Senior Project Manager

Mass General Brigham; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Mass General Brigham is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead healthcare emergency preparedness initiatives within the Center for Disaster Medicine. You will manage projects from concept to completion, coordinating with a diverse range of partners to deliver readiness programs across Region 1 and beyond.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years in project management or emergency preparedness, strong communication, and the ability to drive cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proven working experience in project management.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, organization, and consensus building skills.
• Experience in emergency management strongly desired; knowledge of hospital/healthcare setting preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Excel).
• Familiarity with project management/task tracking software and ICS/NIMS courses a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manages and coordinates multiple projects and initiatives across CDM programs.
• Develops comprehensive project plans with goals, timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
• Leads project meetings, working groups, and stakeholder discussions; tracks actions and decisions.
• Develops and maintains project documentation, reports, and progress updates for leadership.
• Represents the program in regional and national groups, contributing expertise.

Skills

Project management

Emergency management

Communication

Leadership

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project management software

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.

Qualifications

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.
• Represent 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.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Skills and Competencies Required

• Proven working experience in project management, in a complex, multidisciplinary environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, organization, and consensus building skills.
• Experience in emergency management strongly desired; knowledge of hospital and/or healthcare setting is preferred.
• Maturity and operational problem solving/decision making experience.
• Ability to lead and work with a diverse group of stakeholders.
• Attention to detail and creation of exceptional work products.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Powerpoint, Teams, and Excel.
• Familiarity with project management/task tracking software.
• Ability and interest in learning new software applications.
• Completion of ICS/NIMS 100, 200, 700 and 800 courses, before or upon hire.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s Degree: Required

Master’s Degree: Preferred

Experience:
Required: 5-7 years of experience in project management and/oremergency preparedness

Working Conditions

• This position will be hybrid in nature, and the incumbent will work with their supervisor to establish a final schedule; however, candidates should anticipate being on campus 3 days per week.
• Works in an office setting and potentially in the clinical environment of the Emergency Department and other patient care units.
• May be required to travel to offsite facilities and to attend meetings outside of regularly scheduled hours, as needed.
• May be required to report to the hospital or offsite locations outside of normal business hours to respond to events that require emergency support.
• Must be available by pager/cell phone outside of normal business hours during assigned on-call shifts.
• May be required to work extended shifts for multiple periods during emergency events.

Remote Type

Hybrid

Work Location

125 Nashua Street

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Pay Range

$63,648.00 - $92,570.40/Annual

Grade

6

EEO Statement:

1200 The General Hospital Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.

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At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership “looks like” by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.