Healthcare Strategy & Projects Lead

University of Michigan; Ann Arbor (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent medical, dental and vision 

2:1 retirement match

Job summary

University of Michigan in Ann Arbor seeks a project manager to lead departmental initiatives, coordinate faculty and staff, and track milestones from planning through completion. The role emphasizes stakeholder communication and data-informed decision making.

Hybrid work arrangement is available; you will collaborate across clinical and academic teams to improve operations, financial oversight, and strategic initiatives with supervision from the Chief Department Administrator.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, public health, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two years of related experience; experience coordinating projects or operational initiatives in an academic, healthcare, or similarly complex setting.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines, set priorities, and follow through with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience extracting, cleaning, and reporting data, and proficiency with Microsoft Excel and related tools used to prepare reports for decision-makers.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify trends and translate findings into clear recommendations.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, including the ability to work effectively and diplomatically with faculty, staff, and senior leaders.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively within a team.
• Demonstrated judgment, discretion, and the ability to maintain confidentiality when handling payroll, financial, and personnel information.
• A high degree of initiative and resourcefulness, and comfort with changing priorities and direction from multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Strategic initiatives: Manage the Department's key strategic initiatives as projects on behalf of the Chief Department Administrator.
• Translate the priorities set by the Chair and Department leadership into project plans with a defined goal, scope, owners, timeline, resources, and measures of success.
• Coordinate the faculty, staff, and partner units assigned to each project, keep the work on schedule from decision through completion, and report status, risks, and results to the Chief Department Administrator and the Chair, including recommended next steps.

Skills

Project coordination

Data extraction & reporting

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Independent work

Education

Master's degree in healthcare administration or related field

Two years of related experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

REDCap

Tableau

Job description

University of Michigan in Ann Arbor seeks a project manager to lead departmental initiatives, coordinate faculty and staff, and track milestones from planning through completion. The role emphasizes stakeholder communication and data-informed decision making.

Hybrid work arrangement is available; you will collaborate across clinical and academic teams to improve operations, financial oversight, and strategic initiatives with supervision from the Chief Department Administrator.