Strategic/Analytic Program Manager

Arkansas Children's Hospital•Little Rock, AR

About The Position

This role leads the strategic planning process, providing oversight of the department budget, managing key projects, utilizing predictive analytics modeling, and coordinating the facilitation of various councils and committees within Surgery Administration.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
10 years of related experience with a HS diploma/GED; or 6 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in a related field.
Fluency in English

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree

Responsibilities

Develop project management strategies and work with discipline leaders to execute plans.
Act as project lead and coordinate project activities ensuring work is progressing as planned and project deliverable dates are clearly communicated, understood and executed.
Plan and prioritize deliverables and resources based on scope of work and project goals. Monitor project risks and identify potential problems, proactively identify solutions.
Document and communicate project status and strategic recommendations, escalate issues accordingly, identify opportunities for improvement.
Prepare and present both written and oral reports regarding the status of projects, variances, benefit realization metrics, project budget analysis and status of projects.
Engage in conversations with stakeholders using appropriate communication methods to achieve desired results. Promote positive communications between all entities.
Use analytical skills and judgement to solve problems with limited information. Query internal and external databases; interpret and analyze data.
Perform strong risk analytics and risk mitigation strategies, recommending alternatives.
Demonstrate an understanding of the operational and strategic importance of work to align with system-wide initiatives.
Compile accurate data and prepare forecast and other trend analysis in collaboration with finance. Identify, analyze and monitor issues that affect profitability, growth and productivity.