Strategic Project Manager

Nemours • Orlando, FL

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About The Position

Nemours is seeking a Strategic Project Manager to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Orlando, FL. The Project Manager is responsible for oversight, management, and delivery of multiple, complex site and regional projects and/or programs, aligning to strategic roadmaps, expansion and growth of physical operations, and operational efficiencies, across the system through all phases of the project management lifecycle. This individual works collaboratively with cross-functional teams to advance projects and strategic initiatives, achieving defined milestones and objectives, on time and within budget using a range of project management and continuous improvement methodology, tools, and techniques. In partnership with the project sponsor and owner, this individual is responsible for effectively managing project resources and tasks, proactively identifying issues, risks, barriers, and challenges, coaching the project team to develop countermeasures to mitigate risks, clearly communicating and escalating barriers, and driving timelines. This role requires an exceptional individual who is intellectually curious, enthusiastic, a problem solver, detail-oriented, and a self-starter. The role will have broad exposure across business and clinical operations, corporate services, and all levels of associates and leaders, requiring excellent communication and extraordinary levels of customer service. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in project and program management and experience managing complex workstreams with some experience with data analytics.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Experience in project management required.
• More than 3 years of direct experience in project / program management and project team facilitation.
• Experience in strategy deployment, continuous improvement, and healthcare preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) and Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Foundational knowledge of continuous improvement problem solving methodologies and lean leadership preferred.
• Experience in applying project management principles from methodologies such as Agile.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates and guides cross-functional teams to make decisions, overcome barriers, accomplish tasks, and achieve common goals.
• Manages multiple, complex site, regional, and systemwide projects and/or programs with a life span from 3-6 months to multiple years.
• Drives assigned portfolios and projects to successful implementation, from initiation through closing.
• Defines and tracks project milestones while developing, maintaining, and reporting on an overall integrated delivery plan.
• Builds strategic relationships through collaboration with project stakeholders to develop and drive goals.
• Takes initiative, and is self-directed, while thriving in a setting requiring collaboration and teamwork.
• Uses established escalation mechanisms to identify, document, and seek resolution on major problems and risks.
• Teaches and trains individuals and project teams on the habits, disciplines, and tools to support a successful strategy.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree