Strategic Project Manager, Healthcare Operations (Hybrid)

UNC Health; Chapel Hill (NC); Hybrid; USD 49,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in Chapel Hill is seeking an experienced Project Manager to direct and manage complex projects from inception to completion. You will define scope, goals, and deliverables aligned with UNC Health’s strategy, and oversee plans, budgets, quality audits, and communications.

Join a large NC health system with a strong emphasis on collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Health Administration or related field or equivalency.
• If Master's degree, requires two (2) years of professional experience in project management related work.
• If an Associate's degree, requires nine (9) years of professional experience in project management related work.
• If a high school diploma, requires thirteen (13) years of professional experience in project management related work.

Responsibilities

• Develops project plans, goals, and budgets identifying resources needed, develops schedules and methods for measuring results while maintaining optimum working relationships with all departmental units.
• Responsible for program and project assignments working independently or collaboratively as appropriate to accomplish the assigned work. Identify issues and assist in developing strategies to address them prior to issues becoming critical. Keep senior management informed of project(s) status and any potential problems or political concerns.
• Organizes/manages all phases of the projects to achieve schedule, cost and performance objectives, while maintaining the scope of the projects.
• Prepares requests for proposals and conducts all necessary meetings to facilitate selection of project services and products. Assembles project team members assigns individual responsibilities and monitors project performance.
• Plans and oversees the preparation and dissemination of project communications. Communicates with top-level management, project sponsors, and functional area managers/directors regarding status of specific projects. Produces project reports for the project sponsors and senior management.
• Performs strategic analysis for the projects and develops objective means or status reports for assessing the status of the projects that are consitent with standard skills of project managers.
• Coordinates effort and manages relationships with vendors and contractors necessary for any projects

Skills

Project management

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Health Administration or related field

Job description

UNC Health in Chapel Hill is seeking an experienced Project Manager to direct and manage complex projects from inception to completion. You will define scope, goals, and deliverables aligned with UNC Health’s strategy, and oversee plans, budgets, quality audits, and communications.

Join a large NC health system with a strong emphasis on collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional leadership.