Sr. Project Manager - Hybrid - 141826

University of California San Diego; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

UC San Diego Health seeks a Sr. Project Manager to lead the expansion of virtual care strategies across ambulatory and inpatient settings. The role drives workflows, governance, and scalable operating models with leadership from clinical, operational, IT, and support services.

This hybrid position combines onsite and remote work and reports to executive stakeholders. The incumbent will manage multiple concurrent workstreams, translate strategy into actionable plans, and ensure measurable

Qualifications

• Nine (9) years of related experience, education/training, OR a Bachelor’s degree in related area plus five (5) years of related experience/training.
• Advanced knowledge of the organizational development and effectiveness field, theories, models to assess, design and implement customized, strategic organization interventions.
• Demonstrates strong analytical, problem-solving, project planning and implementation skills.
• Highly skilled in facilitation, consulting and relationship building.
• Applies strong verbal, written communication and presentation skills.
• Possesses strong consulting, relationship building, and strategic thinking skills.
• Demonstrates skill consulting to managers and groups at all levels.
• Ability to coach, facilitate and influence people at all levels.
• Demonstrates ability to learn quickly, reason, synthesize and generalize based on information obtained; sound judgment; ability to draw unbiased conclusions.
• Ability to focus on priorities, strategies, and vision.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-scale, cross-department initiatives with limited day-to-day direction.
• Translate enterprise virtual care strategy into scalable operating models and governance.
• Design workflows and operating models for telehealth, e-Consults, and remote monitoring.
• Facilitate training and adoption and drive continuous improvement across departments.

Skills

Organizational development

Project planning

Facilitation

Consulting skills

Communication

Strategic thinking

Relationship building

Coaching

Change management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in related area

Tools

Smartsheet

Wrike

Asana

Visio

Power BI

Tableau

Jira

Job description

• Payroll Title: ORGANIZATIONAL CNSLT 4
• Department: FAC PRAC ADMINISTRATION
• Hiring Pay Scale: $120,000 - $166,000 / Year
• Worksite: Lightwave Avenue
• Appointment Type: Career
• Appointment Percent: 100%
• Union: Uncovered
• Total Openings: 1
• Work Schedule: Days, 8-Hour Shifts, Monday-Friday

Filing Deadline: Fri 10/30/2026

#141826 Sr. Project Manager - Hybrid

UC San Diego values and welcomes people from all backgrounds.

UCSD Layoff from Career Appointment: Apply by 10/20/26 for consideration with preference for rehire. All layoff applicants should contact their Employment Advisor.

Reassignment Applicants: Eligible Reassignment clients should contact their Disability Counselor for assistance.

This position will work a hybrid schedule which includes a combination of working both onsite at Lightwave Ave and remote.

DESCRIPTION

The Organizational Consultant 4 will serve as the primary project manager for UC San Diego Health’s expanding virtual care strategy, leading the development, implementation, and optimization of workflows across ambulatory and inpatient telehealth, e-Consults, virtual care teams, and remote monitoring. The role will have enterprise-wide impact, partnering with clinical, operational, IT, and support services leaders to design workflows, establish standards and operating models, facilitate training and adoption, and drive continuous improvement. The position independently leads complex, multi-department initiatives with limited day-to-day direction and is accountable for translating enterprise virtual care strategy into scalable operating models, governance, implementation plans, and measurable outcomes. The role manages multiple concurrent workstreams and serves as a strategic project and organizational consulting partner to senior, physician, operational, and technical leaders.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Nine (9) years of related experience, education/training, OR a Bachelor’s degree in related area plus five (5) years of related experience/training.
• Advanced knowledge of the organizational development and effectiveness field, theories, models to assess, design and implement customized, strategic organization interventions.
• Demonstrates strong analytical, problem-solving, project planning and implementation skills.
• Highly skilled in facilitation, consulting and relationship building.
• Applies strong verbal, written communication and presentation skills.
• Possesses strong consulting, relationship building, and strategic thinking skills.
• Demonstrates skill consulting to managers and groups at all levels.
• Ability to coach, facilitate and influence people at all levels.
• Demonstrates ability to learn quickly, reason, synthesize and generalize based on information obtained; sound judgment; ability to draw unbiased conclusions.
• Ability to focus on priorities, strategies, and vision.
• Knowledge of the consulting process to effectively lead engagements from inception to conclusion.
• Ability to persuade through both logic and appeal to positive motivations.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with virtual care workflow optimizations, inpatient clinical workflows, or inpatient clinical background.
• Experience developing and delivering training on the workflows.
• Experience within a large, complex healthcare system or academic medical center.
• Formal project management certification (PMP).
• Proficiency with project, portfolio, analytics, and operational management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Wrike, Asana, Visio, Power BI, Tableau, Jira, or similar platforms).
• Lean Six Sigma knowledge/skills.
• Change management knowledge/skills.
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead large-scale, complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Advanced project/program planning and implementation skills.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills.
• Executive-level facilitation, consultation, and presentation skills.
• Ability to influence and build alignment across clinical, operational, technical, and leadership stakeholders.
• Experience with workflow redesign, governance, KPI/measurement development, risk and dependency management, and organizational change.
• Ability to work effectively in ambiguous environments where precedent or standard solutions may not exist.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives and drive measurable outcomes.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

• Must be able to work various hours and locations based on business needs.
• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.

Annual Full Pay Range: $111,300 - $211,100 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%)

Hourly Equivalent: $53.30 - $101.10

Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).

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UC San Diego Health is the only academic health system in the San Diego region, providing leading‑edge care in patient care, biomedical research, education, and community service. Our facilities include two university hospitals, a National Cancer Institute‑designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, the only Burn Center in the county, and dozens of outpatient clinics. We invite you to join our team!

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