Project Manager, Strategic Implementation

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business or an equivalent amount of education and experience. 
• 3+ years of related, progressively responsible experience in health care administration, business, or operational planning with proven success in facilitating projects.
• Outstanding project management skills to lead projects, identify business needs, provide effective solutions, and manage the necessary resources to accomplish goals and objectives.
• Ability to direct project scope, planning, and tracking while meeting timeline and budget goals.
• Demonstrated strong ability to translate complex information into simple, actionable insights.
• Experience working with and managing relationships with senior-level administration or leaders and ability to influence and motivate organizational constituencies.
• Successfully influencing key stakeholders, integrating ideas to achieve outcomes.
• Management of financial, organizational, and staff resources.
• Capacity to manage multiple projects and prioritize work to meet deadlines.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to communicate complex information to all levels of the organization.
• Proficiency in MS Software (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and project management software applications.

Desired Qualifications:

• Project Management certification (PMP) or relevant project management certification.
• Master's degree in Business, Health Care, or a related field.
• Experience in health care.
• Process Improvement, Lean, Six Sigma certification and/or experience.
• Experience working in PMO within health care/hospital operations.
• Operational and/or financial management experience in an academic health care setting. 

Application Process: To be considered, applicants must upload a cover letter and resume (under the submission of relevant materials) that clearly address how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.

 Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. For questions, contact Sharon Walther at sharon-walther@uiowa.edu.