Senior Clinical Integration Partner

City of Hope; California; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope in California is seeking an experienced Program Management Office leader to synchronize cross-functional strategy across systems, clinical integration, and operations.

You will guide governance, risk, and execution plans, mentor teams, and build scalable templates and playbooks to accelerate large transformational initiatives. Applicants should have 8–10 years of project leadership and PMO experience; healthcare background is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required for consideration.
• 8–10 years of experience leading projects or PMO.
• MBA/MPH/MHA preferred for advanced roles.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Healthcare experience is a plus.
• Strong leadership and change-management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of cross-functional strategic initiatives.
• Provide leadership across complex, multi-workstream efforts.
• Define and implement program management standards and governance.
• Develop strategy and materials for leadership forums.
• Mentor vertical teams and build playbooks.

Skills

Strategic PMO

Cross-functional Leadership

Governance & Reporting

Risk & Dependency Management

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA/MPH/MHA preferred

PMP certification preferred

Job description

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

City of Hope’s System & Clinical Integration and Optimization vertical consists of four teams responsible for delivering a holistic and distinctive single COH experience that enables integrated solutions, scaled programs, consistent and standard operations and advances our COH mission. Within this vertical, the System & Clinical Integration team enables delivery excellence for the System Vice President, Integration and the other teams within - System & Clinical Integration and Optimization by driving strategic alignment and clarity, enabling cross-functional collaboration, establishing operational best practices, and accelerating execution of priority initiatives.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Strategic Program Delivery

  • Lead execution of cross-functional strategic initiatives.

  • Provide leadership across complex, multi-workstream efforts, managing risks, dependencies, and execution plans.

  • Drive initiative acceleration through proactive issue resolution, risk escalation, and cross-functional coordination.

  • Define and implement appropriate program management standards, tools, and governance (e.g., status reporting, governance meeting structure, etc.)

• Leadership Alignment and Decision Enablement.

  • Develop strategy, materials, narratives, and insights for vertical leadership forums and integration portfolio forums.

  • Lead agenda development, meeting structuring, and materials orchestration.

  • Track and support execution of leadership commitments, decisions, and action items.

  • Adhoc support for System VP, Integration-Clinical Enterprise (e.g. reviewing or preparing board slides, draft talking points for strategic commitments, etc) and other senior executives aligned to integration efforts and initiatives.

• System & Vertical Engagement & Collaboration.

  • Design and implement cross-functional engagement strategies and forums that strengthen system and vertical alignment and collaboration further enabling an integrated system..

  • Establish and promote shared ways of working, teaming practices, and collaboration frameworks.

  • Lead development of a Vertical Engagement Action Plan and System Integration Roadmap to enhance transparency, accountability, and connectedness.

  • Lead demand and capacity management processes, ensuring appropriate alignment of resources to priorities.

  • Build and maintain strong partnerships across vertical and other system support teams (i.e., Finance, Strategy, etc.).

• Operations & Business Management

  • Manage financial and operational activities across vertical functions, including budget planning, forecasting, and performance tracking

  • Monitor performance against Operational Effectiveness (OE) targets and financial metrics

  • Maintain vertical operational reporting infrastructure

  • Establish standard processes, tools, and governance for vertical operational activities

  • Ensure effective coordination of contracts, systems, and administrative processes supporting the vertical

• Vertical Capability Building & Teaming

  • Mentor and coach vertical team members on program management and operational excellence capabilities

  • Develop and refine tools, templates, and playbooks that support consistent delivery and operations

  • Foster a culture of collaboration, rigor, enterprise thinking, and accountability.

Your qualifications should include:

• Bachelors degree.

• 8-10 years of experience in leading and managing projects (program management and/or PMO).

• Preferred experience:

  • Advanced degree (MBA, MPH or MHA is preferred).

  • PMP Cert.

  • Track record of delivery and expertise in program management and PMO preferred.

  • Experience of delivering on large scale transformational programs preferred.

  • Past experience operating as the Project Manager is preferred.

  • Consulting firm experience preferred.

  • Healthcare experience preferred.

  • Demonstrated history of effective leadership, building and developing high performing teams, establishing performance standards, and transitioning staff through organizational change.

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, please click here. To learn more about our Comprehensive Benefits, please CLICK HERE.