Senior Project Manager

Royal Marsden; Wallington; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Project Manager (Genomics) to lead strategic clinical initiatives, including a genomics portfolio, ensuring delivery on time and within budget.

You will work in a matrix structure, develop team capabilities, and apply PRINCE2 standards. The role requires travel to Trust sites and strong stakeholder engagement.

Experience in healthcare and genomics projects is preferred; degree-level qualification is required.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience delivering complex projects, ideally in healthcare.
• Experience in Genomics projects is highly desirable.
• PRINCE2 practitioner level.
• Excellent communication and leadership in a matrix organisation.

Responsibilities

• Manage the development and delivery of strategic Genomics programmes.
• Deliver projects on time, within budget and to quality standards.
• Report progress, risks and issues to project/programme boards.
• Coordinate training and change management for project teams.

Skills

PMO governance

Stakeholder management

PRINCE2

Change management

Budgeting

Risk management

Team leadership

Communication skills

Genomics knowledge

Healthcare projects

Education

Degree level or equivalent

Job description

Based at our offices Sutton and Wallington, you will be at the heart of change, driving projects from inception to completion. The role will involve travel to other Trust sites.

What we're seeking:
An experienced Senior Project Manager.
Experience in the healthcare sector and ideally delivered genomics projects.
Proven track record of successfully delivering projects.
Exceptional communication skills.
You have demonstrated leadership ability and expertise in matrix management.
A PRINCE2 practitioner level qualification.
As the Senior Project Manager (Genomics), you'll not only lead projects but also play a pivotal role in developing the professional skills of our team. Through peer reviews and personal development initiatives, you'll ensure that each team member delivers project outputs to the highest standard, always on time and within budget.

Join us in shaping the future of healthcare at RMH..

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be responsible for managing the development and delivery of a number of strategic clinical initiatives, including, but not limited to:

• The programme of work that will deliver refreshed clinical technologies to laboratories across the Trust. This consists of a complex set of sub-projects, supported by an experienced subject matter expert. You will report activity, progress, risk and issues to appropriate project and programme boards.
• The development and delivery of a process of a technology refresh programme for clinical laboratory technology, mainly Genomics portfolio of projects.
• Technology and business projects as required by the Genomics programme team.
• The post-holder will be responsible for delivering projects on time, to budget and to agreed quality standards that meet business needs. The appointee will liaise with the key stakeholders from the business and the Digital Diagnostics Programme, working closely with other Programme and Project Managers and Workstream Leads.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification

• Responsible for the effective delivery of key strategic Genomic & Pathology programmes.
• For all your projects, deliver in full compliance with the Trust’s PMO framework.
• Ensure delivery of key elements against agreed milestones, budget and timelines with demonstration of success, outcomes measure and key performance indicators.
• Responsible for maintaining the project planning, including project reporting, monthly highlight reports, updating the risk logs, producing exception reports and ensuring that all work remains on target to deliver agreed objective.

Education and Development Responsibility

• The post holder will be responsible for co-ordinating the training for the projects that they manage.
• The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of effective change management processes that are relevant to the projects in their portfolio.

Management and Leadership Responsibility

• The post-holder will support the specific analysis of the impact projects on current working practices and work with appropriate members of the organisation to address the change management requirements for successful delivery and full MHRA approval as appropriate.
• The post-holder will be expected to ensure that all projects for which they are responsible follow recognised and agreed standards (for example, PRINCE 2) and to also apply the appropriate Trust standards for project control.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience

Skills Abilities / Knowledge

• Theoretical Knowledge of Project Management Techniques
• Theoretical Knowledge of Change Management Techniques
• Highly developed motivational, influencing and negotiating skills with proven success
• Excellent Report writing and budgeting skills
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Ability to prioritise conflicting demands
• Experience of delivering to tight deadlines
• Practical experience of applying and adapting Prince2 techniques
• Demonstrable leadership qualities
• Able to inspire and motivate staff at all levels
• Able to work as part of a team
• Self- motivated and able to work autonomously
• Good personal insight into own strengths/areas for development
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Experience managing multiple projects concurrently
• Experience of leading a team and working effectively across a range of clinical/ department areas.
• Experience of change management and overcoming resistance to change
• Evidence of successful completion of complex projects within set timescales
• Successful delivery of 3rd party supplier led projects
• Experience of managing data migration / integration projects
• Understanding of how a hospital functions
• Experience managing projects with a contract value of £1m or more in a healthcare setting
• Experience in Requirements Gathering

Other Requirements

• Willingness to travel and independently mobile

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

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Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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