Project Manager: Center for Anesthesia Research Excellence, POLARIS

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Boston, MA

6d•$70,000 - $115,000

About The Position

The Project Manager is a key member of project teams responsible for implementing major projects that change or enhance business practices, processes, and systems for the department. The role draws on a broad understanding of medical center and departmental practices and policies. The Project Manager provides leadership in developing and implementing projects, works closely with senior administrators to coordinate team initiatives, and manages multiple large and smaller complex projects simultaneously. The position partners with sponsors and team leaders on project plans, tracks success factors, milestones, and deliverables, and develops contingency plans. It also leads project meetings, maintains action plans and documentation, and ensures timely communication of project priorities, status, timelines, and deliverables to the user community. The role requires a bachelor's degree, 3–5 years of related work experience, and experience or training in project management. A master's degree in Business or Healthcare is preferred. Advanced skills with Microsoft applications and other web-based applications are required. The position involves light physical work, including occasionally standing or moving through the hospital campus and exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently to move objects. The employer requires staff to be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
3–5 years of related work experience required.
Experience or training in project management required.
Advanced skills with Microsoft applications, which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Access, and other web-based applications.
Ability to produce complex documents, perform analysis, and maintain databases.
Ability to summarize and communicate moderately complex information in English in varied written formats to internal and external customers.
Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families, and external customers.
In-depth knowledge of concepts, practices, and policies, with the ability to apply them in complex and varied situations.
Ability to lead collaborative teams for larger projects or groups, internally and externally to the Medical Center and across functional areas.
Ability to provide customer service and staff training that meet standards and expectations, and to resolve service issues in a timely and respectful manner.
Ability to exert up to 20 pounds of force frequently to move objects; some duties are sedentary, but the employee must also stand for periods or move throughout the hospital campus.
Must be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred in Business or Healthcare.
Experience in meeting facilitation and the ability to lead group discussions.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership in developing and implementing projects.
Work with senior administrators to facilitate team work and coordinate or manage team initiatives and projects.
Manage multiple large and smaller complex projects simultaneously.
Partner with sponsors and team leaders to strategize project plans.
Focus on critical success factors, project milestones, and deliverables, and develop contingency plans.
Lead project team meetings, review action plans, and track project milestones.
Update action plans weekly and prompt accountable individuals to complete tasks on time.
Support project team activities and maintain accurate meeting-minute documentation.
Design communication strategies for project progress.
Communicate project priorities, status, timelines, and deliverables to the user community in a timely and consistent manner.