DAR Project Manager

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago•Chicago, IL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The DAR Project Manager is responsible for initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing complex projects across multiple teams. The role works closely with project stakeholders, including executive and operational sponsors, frontline staff, hospital departments, and vendors, and keeps projects on track while maintaining an overall view of project goals and progress. The position contributes to organizational development and problem solving related to DAR, Information Management, the Center for Excellence, and the Enterprise Project Management Office. It applies knowledge of analytics and knowledge-development strategies to recommend and support solutions to analytic challenges, coordinating resources across the hospital to develop sustainable solutions. The role provides oversight and coordination for analytics, reporting, data governance, and data development projects. It manages project plans, resources, milestones, schedules, budgets, risks, scope, quality reviews, and stakeholder communications. The Project Manager also consults with hospital leaders about meeting analytic needs, facilitates multidisciplinary teams, supports project sustainment, resolves issues and conflicts, and helps assure compliance with relevant data governance requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in information technology, healthcare administration, nursing, social sciences, or a related analytics field.
At least 3 years of demonstrated experience working with complex projects in a hospital environment in quality improvement, financial management, or other key hospital operations.
Excellent project management and organizational skills, including the ability to manage a project from scoping through implementation and sustainability.
Competence in interpersonal and interdisciplinary communication, group process, negotiation, change management, conflict resolution, and facilitation.
Ability to present to groups at all levels.
Effective listening skills and ability to understand different perspectives and synthesize findings to achieve results.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Interpersonal and business analysis skills, including the ability to understand and articulate customer needs and help customers make decisions to accomplish their objectives.
Demonstrated ability to earn credibility with leaders across a healthcare organization, including clinicians.
Excellent analytical, process-thinking, systems-thinking, and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
PMI or Agile & Scrum certification.
Experience managing technical system implementations, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and/or Electronic Health Record application projects.
Knowledge of analytic and reporting solutions such as Business Objects, SQL, SAS, SPSS, Microsoft Power BI, Epic Cogito Suite, or similar software.
Experience in an Academic Medical Center.

Responsibilities

Develop and manage plans for analytic and reporting projects, incorporating input from project requestors and DAR staff.
Estimate project resource needs and escalate resource requests to appropriate leaders.
Manage project milestones, schedules, budgets, and risk mitigation plans to achieve quality outcomes.
Use Agile/Scrum methodologies when needed to manage projects.
Lead quality-control reviews of deliverables across analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation phases.
Determine resource requirements, develop budgets, manage project scope, and assist with budget monitoring and scheduling.
Consult with hospital leaders on efficient and accurate ways to meet analytic needs.
Work with staff at all organizational levels, from frontline employees to senior leaders and executives.
Facilitate and manage multidisciplinary teams and help operational owners set project goals and priorities.
Coordinate and manage defined projects as requested.
Coordinate development and documentation of project management procedures and resources to sustain project outcomes.
Resolve issues and manage conflicts so project teams can continue making progress.
Communicate project progress to teams and department leadership, identifying issues or barriers and possible solutions.
Build and maintain partnerships and cohesive support across the hospital community.
Ensure compliance with relevant data governance practices, including data-sharing agreements and Institutional Review Board restrictions on data use.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Employer-paid group term life and disability insurance.
Employer contribution toward a Health Savings Account.
Flexible Spending Accounts.
Paid Time Off (PTO), paid holidays, and paid parental leave.
403(b) plan with a 5% employer match.
Voluntary benefits, including supplemental life, AD&D and disability, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity coverage.
Tuition assistance.
Student loan servicing and support.
Adoption benefits.
Backup childcare and eldercare.
Employee Assistance Program and specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members.
Discounts on services at Lurie Children’s facilities.
Discount purchasing program.
The rewards package may also include differentials for some hourly employees, leadership incentives for select roles, health and retirement benefits, and wellbeing programs.