Senior Project Manager

massgeneralbrigham; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Mass General Brigham is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager for the Center for Disaster Medicine (CDM) within the Emergency Preparedness and Continuity program. The role leads regional disaster health readiness initiatives, coordinating with CDM leadership and external partners to deliver critical readiness projects from concept to completion.

The position emphasizes project planning, stakeholder collaboration, and active participation in regional and national groups to advance

Qualifications

• Experience leading projects in fast-paced environments with diverse partners.
• Ability to develop plans, milestones, and deliverables and track progress.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for multi-stakeholder coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple CDM projects and initiatives, aligning with partners to deliver outcomes.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, and implement solutions.
• Facilitate meetings, create agendas, track decisions, and report progress to leadership.
• Document Deliverables and maintain program artifacts for decision-making and audits.
• Represent CDM in regional and national groups to advance priorities.
• Oversee Patient Movement capability readiness, onboarding volunteers, and workforce planning.
• Support response operations as on-call Duty Officer and in activations.
• Contribute to after-action reviews and continuous improvement efforts.

Skills

Project management

Emergency management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Job description

Site: The General Hospital Corporation

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Job Summary

About Us: Located within the Mass General Brigham Department of Emergency Preparedness and Continuity (DEPC), the Center for Disaster Medicine (CDM) hosts the research, educational, and external service programs of the Department. CDM programs range from specific efforts to enhancing Regional healthcare emergency readiness to broader, academically-based initiatives focused on expanding knowledge within the field of healthcare emergency preparedness The CDM team is comprised of interdisciplinary subject matter experts, including national and international experts in their fields, leading the development of preparedness programs and resources to meet current and future healthcare challenges.

About You

You are an experienced project manager and/or emergency manager with a strong interest and experience in project and programmatic management. You're a high performing, mission-driven professional with a proven track record of leading and delivering successful projects. You bring a strong ability to manage projects in a fast-paced environment, exhibit critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities, collaborate across teams, and deliver high quality outcomes. You have strong communication and interpersonal skills and are adept at working collaboratively with a diverse group of partners.

About the Work

Under the direction of the Senior Program Manager Regional Disaster Health Response System (RDHRS), the Senior Project Manager will work as part of a team to lead projects and initiatives on behalf of CDM that strengthen healthcare emergency preparedness in Region 1 and beyond, primarily through the Region 1 Regional Disaster Health Response System (RDHRS). The Senior Project Manager works with the Senior Program Manager and the Director of CDM to lead critical readiness projects from concept to completion by developing project plans that outline goals, activities, and milestones, managing and facilitating project meetings, and collaborating with critical stakeholders to accomplish programmatic objectives. This position is grant-funded and is contingent on continued availability of these funds.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Project Management

• Manages and coordinates multiple projects and initiatives across Center for Disaster Medicine (CDM) programs, managing assigned workstreams and strategic priorities. Develops comprehensive project plans, including goals, timelines, milestones, and deliverables, in alignment with internal and external partners, to support successful project execution.


• Monitors project progress and performance, proactively identifying risks, barriers, and opportunities, and implementing solutions.


• Leads and facilitates project meetings, working groups, and stakeholder discussions; prepares agendas, documents decisions, tracks action items, and ensures timely follow-up.


• Develops, reviews, and maintains project documentation, presentations, reports, and other programmatic deliverables. Provides regular project updates to program leadership and key stakeholders progress reports to support informed decision-making.


• Represents program in regional and national working groups, committees, associations, and collaborative initiatives, contributing subject matter expertise and advancing strategic priorities.

Patient Movement

• Serves as the project lead for operationalizing all aspects of the Patient Movement Capability with the RDHRS program. Recruits, trains, and onboards volunteer reservists and staff to support patient movement operations, ensuring workforce readiness and sustainability.


• Supports development, evaluation, and continuous improvement of operational plans and procedures to support effective activation of the patient movement system.


• Supports stakeholder engagement to increase awareness, participation, and integration of patient movement capabilities across healthcare and preparedness partners.

Response Operations

• Supports program response operations (following appropriate onboarding and training) by serving as an on-call Duty Officer for assigned periods of time.


• Participates in CDM response activations and demobilizations as assigned.


• Participates in the after-action processes, contributing to the development of continuous improvement plans following exercises and/or response to real-world incidents.


• Supports program operations and strategic initiatives by performing additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.