Cleveland Clinic is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to transforming patient experiences. As a Project Manager ITD II, you will oversee the execution of moderately complex projects, ensuring alignment with goals and managing various project constraints.
Responsibilities:
- Develop the project charter and form a cross-functional team
- Set up and lead regular project team meetings to maintain alignment and momentum
- Define and manage project scope, success criteria, and stakeholder requirements
- Develop a detailed Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), timeline, and resource plan
- Prevent scope creep by enforcing a structured change control process
- Oversee day-to-day execution, ensuring alignment with goals and timelines
- Track milestones, update schedules, and manage interdependencies across teams
- Ensure all deliverables meet quality standards and business objectives
- Continuously monitor project performance against the baseline for scope, schedule, and cost
- Analyze variances, manage changes through formal processes, and implement corrective actions as needed
- Maintain visibility into progress through reporting, dashboards, and stakeholder updates
- Build and manage project budgets, forecasting costs and controlling expenses
- Coordinate and optimize resource allocation across internal teams and vendors
- Identify and analyze risks; maintain a Risk & Issue Register
- Implement mitigation and contingency plans proactively
- Develop and execute a communication plan to keep stakeholders informed
- Manage stakeholder expectations through regular updates, influence, and negotiation
- Lead procurement activities, negotiate contracts, and manage vendor relationships
- Monitor vendor performance and ensure alignment with service-level agreements
- Close projects effectively and conduct lessons learned sessions and stakeholder reviews
- Finalize documentation and ensure smooth hand-off or transition
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in business or related field
- Four years of project management experience
- Additional project management experience may offset the degree requirement
- For Information Technology Division caregivers, ITIL Foundations certification is required within six months of position start date
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI), or Certificate in Project Management from an accredited college
- Experience working in a technical environment and healthcare organization
- Understanding of healthcare workflows and experience deploying technology, applications, and boundary systems in support of hospital operations
- Clinical integrations project management experience
- EMR Implementation and Historic Data Conversion experience