Strategic Projects Manager (Hybrid)

Michigan Medicine; Ann Arbor (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent medical, dental and vision

2:1 retirement match

Job summary

Michigan Medicine is seeking a project manager to oversee small to mid-size initiatives within the department. Under direct supervision, you will coordinate project teams, develop schedules, and ensure timely completion, reporting status to the Chief Department Administrator and the Department Chair.

You will lead strategic initiatives, oversee committees, manage clinical enterprise projects, and monitor finances, payroll, and data reporting.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, public health, or a related field.
• Two years of related experience coordinating projects in healthcare or academic settings.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and attention to detail.
• Experience extracting, cleaning, and reporting data; proficiency with Microsoft Excel and related tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with clear recommendations.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication with stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively; maintains confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Strategic initiatives: Manage the Department's key strategic initiatives as projects with defined goals, scope, owners, timeline, resources, and success measures; report status to leadership.
• Strategic Oversight Committee: Coordinate the committee's work, build agendas, prepare materials, run meetings, and track decisions to completion.
• Clinical enterprise projects: Serve as project point of contact with enterprise leaders and align initiatives with enterprise plans and timelines.
• OR operations: Manage projects to improve operating room performance and balance surgeon satisfaction with utilization.
• Profit and loss oversight: Manage the Department's P&L review cycle; track trends and coordinate corrective projects.
• Financial monitoring: Coordinate monthly payroll, gift fund utilization, CME expenses, and departmental financials; flag changes to leadership.
• Internal controls: Collaborate on oversight and improvement of internal control processes; ensure compliance with policies.
• Data infrastructure: Manage weekly/monthly data extraction, cleaning, and reporting; deliver reports on a set schedule.
• Faculty consultations: Manage faculty consultation program; schedule and run meetings to walk through improvement opportunities.
• Quality initiatives: Manage quality projects including peer review and REDCap database management; coordinate involved staff and timelines.
• Special projects: Define scope, assemble resources, build schedules, and report status for HR, finance, strategy, and operations.

Skills

Project coordination

Data extraction & reporting

Microsoft Excel

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Independent working

Confidentiality

Initiative

Education

Master's degree in healthcare administration / related field

Tools

REDCap

Tableau

Job description

Michigan Medicine is seeking a project manager to oversee small to mid-size initiatives within the department. Under direct supervision, you will coordinate project teams, develop schedules, and ensure timely completion, reporting status to the Chief Department Administrator and the Department Chair.

You will lead strategic initiatives, oversee committees, manage clinical enterprise projects, and monitor finances, payroll, and data reporting.