Senior Project Manager, Strategic Implementation

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in business, Health Care, or a related field or an equivalent amount of education and experience.  
• 5+ years of project management experience. 
• Outstanding project management skills to lead strategic initiatives, identify business needs, provide effective solutions, and manage the necessary resources to accomplish goals and objectives. 
• Experience in strategy implementation and project management. Ability to direct project scope, planning, and tracking while meeting timeline and budget goals. 
• Ability to translate complex information into simple, actionable insights. 
• Demonstrated 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:

• Experience in health care or a related field is preferred.
• Progressively responsible experience with operational planning with proven success in facilitating strategic initiatives.
• Project Management certification (PMP) or relevant project management certification. In place of certification, eligibility for and plans to obtain project management certification.
• Experience working in Project Management Office (PMO).
• Operational and/or financial management experience in an academic health care setting.
• Demonstrated experience coaching and influencing leaders and teams. 

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.