Strategic Initiatives Project Manager - Healthcare

HealthPartners; BLOOMINGTON (MN); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

HealthPartners is seeking a Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives, to join the Strategic Projects and Improvement Office. You will lead medium-sized initiatives across Care Group and Shared Services, guiding projects from planning through implementation and supporting change management to promote adoption.

You will coordinate full project lifecycles, engage stakeholders, and align efforts with strategic priorities while strengthening capabilities in planning, process improvement, systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare, business, or a related field.
• Five (5) years of healthcare industry experience, focus on Care Delivery/Shared Services.
• Five (5) years of experience leading or managing projects.
• Experience leading full lifecycle projects from planning to completion.
• Experience leading process improvement in Care Delivery/Shared Services.
• Ability to balance multiple departments and priorities.
• Strong data analysis, presentation, problem-solving, and time management.
• Strong interpersonal skills to engage audiences from frontline to executives.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 apps (Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Teams).

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive project plans with timelines, resources, risks, milestones, and communications.
• Design and facilitate improvement events to support goals.
• Ensure projects align with strategy and goals.
• Provide recommendations to create value, increase productivity, and improve performance.
• Identify and mitigate risks to keep projects on track.
• Maintain PM standards and processes and apply structured problem-solving.
• Motivate teams and ensure access to tools and training.
• Build stakeholder relationships to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Provide regular status updates and executive presentations.
• Support change management initiatives related to implementation.

Skills

Project management

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Time management

Leadership

MS 365 proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in healthcare, business, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Project management certification (CAPM/PMP)

Process improvement certification (Lean/Six Sigma/IHI)

Prosci Change Management Certification

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Visio

PowerPoint

Teams

Job description

HealthPartners is seeking a Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives, to join the Strategic Projects and Improvement Office. You will lead medium-sized initiatives across Care Group and Shared Services, guiding projects from planning through implementation and supporting change management to promote adoption.

You will coordinate full project lifecycles, engage stakeholders, and align efforts with strategic priorities while strengthening capabilities in planning, process improvement, systems