Innovation-Focused Senior Project Manager (Hybrid)

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage from day one

PTO & holidays

Tuition assistance

Pension and retirement plans

Job summary

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking a Senior Project Manager – Innovation to lead large, complex technology and innovation programs within the Technology, Data & Innovation PMO. The role partners with sponsors, cross‑functional teams, and ensures delivery excellence by following PMO standards and governance.

The ideal candidate has extensive healthcare technology–driven innovation leadership, with experience in AI/ML, automation, cloud modernization, or data platforms.

Qualifications

• Required: 6 years Experience to include five years in project management and five years in application and/or infrastructure services.
• Required: 4 years Experience is required to include three years in project management and three years in application and/or infrastructure services with preferred degree.
• May substitute required education degree with additional years of equivalent experience on a one to one basis.
• Preferred: Experience Extensive experience leading healthcare technology‑driven product or system innovation projects, ideally involving hardware, embedded systems, or integrated platforms.
• Technical & Domain Skills: Strong understanding of modern IT architectures: cloud services, APIs, microservices, data pipelines, security fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex, and strategic programs and projects as the agent for the project sponsor.
• Motivate, inspire, and guide cross-functional teams toward shared goals and outcomes.
• Demonstrate strong facilitation, negotiation, problem-solving, critical thinking, and conflict resolution skills.
• Coach and mentor Technology, Data & Innovation Project Managers and contract project resources.
• Align project execution with business strategy and organizational priorities.
• Engage leaders and stakeholders to demonstrate value and manage expectations.
• Establish and manage expectations for sponsors, steering teams, customers, users, and project teams.
• Collaborate with sponsors, owners, and key stakeholders to ensure requirements are fully documented.
• Participate in customer meetings to maintain awareness of institutional operations and needs.
• Apply project management frameworks and best practices supporting portfolio, resource, governance, and quality management.
• Adhere to Technology, Data & Innovation PMO guiding principles and standards across all deliverables.
• Initiate, plan, execute, control, and close projects following PMO methodology.
• Develop, maintain, and present comprehensive project documentation including scope, schedules, timelines, budgets, risk logs, status reports, test plans, training plans, and transition to operations.
• Ensure timely, accurate updates within PMO platforms and obtain customer approvals at all key milestones.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

PMO standards

Strategic alignment

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree in CS/SE/MIS/Healthcare Admin

Job description

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking a Senior Project Manager – Innovation to lead large, complex technology and innovation programs within the Technology, Data & Innovation PMO. The role partners with sponsors, cross‑functional teams, and ensures delivery excellence by following PMO standards and governance.

The ideal candidate has extensive healthcare technology–driven innovation leadership, with experience in AI/ML, automation, cloud modernization, or data platforms.