Project Manager / Strategic Planning

Children's Hospital & Medical Center•Omaha, NE

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

This hybrid Project Manager role independently leads moderate-complexity healthcare IT, clinical, and business initiatives from initiation through closing. The Project Manager is accountable for end-to-end delivery, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, resources, communication, risk, and stakeholder engagement, while keeping project plans aligned with organizational strategy, patient care, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and other priorities. The role manages multiple concurrent projects and is accountable for delivering them on time, within scope, and within budget. The Project Manager works across clinical, operational, business, and IT teams, along with vendors and external partners. They establish project governance, guide teams and stakeholders through decisions, proactively address risks and dependencies, and provide timely reporting to support leadership decisions. The role may also advise operational teams and contribute to multi-workstream portfolio initiatives within the Strategic Project Management Office (SPMO). Projects may involve clinical applications, EHRs and interfaces, healthcare infrastructure, vendors, and business systems. The Project Manager supports operational readiness, including workflow validation, training, cutover, go-live planning, and transition to support, while accounting for patient safety, data integrity, system interoperability, and healthcare regulatory considerations. The position requires increasing independence, ownership, and accountability for measurable project outcomes. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship; the employer cannot accept candidates requiring sponsorship, including OPT. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Relevant fields include information technology, business, organizational communication, healthcare administration, public health, project management, construction management, nursing, medical technology, or pharmacy.
Minimum 3 years of experience in information technology, strategic planning, healthcare operations, project management, or other relevant professional experience.
Minimum 3 years of project management experience.
Ability to develop, lead, and facilitate project requests, planning activities, and teams that include executive leadership, operational leaders, and clinical staff.
Critical-thinking skills.
Skill in Microsoft Office and project management tools.
Strong organization, prioritization, analysis, and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple complex initiatives concurrently.
Adaptability and flexibility to meet deadlines, navigate ambiguity, and lead through change.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for engaging team members, leaders, executives, and external partners in varied settings.
Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills and a collaborative approach to influencing and aligning diverse stakeholders.
Strategic-thinking ability.
Knowledge of, or ability to learn, computer software including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, PPM Pro, and project management systems.
Willingness to escalate issues and concerns to the appropriate level of management.
Knowledge of applying technology to healthcare.
Authorization to work in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification.
Google Project Management Professional Certificate.
Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP) certification.

Responsibilities

Lead moderate-complexity projects through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closing.
Develop integrated project plans covering scope, schedule, cost, resources, risks, and communications; maintain project governance, decision frameworks, and escalation paths.
Manage multiple projects concurrently and align deliverables with organizational strategy and healthcare operational priorities.
Make and support shared decisions on project delivery, mitigations, and priorities; proactively address risks, issues, and dependencies.
Build partnerships with IT, clinical, operational, business, and external stakeholders, serving as a liaison between ancillary teams, IT teams, and operational stakeholders.
Coordinate with resource managers to secure and manage resources across departments and affiliated organizations.
Facilitate project meetings, workshops, decision-making forums, and consensus-building among project owners and stakeholders.
Lead project teams by setting expectations, promoting transparency, encouraging feedback, and supporting accountability and collaboration.
Develop and execute communication plans for diverse healthcare audiences and provide clear, timely reporting to leadership and stakeholders.
Partner with departmental leadership to assess, prioritize, and balance project workloads according to strategy and capacity.
Delegate tasks, set expectations, monitor progress, and adapt to changing priorities, risks, and organizational needs.
Provide project advisory support to operational leaders and contribute to portfolio initiatives and other SPMO duties as required.
Apply project management methodologies and best practices, including waterfall, agile, hybrid, and PMBOK approaches.
Manage projects involving clinical applications, EHRs, interfaces, vendors, healthcare infrastructure, and business systems.
Participate in outage coordination and impact management, including when not the formal outage owner.
Plan for patient safety, clinical workflows, data integrity, system interoperability, and operational readiness.
Support go-live planning, workflow validation, training, cutover, and transition to support in collaboration with leadership and clinical experts.
Maintain awareness of healthcare regulatory considerations, including HIPAA, data privacy, and audit requirements.
Coordinate internal and external resources and monitor vendor performance, deliverables, and contractual commitments.
Maintain project documentation, including charters, plans, schedules, risk logs, and status reports.
Create and manage project plans in project management tools such as Planview; develop workflow and process maps using Visio, PowerPoint, and Word; and manage project workspaces and repositories such as SharePoint.
Produce standard and executive-level reports; coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, record decisions, and distribute minutes.