IT Project Manager III
About The Position
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is seeking an IT Project Manager III to lead complex, cross-functional technology projects. The position works with diverse stakeholders to drive executive alignment, change management, and project management, creating clear end-to-end execution for enterprise applications. The successful candidate will partner with senior leaders, business stakeholders, and IT functional leads to deliver high-quality IT solutions using standard lifecycle methodologies. The role has the opportunity to work partially on campus and remotely. The Project Manager will manage business objectives with broad, multi-organizational impact while balancing business needs and technical constraints. The position also provides thought leadership to evolve PMO practices and mentors junior project managers. A cover letter describing interest in the position and relevant experience is preferred. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent nonprofit cancer and infectious disease research and treatment organization based in Seattle. It operates eight clinical care sites and collaborates with affiliated hospitals in five states. Its mission is to pursue discoveries and care that help make life beyond cancer a reality.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- At least 5 years of IT project management experience.
- Experience with project management tools, methodologies, and best practices.
- Strategic acumen and demonstrated consulting skills, including the ability to influence senior leaders, stakeholders, and cross-functional project teams.
- Strong analytical abilities, including translating business needs into requirements, generating alternatives, and evaluating quantitative factors to select solutions.
- Strong relationship-building skills and ability to influence others through negotiation and by building cohesiveness across diverse teams.
- Skill in prioritization and risk management, including making tradeoffs among schedule, resources, and scope to address risks and obstacles.
- Ability to establish and foster open formal and informal communications with technical and functional resources and management.
- Good judgment in ambiguous situations and ability to proactively create clarity among project teams and stakeholders.
- Experience with both infrastructure projects, such as network, servers, and cloud, and application-focused projects.
Nice To Haves
- Project Management Professional certification or equivalent work experience.
- 7 or more years of program or project management experience in situations of increasing complexity.
- Technical project management skills based on industry-standard practices such as PMI, ITIL, or Six Sigma.
- Significant Epic implementation experience.
- Strong understanding of healthcare operational and clinical workflows.
- Prosci Change Management training or certification.
- Practical experience with Agile, Scrum, and hybrid methodologies for software development, systems integration, and engineering projects.
- Smartsheet experience.
Responsibilities
- Partner with senior leadership, business stakeholders, and IT functional leads to develop and implement high-quality IT solutions using standard lifecycle methodologies.
- Manage business objectives with broad multi-organizational impact across interdisciplinary teams, balancing business needs and technical constraints.
- Collaborate with functional teams to create practical implementation plans that account for integration of legacy systems with new technologies, including Microsoft technology stack, PeopleSoft, cloud, SaaS, CRM, and clinical systems.
- Lead strategic planning, organize work, and resolve complex project issues while identifying and mitigating key risks.
- Use appropriate techniques to hold project teams accountable and meet key deliverables.
- Adapt communication style to manage stakeholders effectively throughout the project lifecycle.
- Take initiative and provide leadership in developing creative solutions to complex IT problems while managing competing business priorities.
- Manage and communicate project cost, scope, and timeline performance indicators.
- Help evolve PMO best practices and mentor junior project managers.
Benefits
- Medical and vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Family life support
- Employee assistance program
- Onsite health clinic
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid vacation (12–22 days per year)
- Paid sick leave (12–25 days per year)
- Paid holidays (13 days per year)
- Paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
