Research Project Manager

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Work Shift

Day

Work Day(s)

Monday-Friday

Shift Start Time

8:00 AM

5:00 PM

Regular

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The IS Project Manager provides effective management of medium sized IT projects or multiple smaller projects. This is accomplished by applying a standard, defined methodology to the project, and providing the leadership skills necessary to control the execution of the project tasks, as defined in the methodology. The project manager is responsible for delivering several key project artifacts, and shares responsibility and accountability with the project leadership team for the successful delivery of the entire project. The project manager must also actively manage to the project budget from a dollar spend and a resource perspective.

Experience

• 3 years supporting and/or managing projects
• Demonstrated project management experience of multiple small to medium projects or one large or complex project from beginning through execution
• Experience with generally known project management software (e.g. – Microsoft Project), commercially available healthcare or business software packages (e.g. – Microsoft Office Suite) is required

Preferred Qualifications

• IT Project management
• Bachelor’s degree

Education

• College degree or equivalent experience

Certification Summary

• No professional certifications required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated knowledge of IT systems, terminology, and processes for the purpose of project administration
• Demonstrated understanding of application implications of moderate technical complexity
• Demonstrated organizational, analytical and time management skills and display the following aptitudes: communication, problem solving and conflict resolution
• Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills for the purpose of providing and explaining project information and status to management, staff, and vendors
• Able to develop and maintain good working relationships and to interact positively and productively with teams across organizational lines, including administrative and executive staff

Job Responsibilities

Project Management Methodology and Standards

• Follow and apply established standards, methodology and processes to all project activities.
• Create Project Management deliverables as defined by the methodology.
• Manage all aspects of a project, including but not limited to: resources, budgets, schedules, scope, and stakeholders.
• Follow prescribed change management processes.
• Achievement of business objectives and goals
• Plan, direct, drive and coordinate activities to ensure project goals and objectives are accomplished within defined scope, time, and budget.
• Identify all stakeholders impacted by chartered work.
• Identify all requirements. Modify plans per changing priorities, policies, and resources for continued alignment to business objectives.

Workload

• Oversee multiple simultaneous projects across teams.
• Ensure deliverables from project team members are completed to deliver desired business outcomes.
• Create and maintain detailed schedules using prescribed PM software.
• Maintain all project info within PPM tool and project site on a timely basis.
• Collaborate with Resource Managers to appropriately staff and manage projects.
• Escalate issues and risks in a timely manner following appropriate escalation paths.
• Manage vendor efforts to ensure on time and on budget delivery.

Management/Stakeholder Communication

• Prepare reports summarizing resource utilization and project performance against schedule and budgets.
• Proactively provide Stakeholders with clear, concise, professional, level-appropriate verbal/written communications.
• Prepare presentations for project management and senior management relating to project status and needs.

Team Communication

• Provide clear, appropriate verbal/written communications to project team.
• Collaborate with team members to set amenable meeting schedule.
• Facilitate communication between technical SMEs and business owners, translating into laymen’s terms.

Leadership

• Provide feedback on current standards, methodologies, and processes to continuously improve the PMO.
• Provide meaningful performance feedback on project team members to their leaders, as appropriate.
• Facilitate discussions across teams and departments to support decision making to drive projects forward (e.g., solicit decision paper feedback).
• Collaborate with various levels of stakeholders across multiple departments with differing needs.

Education and Compliance

• Participate in team/department meetings and trainings.
• Use Children’s competencies and assigned goals to guide and model conformance to job expectations.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

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IT Project Management