IT Project Manager III

UNAVAILABLE; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation and holidays

Paid sick leave

Paid parental leave

Onsite health clinic

Job summary

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle is hiring an IT Project Manager to drive enterprise applications with senior stakeholders. You will align business goals with IT strategy, manage cross‑functional teams, and lead initiatives across legacy and new systems using standard lifecycle methods.

The role emphasizes cross‑functional collaboration, risk mitigation, and PMO leadership, with a blend of on‑site and remote work and opportunities to influence healthcare IT projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years IT project management experience.
• Experience with project management tools, methodologies, and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with senior leadership, business stakeholders and IT functional leads to develop and implement high quality IT solutions using standard lifecycle methodologies.
• Manage business objectives with broad multi‑organizational impact across inter‑disciplinary teams balancing business needs and technical constraints.
• Collaborate with functional teams to build practical implementation plans incorporating forward thinking on integrating legacy systems with new technologies, i.e. Microsoft technology stack, PeopleSoft, cloud, SaaS, CRM and clinical systems.
• Drive strategic planning, organization and resolution of complex project issues, identifying and mitigating key risks.
• Use a mix of techniques to hold project teams accountable and meet key deliverables.
• Flex communication style for effective stakeholder management throughout the project lifecycle.
• Take initiative and provide leadership to develop creative solutions for complex IT problems while managing competing business priorities.
• Manage and communicate key performance indicators for project cost, scope, and timeline.
• Provide thought leadership to evolve PMO best practices and mentor junior project managers.

Skills

IT project management

Stakeholder management

Agile/Scrum

Risk management

Change management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

A successful candidate will have a record of accomplishment in executing complex, cross‑functional technology projects. In this role you will work with a diverse group of stakeholders to drive executive alignment, change management, and project management to create end‑to‑end execution clarity for enterprise applications.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with senior leadership, business stakeholders and IT functional leads to develop and implement high quality IT solutions using standard lifecycle methodologies.


• Manage business objectives with broad multi‑organizational impact across inter‑disciplinary teams balancing business needs and technical constraints.


• Collaborate with functional teams to build practical implementation plans incorporating forward thinking on integrating legacy systems with new technologies, i.e. Microsoft technology stack, PeopleSoft, cloud, SaaS, CRM and clinical systems.


• Drive strategic planning, organization and resolution of complex project issues, identifying and mitigating key risks.


• Use a mix of techniques to hold project teams accountable and meet key deliverables.


• Flex communication style for effective stakeholder management throughout the project lifecycle.


• Take initiative and provide leadership to develop creative solutions for complex IT problems while managing competing business priorities.


• Manage and communicate key performance indicators for project cost, scope, and timeline.


• Provide thought leadership to evolve PMO best practices and mentor junior project managers.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.


• Minimum of 5 years IT project management experience.


• Experience with project management tools, methodologies, and best practices.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Project Management Professional Certification or equivalent work experience preferred.


• 7+ years of program or project management experience in situations of increasing complexity.


• Proven technical project management skillset based on industry standard practices (PMI, ITIL, Six Sigma, etc).


• Significant Epic implementation experience.


• Strong understanding of healthcare operational and clinical workflows.


• Strategic acumen and demonstrated consulting skills with proven ability to influence senior leaders, stakeholders and cross‑functional project teams.


• Excellent analytical abilities, translating business needs into requirements, generating alternatives and evaluating quantitative factors to select the best solution.


• Strong relationship building skills with the ability to influence others by negotiating and building cohesiveness across diverse individual skills and styles.


• Skilled in prioritization and risk management. Makes the right tradeoffs between schedule, resources, and scope in order to address major risks, challenges and obstacles.


• Establishes and fosters excellent, open formal and informal communications with technical and functional resources and management.


• Demonstrated ability to exercise good judgement in ambiguous situations and proactively create clarity among project teams and stakeholders.


• Experience with both infrastructure (network, servers, cloud) and application focused projects.


• Prosci Change Management training or certification is a plus.


• Practical experience working with Agile, Scrum, and knowledge of hybrid methodologies for software development, systems integration and engineering projects.


• Smartsheet experience is a plus.

The annual base salary range for this position is from $112,445 to $177,694, and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.

This role will have the opportunity to work partially at our campus and remotely.

Although Fred Hutch is not sponsoring most H‑1B visas at this time, candidates who already hold an H‑1B sponsored by another organization and are currently in the U.S. may be eligible for this position.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health, well‑being, and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (12‑22 days per year), paid sick leave (12‑25 days per year), paid holidays (13 days per year), and paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks).

Additional Information

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability (physical or mental), marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, or membership in any other legally protected class. We desire priority referrals of protected veterans. If due to a disability you need assistance/and or a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to Human Resources at [e-mail] or by calling 206-667-4700.