$112.4MKey Investors
National Institutes of HealthCraig J. Duchossois,Janet Duchossois
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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