Area Medical Planning & Operations Program Manager

Purpose Statement (2-3 Sentences):

Describe the primary goals, objectives or functions or outputs of this position:

• Build and develop cross functional project teams to ensure maximum performance, providing purpose, direction, and motivation
• Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and project implementation plans, including risk mitigation
• To coordinate internal and external resources, ensuring projects remain within scope, schedule, and defined budgets, in collaboration with project staff from various functional departments
• Analyze project progress and, when necessary, adapt scope, timelines, and costs to ensure that project team adheres to project requirements
• Establish and maintain relationships with appropriate client stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes
• Depending on scale and complexity of projects or programs ensure project plan has effective communication, training, and change management strategy

Major Responsibilities:

List up to 10 main responsibilities for the job. Include information about the accountability and scope.

• Initiate stakeholder and impact assessment before the project/program kicks off
• Build executive sponsorship depending on scale and complexity of project/program
• Engage the right partnerships for working teams balancing nimbleness of team and drawing the right subject matter of expertise
• Budget management associated with project/program and ensuring accurate forecasting for finance partners
• Establish and maintain processes to manage scope over the project lifecycle
• Setting project quality and performance standards
• Assessing and managing risk within, and across, multiple projects
• Develop and maintain partnerships with key stakeholders to drive project/program forward
• Monitor and assign resources appropriately to streamline project efficiency and maximize deliverable outputs
• Report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels as needed—escalating issues as necessary based on project work plans

Qualifications:

List required and preferred qualifications (up to 10). Include education, skills and experience.

• University/Bachelor’s degree or higher, with a strong background in health sciences.
• Program/Project management experience or certification with 10 or more years in business operations, project management, or related experience (e.g. PMP, PRINCE II, Six Sigma Belts)
• Strong finance and accounting background experience with forecasting and budget management
• Change management experience or certification is a plus
• Strong attention to deadlines and budgetary guidelines
• Experience in managing “virtual” teams and cross-functional team dynamics
• Experience working in a global organization with the ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment and matrix environment
• Excellent communication, networking, tact and diplomacy, and people skills.  Experience in conflict- and problem-solving capabilities
• Experience developing in-house platforms for internal processes
• Experience coaching and educating project teams to strengthen team members’ capabilities and skill sets
• Sensitivity to cultural differences and an awareness of differences in medical and clinical practice in the region
• Rapidly adaptable to a changing environment and willingness to assess and implement new ideas and opportunities
• Self-starter with vision and initiative and the ability to work unsupervised towards the achievement of challenging goals
• Sound judgment, strong planning and organizational skills, and the ability to get things done

Key Stakeholders (optional):

• This is contingent on each project/program.

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