Sr. IT Project Manager

Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI) is a leading oncology research organization focused on advancing therapies for cancer patients. The Senior IT Project Manager will lead complex projects involving cross-functional teams, ensuring effective communication, risk management, and project lifecycle oversight.

Responsibilities:

• Directs complex projects often involving cross-functional teams and matrix partners; knows when to leverage cross-functional expertise across the organization
• Leads a variety of different types of projects including launch of new products and services, application development, systems integration, operational efficiency improvements, process reengineering, and infrastructure upgrades and deployments
• Develops and oversees financial forecasts and provides on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures
• Leads a continuous risk and issues management process to identify and assess risks and issues; works with leaders to develop and manage mitigation measures to minimize exposure to projects and the business
• Directly manages all aspects of the project lifecycle and works within a matrixed organization to oversee all phases of a project
• Determines the most appropriate mode of communication for any given situation, ensure communication is timely, succinct, and tailored to the appropriate audience
• Defines and tracks project milestones; develops, maintains and reports on an overall integrated delivery plan
• Emotional Intelligence- displays professionalism, diplomacy and calmness under pressure when confronted with politically sensitive situations
• Establishes and leads cross-functional strategic, to include, enterprise-wide initiatives
• Facilitates the resolution of conflicts between key stakeholders, project team members, and sponsors through interest-based negotiation
• Exercises discretion when managing and protecting sensitive business and patient information
• Facilitates large-level, multi-disciplinary planning sessions and executive-level project meetings
• Exercises stewardship of enterprise resources as a capable influencer
• Creates appropriate project artifacts
• Mentors colleagues in order to influence and build strategic relationships; actively seeks to develop and grow others
• Rigorously manages scope to ensure business requirements are achieved within agreed upon time, cost, and quality parameters
• Serves as a project subject matter expert, routinely briefs key stakeholders on different aspects of assigned initiatives
• Gathers information from multiple sources to assess options and likely outcomes for organizational challenges and opportunities and leads others through this process
• Demonstrates organizational agility (flexible to take on projects in many business lines)
• Supports/Facilitates contract execution and vendor management
• Proposes recommendations, adjustments and process improvements to achieve success
• Represents the project in various project governance and inter-department forums

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of IT project management experience, preferably within healthcare
• PMP Certification strongly preferred
• Agile Project Management and Scrum Certification strongly preferred
• Healthcare
• Information Technology
• Project Management
• Microsoft Office product proficiency
• Servant leadership
• Emotional Intelligence
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Critical thinking
• Stakeholder partnership
• Understand strategic imperatives
• Technology and business knowledge
• Project financial management
• Risk and Issue management and mitigation
• Customer focused
• Able to serve as Mentor / Knowledge Sharing
• Exhibits sound judgment
• Proven ability to build strong and positive relationships and quickly earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders; lead and inspire teams; set direction and approach; resolve conflict; deliver tough messages with grace; execute with limited information and ambiguity
• Proven ability to navigate a highly matrixed organization effectively
• Servant Leadership; a leader who considers the needs of the team over his/her own
• Excellent written and oral communication capability and presentation skills; persuasive, encouraging, motivating, and inspiring; the ability to listen and understand
• Exhibits influencing and negotiating skills
• Displays business and technical acumen
• Experience with stakeholder management
• Focused and versatile team player that is comfortable under pressure
• Proven ability to remove barriers and enable teams to complete objectives
• Demonstrated, applied experience establishing and delivering complex projects
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Accountable for change management
• Proven core project management skills including knowledge of project management methodologies and tools