Senior Project Manager
About The Position
The Senior Project Manager works within the Center for Disaster Medicine (CDM), part of the Mass General Brigham Department of Emergency Preparedness and Continuity. CDM supports research, education, and external service programs, including efforts to strengthen regional healthcare emergency readiness and advance knowledge in healthcare emergency preparedness. Under the direction of the Senior Program Manager for the Regional Disaster Health Response System (RDHRS), and in coordination with the Senior Program Manager and CDM Director, this role leads projects and initiatives to strengthen healthcare emergency preparedness in Region 1 and beyond, primarily through RDHRS. The Senior Project Manager takes readiness projects from concept through completion by developing plans, facilitating meetings, and working with stakeholders to achieve program objectives. The position is grant-funded and contingent on continued availability of funding. The role also leads work to operationalize the RDHRS Patient Movement Capability, supports program response operations after appropriate onboarding and training, and contributes to after-action and continuous-improvement activities. The position is hybrid, with an anticipated three days per week on campus. Work takes place in an office and may also involve clinical environments, offsite travel, after-hours meetings or emergency response, assigned on-call availability, and extended shifts during emergency events.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 5–7 years of experience in project management and/or emergency preparedness.
- Proven working experience in project management in a complex, multidisciplinary environment.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Strong leadership, interpersonal, organizational, and consensus-building skills.
- Maturity and operational problem-solving and decision-making experience.
- Ability to lead and work with a diverse group of stakeholders.
- Attention to detail and ability to create exceptional work products.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and Excel.
- Familiarity with project management or task-tracking software.
- Ability and interest in learning new software applications.
- Completion of ICS/NIMS 100, 200, 700, and 800 courses before or upon hire.
- Ability to be available by pager or cell phone outside normal business hours during assigned on-call shifts.
- Ability to work extended shifts for multiple periods during emergency events, if required.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree preferred.
- Experience in emergency management strongly desired.
- Knowledge of a hospital and/or healthcare setting preferred.
Responsibilities
- Manage and coordinate multiple projects and initiatives across CDM programs, including assigned workstreams and strategic priorities.
- Develop project plans with goals, timelines, milestones, and deliverables in coordination with internal and external partners.
- Monitor project progress and performance; identify risks, barriers, and opportunities and implement solutions.
- Lead and facilitate project meetings, working groups, and stakeholder discussions; prepare agendas, document decisions, track action items, and follow up.
- Develop, review, and maintain project documentation, presentations, reports, and other program deliverables.
- Provide regular project progress updates to program leadership and key stakeholders.
- Represent the program in regional and national working groups, committees, associations, and collaborative initiatives.
- Lead the operationalization of all aspects of the RDHRS Patient Movement Capability.
- Recruit, train, and onboard volunteer reservists and staff for patient movement operations.
- Support the development, evaluation, and continuous improvement of operational plans and procedures for patient movement system activation.
- Engage stakeholders to increase awareness, participation, and integration of patient movement capabilities across healthcare and preparedness partners.
- After appropriate onboarding and training, serve as an on-call Duty Officer during assigned periods to support program response operations.
- Participate in CDM response activations and demobilizations as assigned.
- Participate in after-action processes and contribute to continuous-improvement plans following exercises or real-world incidents.
- Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned to support program operations and strategic initiatives.
Benefits
- Competitive base pay.
- Comprehensive benefits.
- Career advancement opportunities.
- Differentials, premiums, and bonuses as applicable.
- Recognition programs supporting professional growth.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
