Senior Project Manager - Center for Cancer Innovation

Ohio State University; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ohio State University’s Center for Cancer Innovation seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead a portfolio of cross-institution initiatives and strategic industry partnerships. You will partner with executive sponsors and subject-matter experts to define opportunities, value propositions, and success measures.

You will guide teams through complex projects, manage budgets and timelines, and coordinate pilots and due diligence to drive impactful cancer care innovations across internal units and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree +4 years PM exp or Bachelor +8 years PM exp.
• PMI-PMP certification strongly preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience leading large-scale change initiatives.
• Ability to manage complex projects with ambiguity.
• Advanced MS Office, Visio, Project, SharePoint proficiency.
• Experience supporting strategic partnerships in healthcare/academic environments preferred.
• Understanding of oncology clinical research preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary teams to advance CCI initiatives.
• Define opportunities, objectives, value propositions, expected outcomes, and measures of success.
• Manage scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.
• Coordinate pilots, due diligence, and collaborative workplans for partnerships.
• Synthesize findings into clear recommendations on next steps.
• Improve CCI and partnership intake, governance, and portfolio management processes.
• Collaborate across cancer program, university, medical center, and external partners.
• Travel to James/OSU Medical Complex sites and sponsor locations as needed.

Skills

PMP certification

Strong communication

Change management

Project leadership

MS Office

SharePoint

Collaboration

Strategic partnerships

Oncology clinical research knowledge

Education

Master’s degree in business or related field

Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years PM experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Visio

Project

SharePoint

Job description

Senior Project Manager - Center for Cancer Innovation# Careers## Senior Project Manager - Center for Cancer InnovationApply: Health System Shared Services: Full time: Posted Today: R161811Screen reader users may encounter difficulty with this site. For assistance with applying, please contact [e-mail]. If you have questions while submitting an application, please review these frequently asked questions.**Current Employees and Students:**If you are currently employed or enrolled as a student at The Ohio State University, please log in to Workday to use the internal application process.Welcome to The Ohio State University's career site. We invite you to apply to positions of interest. In order to ensure your application is complete, you must complete the following:* Ensure you have all necessary documents available when starting the application process. You can review the additional job description section on postings for documents that may be required.* Prior to submitting your application, please review and update (if necessary) the information in your candidate profile as it will transfer to your application.## Job Title:Senior Project Manager - Center for Cancer Innovation## Department:James | Operations Improvement**Scope of Position**The CCC-James is committed to continuously improving the quality of care provided to patients as well as the systems supporting research, clinical care, and operations. This position serves as a key component of the Center for Cancer Innovation (CCI) and supports both the James’ innovation portfolio and its strategic industry partnership portfolio. Under the direction of Director, Operational Excellence, with a functional reporting relationship to the Director, Center for Cancer Innovation, the Senior Project Manager leads multidisciplinary teams and cross-sector collaborations that advance CCI innovation initiatives and James strategic industry partnerships across internal departments, business units, and external organizations. Responsibilities span the full lifecycle of this work, including opportunity definition, assessment, planning, experimentation or partnership development, implementation, transition, evaluation, and ongoing portfolio oversight. The Senior Project Manager coordinates people, processes, governance, resources, budgets, timelines, and stakeholder commitments so that initiatives and partnerships deliver intended outcomes on time and within budget, while monitoring progress and recommending course corrections as needed.Projects will entail traveling to anywhere in the James and Ohio State University Medical Complex, as well as offsite locations including but not limited to sponsor headquarters and (inter)national meetings (e.g. ASCO, ESMO, AACR, ASH, and JPM) to facilitate CCI work and strategic partnerships. The primary working hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., but these times may shift when working on specific projects. An example of this is facilitating a meeting at 7:00 a.m. or 6:00 p.m.**Position Summary**The Senior Project Manager is an experienced professional responsible for leading a portfolio of complex CCI innovation initiatives and strategic industry research partnerships that span multiple lines of business, internal units, and external organizations. The role partners with executive sponsors, initiative leads, subject-matter experts, and industry collaborators to define opportunities, strategic objectives, value propositions, expected outcomes, and measures of success. The Senior Project Manager guides teams through ambiguity and competing priorities and manages scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, stakeholder commitments, and change requests throughout the initiative or partnership lifecycle. The role supports consistent processes for evaluating and prioritizing innovation opportunities and potential partnerships; coordinates pilots, limited-scale tests, due diligence, and collaborative workplans as appropriate; and synthesizes findings into clear recommendations on whether work should advance, pivot, pause, scale, transition, renew, or conclude. The Senior Project Manager helps build and continuously improve CCI and partnership-related intake, governance, and portfolio management practices; serves as a connector across the cancer program, broader university and medical center, and external industry ecosystem; and builds the trust and alignment needed among stakeholders with differing perspectives and interests. **Minimum Qualifications****For Hire:** * Master’s degree in business or related field and at least 4 years of relevant project management experience or Bachelor’s degree with at least 8 years of relevant project management experience.* Project management (PMP) certification strongly preferred.* Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, active listening and facilitation skills.* Experience managing, executing, and sustaining major change initiatives.* Demonstrated ability to initiate and complete large-scale projects.* Excellent writing skills and the ability to identify opportunities to disseminate information in an effective and efficient manner.* Advanced experience in computer applications, including Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project), and SharePoint.* Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team to build relationships, collaborate, and work in a complex environment to build consensus.* Experience supporting strategic partnerships, external collaborations, business development, or industry-sponsored initiatives in a complex health care, academic, research, or similarly regulated environment preferred.* Understanding of oncology clinical research preferred* Experience in pharma, biotech, diagnostics alliance management or business development preferred## Additional Information:## Location:Ackerman Rd, 660 (0242)## Position Type:Regular## Scheduled Hours:40## **Shift:**First Shift***Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.***