Project Manager

Children's Health; College Park (MD); Remote; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Health is seeking a Project Manager to oversee diverse system-wide projects, ensuring collaboration across teams, managing timelines and budgets. This role demands experience in project management, with a focus on children's health care delivery. The position is remote but requires Texas residency for onsite meetings.

Benefits

Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)

Employee savings plan match based on tenure

Caregiver Leave

Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of job-related experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required; advanced degree preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Independently manages and implements diverse system-wide projects.
• Coordinates meetings with senior leadership teams and business partners.
• Documents all project activity using established processes.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Graduate degree preferred

Job description

Job Title & Specialty Area: Project Manager

Department:Enterprise Transformation Office

Location: Dallas, TX (Must be a Texas Resident)

Job Type: Remote (Must be willing to come onsite for weekly meetings)

Why Children’s Health?
At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.

Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

Summary:
The Project Manager is responsible for independently managing and implementing diverse system wide projects throughout their life cycle. It is a customer-facing role, requiring collaboration with multiple internal and external stakeholders (i.e. IT and PD&C) to effectively manage the project scope, budget and timeline to ensure the project goals are met. The Project Manager is responsible for collecting and documenting project requirements, developing the project plan, project communication, status reporting, vendor management, risk and issue management, and additional project tasks.

Responsibilities:
* Project Management:
* Independently applies project management processes and procedures to define and monitor project scope, budget, quality and schedule
* Identifies the impact across all functional areas and convenes appropriate stakeholders
* Coordinates and leads multiple meetings with senior leadership teams and business partners, including but not limited to status meetings, requirements gathering meetings and lessons learned meetings
* Collects requirements and defines and sequences activities to develop the Project Schedule. Ensures project deliverables satisfy project requirements throughout project life cycle
* Identifies, monitors, and addresses project risks and issues
* Monitors and implements change management plan as needed
* Develops and employs communication plan to ensure project communication is effective and timely
* Defines and communicates project roles and responsibilities, project scope, conditions of satisfaction, project status, and risks and issues as needed
* Assists with the procurement and management of external consultants and vendors as required
* Documents all project activity using established processes and associated templates
* Monitors, documents and reports lessons learned among project team and peers
* Mentorship and Support:
* Mentors and trains project teams and vendors in project management methods, procedures and activities
* Assists with Department and system wide project reporting
* Development:
* Consistently evaluates how to improve the Department's services and processes
* Provides subject matter expertise as needed
* Stays current on industry trends and project management tools and techniques

WORK EXPERIENCE
* At least 4 years job related experience Required

EDUCATION
* Four-year Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience Required
* Graduate or professional work or advanced degree; or equivalent experience Preferred

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
* Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Preferred

A Place Where You Belong

We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute.

Holistic Benefits – How We’ll Care for You:

· Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years.

· 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure

· Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)

· Caregiver Leave

· Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement

As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.