Project Manager

UPMC University of Pittsburgh Physicians hiring a Full-Time Project Manager to help support Neurosurgery Administration.

Hours:

Monday through Friday, business hours.

Location:

Hybrid with some travel required dependent on business needs.

Details:

This role supports strategic planning, marketing, and internal and external communications for the Neurological Institute. The position partners with Neurology and Neurosurgery to support impactful projects.

Purpose:

Provide internal direction, leadership, and accountability for project management efforts among operations as well as across the system. Define project objectives and measures to be tracked by the responsible business owners, and develop and maintain detailed project plans.

Responsibilities:

• Identify trends and process improvement opportunities across departments within operations.
• Perform cost/benefit analysis
• Develop and implement key metrics to measure and report on progress of initiatives.
• Work with other managers to achieve efficiencies across integration of projects.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, this includes utilizing standard project documentation and methodology and project tracking and reporting procedures.
• Develop cross-functional, change management and implementation strategies; ensure that all of the participating parties have committed to effective implementation of the processes and procedures.
• Assist team members in resolving project problems, escalates issues when necessary, and facilities decision‑making.
• Assure quality of information through business case and application level testing; validate test results to initial business needs.
• Provide concise and timely status reporting as required
• Monitor operating performance against regional and national benchmarks.
• Assist with achieving Operations division strategic goals as well as system strategic goals.
• Work with organizations outside of UPMC to establish collaborative models to provide neurosurgical care