Senior Project Manager Level 1

NYC Health + Hospitals

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 140,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals seeks a seasoned project professional to supervise and coordinate multiple complex healthcare initiatives across the system. This role focuses on improving care delivery, program execution, and value realization through structured project lifecycles and cross‑functional collaboration.

The ideal candidate has graduate or bachelor education in business/healthcare disciplines, plus relevant project management credentials, and a proven track record in health care program

Qualifications

Master’s or Bachelor’s degree with substantial healthcare project experience.
Experience in program and project management within health care settings.
Professional certifications such as PMP, PgMP, CAPM, LSS, CSM or SAFe are valued.

Responsibilities

Supervise, coordinate and execute multiple large, complex projects focused on improvement or development of health care settings or system-wide initiatives.
Drive process improvements and manage project lifecycles from inception to completion.
Coordinate with clinical and business teams, provide oversight of trials and projects, and ensure deliverables meet standards and timelines.
Develop implementation schedules, budgets and risk plans; monitor progress against milestones and report results.

Education

Master’s Degree in Business or Public Administration, Healthcare Management, Engineering, Social Sciences, Physical Sciences or related discipline; and four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in projects and programs management

Bachelor’s Degree in one of the listed disciplines; and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in projects and programs management, including health care planning

Bachelor’s Degree with professional certification (PMP, PgMP, CAPM, LSS, CSM, SAFe) and four (4) years of relevant experience

Job description

Marketing Statement

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi is a 457-bed teaching hospital affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The facility has earned numerous Center of Excellence designations, accreditation, and recognition for its renowned Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, regional Stroke Center, Snakebite Treatment Center, Breast Health Center, Bariatric Surgery Center, and Cancer Service. The facility also offers the region’s only multi-person hyperbaric chamber, allowing up to nine patients to dive together at one time. Jacobi’s Ambulatory Care Pavilion is a stunning complement to its inpatient acute care, allowing staff to provide patients with high-quality service in a modern, state-of-the‑art environment. At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person‑centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position: Under supervision, is responsible for supervising, coordinating and executing the management of multiple departmental, large‑scale and complex projects focused on improvement or development of health care setting and/or System‑wide initiatives in support of its strategic goals. Supports collaborative development with various business teams and drives process improvements for the successful management of overall project lifecycles, supporting provision of all deliverables from inception to completion.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Responsible for all aspects of clinical project lifecycles including planning, scope definition, design, execution and delivery that support clinical performance and competency.
Coordinates clinical research projects and provides programmatic, clinical and project management oversight for all aspects of trials and projects.
Develops and provides technical guidance in the development of administrative and operational processes, templates, procedures/protocols and other core documents.
Provides overall clinical project/program management activities including utilizing project/program management tools and techniques to organize, plan, execute, report and evaluate project/program objectives.
Defines clinical project milestones, and develops and reviews plans and specifications of assigned projects to be familiar with all details and project scopes. Prepares and reviews project reports and metrics.
Confers with planning personnel to determine the nature and scope of proposed clinical projects and programming schedules and with estimating personnel to verify validity of budget estimates. Ensures that adequate funds are budgeted and funds are available before commitments are made.
Consults with departmental leadership and other key stakeholders to develop implementation schedules and provides support to the development and implementation of various operational plans and technical/logistical tracking systems to meet operational needs.
Coordinates reviews among internal business teams, planning staff, local health care setting administrators and, as directed to ensure optimum efficiency and effectiveness in the coordination of assigned clinical projects.
Ensures that scope statements, estimates and contract documents are prepared, in accordance with standards and NYC Health + Hospitals Operating Procedures.
Reviews progress and cost statements including cumulative change order costs to ensure clinical projects remain on schedule and within budgetary limits. Monitors progress against milestones and key deliverables and other performance indicators, and manages risk by proactively anticipating issues and developing contingency plans and solutions.
Evaluates funding status and additional requirements for all cost elements such as site design and construction costs.
Directs schedule development, monitoring and coordination of assigned clinical projects, and informs appropriate personnel regarding start‑up operations and completion dates.
Analyzes problems and critical situations relating to assigned projects and develops alternative solutions with teams; reviews these proposals with staff and defines and implements decisions.
Oversees the collection, compilation, and analysis of clinical program activity data to evaluate clinical performance and competence.
Performs other related duties, as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Business or Public Administration, Healthcare Management, Engineering, Social Sciences, Physical Sciences or a related discipline; and four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in projects and programs management, execution, and implementation, two (2) years of which must have been in the administration, management and/or execution of projects and programs of various complexities, including work in health care program planning, research, design or a related area; or
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in one of the disciplines as listed in 1 above or a related discipline; and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience as described in 1 above, three (3) of which must have been in the administration, management and/or execution of projects and programs of various complexities, including work in health care program planning, research, design or a related area; or
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in a discipline listed in 1 above or in a related discipline; and possession of a valid, professional certification listed below; and four (4) years of experience as described in 1 above, two (2) years of which must have been in the administration, management and/or execution of projects and programs of various complexities, including work in health care program planning, research, design or a related area.
Project Management Professional (PMP).
Program Management Professional (PgMP).
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM).
Lean Six Sigma (LSS), green belt or above.
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM).
SAFe Agilist (SA).