Director, Special Projects

Seattle Children's•Seattle, WA

8d•$185,414 - $278,122

About The Position

The Special Projects Director manages and executes key partner initiatives affecting Seattle Children’s operational, clinical, financial, and partnership activities. Reporting to the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, the Director works closely with senior leadership and other stakeholders and is accountable for executing significant organization-wide initiatives. The role synthesizes input from subject matter experts into cohesive organizational recommendations for leadership and supports leaders in analyzing, developing, and implementing strategic initiatives and relationships with high institutional impact. The Director identifies complex or unusual problems, builds alignment, obtains approvals, and resolves issues, and may serve as program director during the planning and implementation of selected strategies and tactics.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, or a healthcare-related field.
At least eight years of experience working in a complex healthcare setting.
At least five years of experience working with partner or external organizations.
Demonstrated successful experience working with executive teams, third-party providers, governmental agencies, health plans, external vendors, consultants, and other purchased services.
Experience working with and managing cross-functional teams, including joint leadership committees, to accomplish shared goals.
Experience reporting and presenting to executives and other key stakeholders.
Ability to collaborate across internal and external stakeholders in a highly matrixed environment to advance organizational priorities.
Institutional understanding of decision-making processes and ability to navigate ambiguity to achieve organizational goals and deliverables.
Professional presence with executive leadership, internal stakeholders, and partners.
PMP credential.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, or a healthcare-related field.
Extensive working knowledge and expertise in leading complex change management in a multifaceted organizational setting.
General knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, CPI, and/or Kaizen.

Responsibilities

Manage and execute key partner initiatives with operational, clinical, financial, and partnership impacts.
Work closely with senior leadership and key stakeholders to execute significant organization-wide initiatives.
Synthesize subject matter expert input into cohesive organizational recommendations for leadership.
Support leadership in analyzing, developing, and implementing strategic initiatives and high-impact relationships.
Identify complex or unusual problems, gain alignment, obtain approval, and facilitate resolution.
Serve as program director, as needed, during the planning and implementation of selected strategies and tactics.
Work with and manage cross-functional teams, including joint leadership committees, to achieve shared goals.
Report and present to executives and other key stakeholders.