Portfolio Manager (Fred Hutch Cancer Center / UW Medicine)
University of Washington Medical Center•Seattle, WA
•$135,000 - $160,008•Hybrid
About The Position
UW Medicine IT Services is hiring a Portfolio Manager to lead programs and projects spanning Fred Hutch Cancer Center and UW Medicine ITS business units. The role works with senior leadership, project team managers and consultants, user representatives, ITS teams, and UW Medicine faculty and staff to deliver portfolio outcomes and support operational departments in improving associated systems. This is a hybrid opportunity that is primarily remote and requires onsite work at Fred Hutch Cancer Center for projects. The position is 100% FTE, or 40 hours per week, on a weekday day shift, with core hours of 08:00–17:00 Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. This is a regular position.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a healthcare-oriented profession, technology field, business-related field, or another discipline demonstrating analytical or communication abilities; or a related field or equivalent education and/or experience.
- 8+ years of experience leading, managing, and coaching technology and/or business professionals in progressively more complicated vendor-packaged system deployments and/or process-improvement projects.
- Progressive, relevant experience in IT portfolio, program, and project management, including demonstrated experience serving a single service line.
- Experience leading, motivating, and managing project and program teams of various sizes, including internal and external constituents, and holding teams accountable for performance.
- Leadership, diplomatic, and motivational skills across senior-level leadership, including the ability to lead multiple business and technology organizations or business units.
- Experience engaging business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus, and achieve objectives.
- Experience working effectively with diverse stakeholders in complex, cross-functional matrix project environments and gaining buy-in from executives, sponsors, team members, stakeholders, and peers.
- Ability to make independent administrative and procedural decisions and provide guidance and leadership to staff.
- Experience managing project work and/or the work of others within a standard project lifecycle framework while accounting for budgetary and resource constraints.
- Experience presenting to executive sponsors and strong written and oral communication skills with technical staff, non-technical staff, and all levels of management.
- Strong experience with project methodologies such as Agile, SCRUM, SDLC, or Waterfall.
- Strong experience with organizational change management approaches such as PROSCI, Kotter, or McKinsey.
- Prior experience in a role with a significant customer service component.
- Experience negotiating vendor contracts and holding vendors accountable to statements of work.
- Experience drafting and submitting budget proposals and recommending budget changes as needed.
- Experience researching internal and external best practices, establishing benchmark data, and applying continuous process improvement disciplines.
Nice To Haves
- Strong knowledge of the EPIC EHR system and modules used in a healthcare setting is strongly desired.
- Certification in and/or familiarity with Epic Hyperspace and/or Cerner Millennium is strongly desired.
Responsibilities
- Initiate projects and ensure project deliverables and outcomes.
- Analyze business processes and data.
- Manage portfolio communications, including dashboards and reports.
- Manage resources, schedules, scope, financials, and project approach throughout the project life cycle.
- Identify and resolve issues, risks, and project change requests to support successful, on-time delivery.
- Plan and direct configuration and functional testing.
- Represent service-line leaders in meetings, communications, and decision-making related to portfolio execution.
- Provide tactical guidance to service-line leaders based on portfolio execution.
- Facilitate user requirements and project implementation.
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and other project management documents.
- Support operational departments in improving associated systems.
- Lead teams delivering programs and projects across Fred Hutch and UW Medicine ITS business units.
Benefits
- 15 days of vacation in the first year.
- 12 days of sick time each year.
- One personal holiday each year.
- 11 paid holidays each year.
- 100% matching 403(b), immediately vested.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
