Program Manager- Data and Analytics

Ochsner Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in New Orleans is looking for a Project Manager to coordinate and monitor programs, ensuring timely completion and adherence to budgets. The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 7 years of project management experience, preferably with certifications like PMP. The successful candidate will develop project plans, manage stakeholder communication, and lead teams through the full project lifecycle. Strong analytical and interpersonal skills are essential in this role, which involves working in a complex and strategic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in relevant fields.
• 7 years of project management experience required.
• Preferred certifications include PMP or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Manage project implementation lifecycle with stakeholders.
• Ensure quality communication and issue management.
• Define master project plan in a hybrid governance framework.

Skills

Project management expertise

Verbal and written communication skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, health science or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Clickup

Jira

Job description

We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, andinnovate.Webelieve that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways.

At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today!

This job coordinates and monitors the scheduling, budget, and technical performance of strategic programs. Ensures adherence to master program plans and schedules, develops solutions to program problems, and leads team members assigned to programs on various project teams or departments. Ensures projects are completed on time and within budget. Acts as an advisor to leadership and program team regarding projects, tasks, and operations. Works on complex programs and exceptions without direct supervision.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company's discretion.

Education

Required - Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, health science or related field.

Work Experience

Required - 7 years of project management experience.

Certifications

Required - None

Preferred - Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent (Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Master Change Agent, or AGILE Project Management).

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Creates and develops prioritized PMO transformational roadmaps.
• Demonstrated success in providing strategic vision, implementation of best practice project management standards and KPI reporting and analysis.
• Manage and drive continuous development of PMO accelerators (templates, best practices, automation tools) for faster delivery.
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Clickup, Jira)
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally.
• Excellent judgement, decision making, and time management skills.
• Analytical skills and ability to use a logical thought process to formulate practical solutions to problems.
• Positive interpersonal skills and ability to effectively and professionally work with people from all backgrounds.
• Ability to travel throughout and between facilities.

Job Duties

• Partner with business stakeholders to successfully manage all phases of the implementation lifecycle – requirements, analysis, design, testing, and deployment.
• Ensure high quality and value-added communications, status reports, issue/risk and stakeholder management across business stakeholders, leadership, managers and project staff.
• Define master project plan in a hybrid agile/waterfall methodology governance framework and weekly work management cadence to ensure completion of deliverables and achievement of milestones.
• Champion the process of scrum sprints, retrospectives to create results oriented, high energy, high productivity morale building high performance teams.
• Formulates, organizes and monitors inter-connected projects in conjunction with complex and strategic teams.
• Works in tandem with relevant leadership and executives on decisions and strategies as they correlate to the functions strategic plan and high visibility projects.
• Develops and supports the control of deadlines, budgets and activities.
• Manages the escalation of high priority risk mitigation and change management.
• Develops and reviews statements of work and high visibility project presentations as needed.
• Supports leadership in resource assignment(s) to projects and aids in the evaluation of project managers.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Physical and Environmental Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissue and as part of their employment, incumbents are not called upon to perform or assist in emergency care or first aid.

The incumbent has no occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases.

Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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