Project Manager
Company: Stanford University
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: October 29, 2024
Job Description:
Stanford Medicine WellMD & WellPhD seeks an accomplished Project
Manager to lead and direct diverse projects spanning the Stanford
Medicine enterprise. Operating within a matrixed environment,
successful candidates excel in stakeholder engagement and have a
proven track record in project management. Our center, globally
recognized for advancing physician well-being and biomedical
sciences, supports over 6,000 clinical faculty, faculty scientists,
residents, fellows, students, and healthcare professionals within
Stanford Medicine. We collaborate with organizational and
departmental leaders to cultivate a clinical environment focused on
practice efficiency and a culture of wellness.About the
Role:Reporting to the Administrative Director, this position plays
a pivotal role in identifying and implementing project management
methodology and prioritizing a portfolio of projects within the
expanding WellMD & WellPhD Center. The Project Manager will oversee
large, complex projects supporting high-stakes deliverables for
Stanford Medicine, including those aligning with organization-wide
operational metrics, informing decision-making, and tracking
planning and improvement efforts among all clinical
departments.Examples of projects:
- Stanford Medicine AMA Joy in Medicine Health Care System
Recognition Application.
- Stanford Medicine Doctor Survey Assessment and Report
Dissemination.
- Stanford Health Care funds flow well-being requirements -
assessment and tracking system.
- Creation of an integrated customer relationship management
database for eligibility confirmation, engagement tracking, and
informing future opportunities in WellMD & WellPhD programmatic and
educational offerings.
- Team, workflow, and system design supporting an expanding
portfolio of strategic priorities in WellMD & WellPhD.About You:You
are a seasoned Project Manager with a proven expertise in managing
the full project cycle. Your deep understanding of project
management extends to process improvement and change management in
the fast-paced academic medical environment. You excel in building
relationships, negotiating, and influencing stakeholders across the
enterprise. Your unique blend of proficiency in project management,
effective stakeholder engagement, strategic thinking, and expertise
in process improvement positions you as a valuable asset to drive
successful outcomes in our dynamic academic medical setting. A
qualified candidate has PMP and Six Sigma certifications and
experience working in an organization with Lean Management
principles.Duties include:
- Perform the full range of project management cycle: initiating,
planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.
Independently lead and direct projects requiring high levels of
functional integration and involving multiple disciplines to be
managed.
- Direct development of an action plan, and estimate requirements
for resources, including management, labor, materials, and time
required to complete project.
- Facilitate discussions and negotiations to drive recommendation
consensus. Navigate complicated and unique situations across the
Stanford Medicine Enterprise.
- Develop and help execute comprehensive change management
strategy and communication plan relative to project scope and
stakeholders.
- Complete all components of project management including scope
identification, stakeholder communication planning and management,
risk management, control and report on risk associated with
complicated projects.EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED):Bachelor's
degree in a related field and five years relevant experience or a
combination of education and experience. Experience in management
of projects with extensive size/complexity and moderate performance
risk, including project planning, scheduling, tracking, and
budgeting.KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED):
- Highly effective written and oral communication skills to
address a wide variety of audiences.
- Ability to productively assemble, engage, and lead
cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrated project management ability to employ integration,
scope time management, cost, quality, human resources,
communications, risk, and procurement components.
- Demonstrated change management and user adoption.
- Proficiency in various project management systems (e.g. Mural,
Asana), SmartSheet, Dashboard systems, Tableau, Powerpoint,
Customer Relationship Management Databases (e.g.
Salesforce).CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES:Certificates in Project
Management, Change Management or related area.PHYSICAL
REQUIREMENTS:
- Frequently sit, perform desk-based computer tasks, grasp
lightly/fine manipulation and lift/carry/push/pull objects that
weigh up to 10 pounds.
- Occasionally stand/walk, write by hand, twist/bend/stoop/squat
and lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 20 pounds.WORKING
CONDITIONS:--- Travel locally and cross-university.WORK STANDARDS:
- When conducting university business, must comply with the
California Vehicle Code and Stanford University driving
requirements.
- Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well
with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external
organizations.
- Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal
responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns;
uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons
learned.
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Keywords: Stanford University, Gilroy , Project Manager, Executive , Palo Alto, California
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