Senior Project Manager, Integrated Project Services (IPS)

msk; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) seeks a Senior Project Manager for Integrated Project Services to lead a complex capital portfolio. You will drive project controls, governance, and performance management, partnering with PD&C leadership to align scope, cost, schedule, and procurement with strategic goals.

This role requires 10+ years in capital project delivery, healthcare experience, and certifications (PMP/ CCM or equivalent).

Qualifications

• 10+ years in capital project delivery, project controls, or PMO leadership.
• Experience in healthcare, higher education, research, life sciences, or similar complex settings.
• Experience governing project delivery frameworks, controls, and portfolio management standards.
• Certifications such as PMP, CCM, AACE, PSP, EVP, LEED, WELL or equivalent.
• Advanced experience with data visualization, enterprise reporting, and MS 365.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the PD&C Capital Project Delivery Framework.
• Serve as senior SME for integrated project controls, governance, and lifecycle management.
• Provide portfolio‑level oversight of performance, scope, budget, schedule, and risk.
• Collaborate with project managers, design teams, contractors, Finance, and Procurement for integrated planning and reporting.
• Direct portfolio‑level estimating, budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow management.
• Oversee schedule development, milestones, critical path, and recovery planning across multiple projects.
• Develop and deliver executive dashboards and governance presentations for strategic decision‑making.
• Lead project controls throughout the lifecycle from planning to closeout.
• Drive training and adoption of standardized tools and best practices.

Skills

Capital project delivery

Project controls

Portfolio management

Healthcare / life sciences environment

Executive communication

Education

PMI/ PMP or equivalent certification

Tools

Microsoft 365

PPM tools

Power BI

Job description

About Us:

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.

Exciting Opportunity at MSK: Senior Project Manager, Integrated Project Services (IPS)

At Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK), we unite compassionate care, world‑class research, and innovation to advance the fight against cancer. The Senior Project Manager, Integrated Project Services plays a critical leadership role in driving the successful delivery of a complex capital portfolio through integrated project controls, governance, performance management, and continuous improvement.

This highly visible role serves as a strategic partner to Planning, Design & Construction (PD&C) leadership, ensuring projects are planned, executed, monitored, and closed in alignment with organizational objectives. The position champions an integrated project delivery approach by connecting scope, schedule, cost, risk, procurement, and stakeholder requirements to drive informed decision‑making and predictable project outcomes.

Role Overview

• Lead the implementation, administration, and continuous improvement of the PD&C Capital Project Delivery Framework across a diverse capital portfolio.
• Serve as the organization's senior subject matter expert for integrated project controls, governance, project delivery standards, and lifecycle management practices.
• Provide portfolio‑level oversight of project performance, ensuring alignment with approved scope, budget, schedule, cash flow, risk management, procurement, and governance requirements.
• Partner with project managers, design teams, contractors, consultants, Finance, and Procurement to drive integrated planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting activities.
• Direct portfolio‑wide estimating, budgeting, forecasting, and cash‑flow management processes to improve financial accuracy and predictability.
• Oversee schedule development, progress measurement, milestone tracking, critical path analysis, and recovery planning across multiple concurrent projects.
• Develop and deliver executive‑level dashboards, performance reports, portfolio analyses, and governance presentations that support strategic decision‑making.
• Lead project controls throughout the full project lifecycle, including planning, design, construction, activation, occupancy, turnover, and closeout.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, training programs, and adoption of standardized tools, processes, and integrated project delivery best practices.

Key Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in capital project delivery, integrated project services, project controls, construction program management, or PMO leadership.
• Demonstrated success managing complex, multi‑stakeholder capital programs within healthcare, higher education, research, life sciences, or similarly complex institutional environments.
• Proven experience developing, implementing, and governing project delivery frameworks, project controls methodologies, and portfolio management standards.
• Professional certification preferred, including PMP, CCM, AACE, PSP, EVP, LEED, WELL, or equivalent industry credentials.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft 365 and enterprise project portfolio management, scheduling, cost management, reporting, and data visualization platforms.

Core Skills

• Expertise in integrating scope, schedule, cost, risk, procurement, quality, and change management controls throughout the project lifecycle.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen with the ability to evaluate estimates, forecasts, trends, variances, and anticipated final project costs.
• Ability to influence, coach, and guide project teams while fostering accountability and adoption without direct authority.
• Executive‑level communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and decision‑support capabilities.
• Exceptional problem‑solving, organizational, and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.

Additional Information

• Schedule: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST, Monday - Friday
• Location: Hybrid: 3-4 days a week on site; 885 Third Avenue, New York, NY
• Reporting To: Director, Design and Construction

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay Range: $152,400.00 - $251,600.00
• FSLA Status: Exempt

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