Program Manager - Nashville, TN

Sarah Cannon Research Institute•Nashville, TN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Our Program Managers are responsible for leading enterprise level strategic initiatives and programs across the organization. These include complex initiatives that drive improvement, excellence, and results through management of several cross-functional teams. Program Managers have ownership from initiation of a strategic objective through delivery of specified measures of success to ensure the organization meets its goal. They apply advanced facilitation and analytical techniques to develop a deep understanding of processes and business needs to lead functional teams through a disciplined approach to execute on targeted objectives. They assist business leaders in managing change and act as agents of change throughout implementation of key business initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree required
3 to 5+ years of experience in program management
Knowledgeable and experienced in the research environment and healthcare processes
Experience leading enterprise-wide strategic initiatives with large change impact
Complex program and project management skills

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree preferred
Six Sigma Green Belt, Six Sigma Black Belt, or PMP Certification preferred

Responsibilities

Establish and lead high-visibility enterprise-wide, cross-functional strategic initiatives.
Lead a variety of different types of projects including launching new products and services, application development, systems integration, operational efficiency improvements, process reengineering, and infrastructure upgrades and deployments.
Oversees programs of many related projects to deliver value.
Single accountable party for defining, planning, orchestrating, and delivering a given strategic initiative.
Ensures end results are of the highest caliber with a clearly articulated scope and quantifiable business benefit.
Rigorously manages scope to ensure commitments are achieved within agreed on time, cost, and quality parameters.
Develops communication plans and interfaces to execute on responsibilities.
Leads a continuous risk management process to identify and assess risks while developing and managing mitigation measures to minimize exposure to projects and the business.
Represents the project in various project governance and inter-department forums.
Serve as point of contact for status of all assigned areas of focus.
Other duties as assigned