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JOB OPENING ID: 204665

REGULAR/TEMPORARY: Regular

ORGANIZATIONAL GROUP: Exec Vp Med Affairs

DEPARTMENT: MM HITS OCIO PMO

How to Apply

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

Summary

The primary responsibility in this job is to provide project management to large, cross-team projects focused on automating/modernizing clinical IT. It could also involve project-level management of clinical level programs.

The goal is to complete projects on time, within budget, and with the high level of quality our customers expect from Health Information Technology and Services (HITS).

Responsibilities*

The Office of the CIO is looking for an IT Project Manager to provide project and program management for Information Technology initiatives.  This role is primarily responsible for leading project teams in implementing new functionalities and improving existing functionalities of enterprise information technical solutions.  This role will maintain and guide various teams with program roadmaps and facilitate program management over of a collection of related projects.

You will:

• Have experience leading and delivering complex projects spanning multiple domains including software, infrastructure, and organizational change.
• Be someone bringing the energy and commitment needed to guide projects forward to achieve success and organizational change.
• Be equally at home explaining the progress and recommendations of our technologists to executive leadership as you are discussing the challenges in execution with the team on the ground.
• Proactively seek training and knowledge related to the project domain, applying that knowledge to build credibility with key stakeholders.
• Contribute to project deliverables.
• Influence key stakeholders, decision makers and colleagues to ensure project goals are met.
• Provide structure by establishing priorities and clear execution plans with measurable milestones.
• Leads application technical team and the impacted Clinical operations teams to ensure end-user workflow design and all requirements are met and completed according to scope
• Work with the project sponsors, applications technical team, clinical or business operations teams to develop communication plans, end-user training programs and/or guides, and activation plans to guarantee a successful implementation in a complex, clinical setting

Under direction, you will provide project management needed for managing large and diverse division within the Michigan Medicine Health IT structure.  You will be responsible for the management, performance, and completion of assigned projects, which may be complex and cover scope to engage multiple teams, and potentially multiple HITS divisions and/or Michigan Medicine departments.  This includes managing demand through prioritization.  You will help with all phases of project management from initiation, development, implementation, and transition to operations. You will develop detailed work schedules, estimates, resource plans, and status reports, and conduct project meetings and manage project tracking and analysis.

You will prepare reports, presentations, and correspondence for management review.  You will assist with portfolio management including staffing plans, project lists, and the like, to use for division-wide prioritization and commitments.

Required Qualifications*

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, e.g., Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Health Sciences or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five or more years of progressive management experience or project management or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with large multi-team, multi-year projects.
• General knowledge of clinical care and revenue cycle objectives aligned with IT applications, interoperability, regulatory standards, and business processes

Expertise

• Proven experience in managing complex enterprise projects and/or operations.
• Demonstrated expertise in creating and maintaining deliverables such as project scope and plan, status reports, cost estimates, communication plan, presentations, risk management plan, milestone/deliverable charts.
• Demonstrated experience in managing issues, scope, and quality while bringing projects to successful completion within the cost and time requirements.
• Ability to analyze financial plans and budgets.
• Demonstrated expertise in working with diverse cross-functional teams.
• EHR experience (preferably Epic)
• 5+ years project management experience.  Must include experience with applications within the clinical IT field
• Leads projects related to clinical applications that affect direct patient care, patient care departments (nursing units, ED, radiology, pharmacy, ambulatory clinics, OR, patient portal, etc.), and clinical staff workflows (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists, etc)
• Background in clinically-focused projects and knowledge of impacts to patient care, workflows, roles, and clinical governance is essential for success

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of project management methodologies.
• Knowledge and experience utilizing continuous process improvement methodologies, Lean or Six Sigma, to improve work processes and solutions.
• Ability to plan and facilitate meetings.
• Demonstrated effective oral and written communication, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated excellent time-management skills.
• Demonstrated strong decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated initiative, adaptability, and flexibility.
• Exceptional relationship building and interpersonal skills.
• Develop detailed project schedules
• Manage risk, issues, budget, and status
• Capable use of Microsoft Office and other Project scheduling tools
• Experience with ServiceNow for Project and Change Management a plus

Desired Qualifications*

Highly Desired Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or Scrum Master certification
• Epic implementation PM experience 
• Practical experience supporting Epic or other ancillary, clinical, and revenue cycle applications 
• Microsoft Project and ServiceNow for project process
• ITIL Certification

Work Locations

This position is being made available with the ability for you to negotiate alternative work schedules and remote/on-site options to suit your work-life balance. 

Non-Michigan residents should inquire about potential employment while working remotely in a state other than Michigan. Apply to be part of a strong team that partners with our institution, community, and each other.   

Background Screening

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

U-M COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

COVID-19 vaccinations are now required for all University of Michigan students, faculty and staff across all three campuses, including Michigan Medicine.  This includes those working or learning remotely.  More information on this policy is available on the Campus Blueprint website or the U-M Dearborn and U-M Flint websites.

Job Detail

Job Opening ID

204665

Working Title

IT Project Manager Senior

Job Title

IT Project Senior Manager

Work Location

Michigan Medicine – Health Sys

Ann Arbor, MI

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Regular/Temporary

Regular

FLSA Status

Exempt

Organizational Group

Exec Vp Med Affairs

Department

MM HITS OCIO PMO

Posting Begin/End Date

1/17/2022 – 1/18/2022

Career Interest

Information Technology