Obesity Medicine Projects Lead

Henry Ford Health; Plymouth (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Discounts for services and products

Total Rewards program

Job summary

Henry Ford Medical Group is seeking a Project Coordinator-HFMG in Plymouth to drive department projects and initiatives. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage timelines, and communicate progress to clinicians and administrators to meet goals.

The role emphasizes initiative, problem-solving, and the ability to work with internal and external partners. Strong MS Office skills and healthcare knowledge are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 1–3 years of project management/coordination preferred.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate department projects and initiatives; manage timelines and deliverables.
• Prepare meeting agendas, document minutes, track action items and follow-up.
• Communicate data-related updates and milestones to clinical and administrative stakeholders.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and liaise with internal and external partners.
• Maintain confidentiality and build relationships across diverse groups.

Skills

Healthcare quality improvement

Population health management

Data governance

Project leadership

Meeting facilitation

Data interpretation

Communication with stakeholders

Cross-functional teamwork

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Project Coor-HFMG - Contingent - Obesity Medicine Plymouth

Reporting to department physician leader(s) and administrator, responsible for facilitating project work by providing direction, leadership, and day-to-day management of department projects and initiatives. Must coordinate department projects, formulate needed enhancements for processes, and work with internal and external customers to successfully meet established goals and deadlines. Coordinator must demonstrate initiative, resourcefulness, and problem-solving skills in working independently to complete projects and assignments.

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of healthcare quality improvement initiatives, population health management, and cardiometabolic or cardiovascular clinical programs.
• Understanding of healthcare data reporting, performance metrics, quality measures, and data governance principles.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams consisting of physicians, clinical leaders, researchers, analysts, and external partners.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, timelines, and deliverables simultaneously.
• Experience preparing meeting agendas, documenting minutes, tracking action items, and facilitating follow-up activities.
• Ability to interpret and communicate data-related updates, project milestones, and performance results to both clinical and administrative stakeholders.
• Knowledge of research administration, clinical trial coordination, or academic-health system collaborations preferred.
• Familiarity with quality improvement collaboratives, benchmarking initiatives, and healthcare learning networks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop leadership reports, status updates, and executive summaries.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion when handling sensitive clinical, operational, and research-related information.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and serve as a liaison across diverse groups.

These KSAs align closely with the Steering Committee support, data coordination, AMGA collaborative participation, and reporting responsibilities outlined in the position description.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Bachelor's degree. One to three (1-3) years of project management/coordination experience preferred.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Ability to prioritize assignments, work independently, and meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is

committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to

race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,

weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,

or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.