Senior Program Manager

Stanford Health Care•Palo Alto, CA

2d•$75 - $99•Hybrid

About The Position

Are you driven by the opportunity to integrate sustainability directly into clinical care delivery? This role is for a strategic, execution-oriented project leader who sees sustainability as a core component of how healthcare is planned, delivered, and continuously improved. As the Senior Program Manager for the Sustainability Program Office, you will play a highly visible and impactful role in implementing sustainability into clinical practice to reduce waste and cost. This role is ideal for someone who operates at a high level - owning complex, cross-functional work end to end and partnering closely with clinical leadership, key stakeholder departments, and executive stakeholders to translate sustainability goals into successful outcomes. Lead enterprise sustainability pilots and scale successful models Conduct program documentation, training, and implementation Engage clinical partners to reduce waste, emissions, and inefficiencies Optimize processes such as preference cards and equipment use Analyze data and develop recommendations that support long-term change Who you are: An experienced program or project manager, preferably with clinical experience, who enjoys implementation and getting work done Comfortable leading complex initiatives across multidisciplinary teams and keeping meticulous track in implementation plans Skilled in implementation, governance, and executive-level communication and articulating next steps Curious, adaptable, and interested in sustainable healthcare in a large hospital

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in work-related discipline/field from an accredited college or university Required
Three (3) years of progressive responsibility and directly related work experience
Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with widely diverse groups, including individuals at all levels both within and outside the organization and gain their cooperation
Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, work independently and meet deadline
Ability to promote a spirit of inquiry and practice based on evidence by using research based knowledge or research utilization methods to identify and implement innovations in patient care and/or participating in research, clinical investigatory or quality projects
Skilled in project management
Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Ability to provide leadership and influence others
Ability to resolve conflicts and/or negotiate with others to achieve positive results; establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships

Nice To Haves

Master degree in work related field from an accredited college.

Responsibilities

Provide program leadership for large strategic and cross-functional improvement programs as assigned by the Administrative Director.
Manages, assesses, and documents project scope and program utilizing standard A3 template.
Defines project scope, goals and deliverables that support strategic business goals in collaboration with the Administrative Director and other key stakeholder.
Identify opportunities for process improvement and recognize and use synergies from other projects to design creative solutions for technological and non-technological problems as well as identify future projects.
Implements quality control measures to ensure project compliance with department, hospital and University policies, government codes and regulations; also ensures conformance to the requirements of all project participants.
Manage program design and structure for department's key initiatives and projects within assigned leadership division, develop strategic input for the Director regarding business objectives of clients for both current and future projects.
Partner with Operations Manager(s) to identify and develop the leadership needs and internal capacity of the department, and facilitate strategic changes in project scope or assignment across the team.
Coach and mentor department staff through change process and cycles of continuous improvement.
Works with various departments and physician groups, develops relationships with key stakeholders, and understands their departmental workflows.
Prepares and maintains accurate, coherent, timely and auditable project records and cost estimates, as applicable, within department guidelines.
Provides leadership, coordination and support to all team members.