Senior Project Manager

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health in Los Angeles seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead complex, cross‑functional projects supporting business process improvements and strategic initiatives across the Faculty Practice Group and the broader UCLA Health system.

You will guide projects from initiation through completion, managing scope, timelines, budgets, and deliverables while ensuring stakeholder alignment, effective communication, and change management for sustainable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of healthcare administrative and/or project management experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from PMI.
• Advanced knowledge of project management principles, theories, and concepts.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and critical thinking; ability to prioritize tasks.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to engage senior leadership.
• Ability to apply best-practice project management methods across diverse initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex projects across departments to drive efficiency and improvements.
• Oversee all project phases: planning, execution, monitoring, delivery of outcomes.
• Develop and maintain project docs, risk assessments, and performance metrics.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement with transparency and alignment.
• Apply change management to ensure adoption and sustainability of new processes.
• Mentor PM staff and foster collaboration, learning, and excellence.
• Lead regular team meetings with clear goals and status updates.
• Ensure alignment with organizational goals and standards.

Skills

PM Leadership

Stakeholder Communication

Change Management

Healthcare PM

Project Planning

Risk Management

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP Certification

MPH/MHA/MBA optional

Job description

Onsite or Remote

Flexible Hybrid

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm PST

Salary Range: $100170 - 218715 Annually

Employment Type

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

32188

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead complex, multi-faceted projects that support business process improvements and strategic initiatives across the Faculty Practice Group and broader UCLA Health system. Reporting to the Manager of the Program & Project Management Office, you’ll collaborate with executive leaders, operational teams, and clinical partners to implement best practices, streamline processes, and deliver measurable results.

You’ll oversee projects from initiation through completion—managing scope, timelines, budgets, and deliverables—while ensuring stakeholder alignment, effective communication, and smooth change management. This is a high-impact role where your leadership and analytical skills will directly contribute to advancing UCLA Health’s mission of delivering world-class patient care and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex projects and programs across departments to drive operational efficiency and organizational improvement
• Oversee all phases of project management, including planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery of key outcomes
• Develop and maintain project documentation, risk assessments, and performance metrics
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement and communication across diverse teams, ensuring transparency and alignment
• Apply change management methodologies to support adoption and sustainability of new processes and initiatives
• Mentor project management team members and promote a culture of collaboration, learning, and excellence
• Leads regular team meetings, establishing clear goals and objectives, and ensuring all stakeholders are informed of project status, changes, and strategic priorities
• Mentors project management staff, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals and standards

Salary Range: $100,170 - $218,715/Annually

Job Qualifications

Required:

• Minimum 8 years of healthcare administrative and/or project management experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI)
• Advanced knowledge of project management principles, theories, and concepts
• Demonstrated attention to detail and critical thinking skills. Demonstrated ability to determine relevance and prioritize tasks
• Demonstrated advanced organizational and project management skills
• Demonstrated advanced communication skills. Effective verbal communication and writing skills. Advanced knowledge of all aspects of communications
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with all levels of an organization including senior leadership
• Demonstrated competency in selecting and implementing project management methods and techniques tailored to the unique circumstances of each project
• Proven leadership ability. Effective problem-solving skills. Demonstrated ability to put forth persuasive recommendations
• Demonstrated ability to integrate critical information across disciplines. Understands how projects relate to other business strategies and initiatives

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent combination of education and experience; MPH, MHA, MBA or other related Master’s degree
• Experience managing IT projects
• Experience managing healthcare projects
• Previous employment at a health plan, especially Medicare Advantage health plan

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.