Sr IT Project Portfolio Manager

Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI), a subsidiary of McKesson, is one of the leading oncology research organizations aimed at advancing cancer treatments. The IT Project Portfolio Manager is responsible for enterprise-level portfolio reporting and governance, ensuring data integrity, financial visibility, and leadership-level reporting to support decision-making and accountability.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for portfolio level reporting and transparency in Planview, covering all projects, programs, and non-project work
• Ensures visibility into all intake (project and non-project), with work appropriately classified and reflected in portfolio views
• Provides consolidated portfolio reporting to leadership, including overall status and health, demand versus capacity indicators, financials and forecasts, and key risks, issues, and dependencies
• Maintains a single source of truth for portfolio reporting, contracts, and executive materials
• Provides portfolio level capacity and utilization reporting using Planview data across project and non-project work
• Reports on demand versus available capacity, identifying constraints, overallocations, and systemic bottlenecks
• Ensures capacity reporting reflects actual time and effort, supported by accurate and timely timesheet data
• Identifies utilization trends (e.g., sustained overload or underutilization) to inform leadership decisions related to staffing, funding, or reprioritization
• Ensures timesheet data completeness, accuracy, and timeliness in Planview or integrated time tracking systems for reporting purposes
• Responsible for delivering regular portfolio reporting to Leadership and Executive Teams
• Develops concise, executive ready reporting artifacts, including narratives, visuals, and summaries suitable for senior leadership audiences
• Maintains portfolio level visibility of key risks, issues, and dependencies, including cross initiative impacts
• Ensures ownership and status information is current and accurately reflected in Planview and leadership reporting
• Maintains visibility into contracts, statements of work, renewals, and amendments, ensuring leadership awareness of commercial commitments
• Monitors portfolio spend against approved budgets and escalates risks of budget overruns, funding gaps, or cost pressures through established governance channels
• Provides reporting on invoice and payment readiness, identifying approval bottlenecks or discrepancies to support on time vendor payments
• Reports on vendor performance and commercial risks, escalating concerns as appropriate

Requirements:

• 10+ years in project/program leadership, clinical technology delivery, or enterprise portfolio management for digital transformation
• Strong project planning, execution, and governance capabilities
• Experience managing cross‑functional teams and complex dependencies
• Financial acumen with experience managing project budgets and forecasts
• Ability to influence without authority and drive accountability
• Demonstrated proficiency in Planview (system of record) and working knowledge of Jira and Smartsheet for portfolio and delivery reporting
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive alignment
• Proven skill in creating concise, highly executive ready decks, translating complex data into clear, decision focused narratives and visuals
• Strong attention to data accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and audit readiness, including timesheet and financial data integrity