Senior Project Manager

HCA Healthcare•Nashville, TN

About The Position

HCA Healthcare ITG Senior Project Managers lead enterprise-wide, cross-functional strategic initiatives that deliver business value and support patient care and business operations through technology. They manage projects and programs with significant interdependencies, defining scope, schedule, and budget while communicating across ITG and Business Operations. The role owns initiatives from initiation through development and deployment, including handover to systems and user support organizations. Senior Project Managers may also coach and mentor junior staff. Projects may include launching new products and services, large-scale application development, systems integration, operational efficiency improvements, process reengineering, and infrastructure upgrades and deployments. The Senior Project Manager is accountable for coordinating business, operational, and IT deliverables and ensuring that outcomes meet agreed time, cost, quality, scope, and business-benefit expectations. The role includes financial and resource oversight, stakeholder communication, risk management, governance participation, milestone and integrated-plan tracking, status reporting, and recommending adjustments and process improvements.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience.
Project management knowledge and experience are required.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products is required.
Proven experience establishing and delivering complex projects.
Knowledge of project management methodologies and tools.
Ability to earn the trust of sponsors and stakeholders, lead and inspire teams, set direction, resolve conflict, deliver difficult messages, and execute amid ambiguity and limited information.
Ability to navigate a highly matrixed organization effectively.
Servant-leadership approach and ability to build positive relationships with project teams and stakeholders.
Excellent written and oral communication, presentation, listening, influencing, and negotiating skills.
Business and technical acumen.
Ability to work as a focused and versatile team player under pressure.
Ability to remove barriers and enable teams to complete objectives.
Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of healthcare.
Knowledge of information technology.
PMP certification.
Agile Project Management certification.
Scrum certification.
College graduate; 10 years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

Establish and lead enterprise-wide, cross-functional strategic initiatives.
Define, plan, orchestrate, and deliver assigned initiatives as the single accountable party.
Direct large-scale, complex projects involving cross-functional teams, internal and external constituents, and matrix partners.
Manage business, operational, and IT deliverables from initiation through deployment and turnover to support organizations.
Rigorously manage project scope and commitments within agreed time, cost, and quality parameters.
Validate financial forecasts and reconcile resources and project expenditures.
Develop communication plans and interfaces to execute project responsibilities.
Lead continuous risk management, including identifying and assessing risks and managing mitigation measures.
Brief key stakeholders as a subject matter expert and represent projects in governance and inter-department forums.
Facilitate key project meetings.
Define and track milestones; develop, maintain, and report on an integrated delivery plan.
Publish periodic project status reports.
Recommend adjustments and process improvements to help achieve project success.
Coach and mentor junior staff as needed.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Flexible spending accounts.
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, and dependent scholarships.
Additional fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.