Program Manager

Sanford Health•Marshfield, WI

13d•$38 - $62

About The Position

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. The team at Sanford Medical Education plays a key role in shaping the next generation of physicians through high-quality residency program support. Work closely with program directors, faculty, and residents and use your pervious program and project management experience to ensure compliance with ACGME-accredited programs. Contribute to GME strategy, policy development, and continuous program improvement. The Program Manager applies advanced knowledge and experience to complex, interconnected complementary projects while ensuring projects are in line with each other. Works independently with minimal direction on day-to-day work. Determines own methods and approaches to work; establishes work priorities and timelines for own work, as well as project teams. Program management often requires problem resolution for unique and complex challenges and requires generation of solutions that look beyond the immediate problem to wider implications. Builds professional networks and identifies and connects resources to solve issues and achieve goals. Serves as a resource for leadership, stakeholders, and project team. Aligns program projects and assesses the impact of programs on business performance. Provides direction and leadership to project teams working on program projects. Defines the scope of the program and projects that support it while defining best practices, processes, and policies to ensure alignment with program objectives. Plans, organizes, and delivers key projects/programs and its activities in accordance with the mission and goals of the organization. Details the roadmap for program management within focal area. Manages resources, schedules, financials and adheres to quality and control guidelines. Assesses program/project risks, proposes resolutions, manages change requests, and tracks implementation of resolution through to completion. Verifies that the program achieves the proposed benefits defined in the business case. The Program Manager has authority over the program and its projects and assumes responsibility for the overall program. Contributes to process improvement initiatives as it relates to improving program/project delivery. Serves as change agent, influencing stakeholders and project deliverables to change organizational culture and processes. Presents program/project proposals, updates, and outcomes to senior leadership. According to team and organizational needs, may perform project manager duties.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in project management or related field required.
Five to eight years' experience managing multiple high-risk, high-cost full lifecycle projects within a program required.
Previous experience working with business stakeholders in a cross-functional matrix environment required.
Intermediate level of proficiency with project management software and Microsoft Office required.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification strongly desired and may be required for some departments.
Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Aligns program projects and assesses the impact of programs on business performance.
Provides direction and leadership to project teams working on program projects.
Defines the scope of the program and projects that support it while defining best practices, processes, and policies to ensure alignment with program objectives.
Plans, organizes, and delivers key projects/programs and its activities in accordance with the mission and goals of the organization.
Details the roadmap for program management within focal area.
Manages resources, schedules, financials and adheres to quality and control guidelines.
Assesses program/project risks, proposes resolutions, manages change requests, and tracks implementation of resolution through to completion.
Verifies that the program achieves the proposed benefits defined in the business case.
Contributes to process improvement initiatives as it relates to improving program/project delivery.
Serves as change agent, influencing stakeholders and project deliverables to change organizational culture and processes.
Presents program/project proposals, updates, and outcomes to senior leadership.
According to team and organizational needs, may perform project manager duties.