Associate PMO Project Director

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Entity:
Corporate Safety

Department: IS-Project Management Office

Location:

3535 Market Street

Hours:

M-F, Daylight, Hybrid.

This position is based in Philadelphia but is eligible to be performed remotely from within the United States. For remote work outside PA/NJ/DE/MD, employment will be through a third party.

Responsible for providing strategic leadership in the development and coordination of Project Management Office activities. Provides leadership as a member of the PMO Management Team and has supervisory responsibility for Project Managers and Associate Project Managers. Responsible for the Quality Assurance function within the PMO by conducting quality assessments of work products developed by staff.

Oversee multiple projects and programs coordinating Applications teams, outsourced IT functions, external consultants, vendors, and UPHS departments and divisions. Responsible for managing the overall project and program lifecycle from system selection, project justification (ROI), budgeting process, staffing, delivery, closure, and transition to operations. Ongoing responsibilities include managing the program/project budget, development and management to the plan, coordination with hospital department and staff, risk assessment and mitigation, and problem resolution.

Ensure the completion of programs/projects within budgets and project plans and the integration of these new systems with existing clinical, administrative and financial systems. Coordinate with IS and departmental management in the annual planning process. Participate in the management of the day-to-day delivery of IS services through appropriate personnel.

Accountabilities

PMO Project Director:

• Works with the Business to clarify programs/projects and then through the full systems development lifecycle
• Conducts planning and status meetings with key client personnel to understand program/project requirements and communicate our implementation methodology to the client
• Ensures information system functionality meets all clinical and business requirements of the appropriate department and UPHS organization.
• Manages client expectations and project status throughout the project, ensuring that project goals, budgets and timelines are met
• Ensure solutions are delivered with appropriate staffing change management performed
• Conducts periodic risk and quality assessments on any IS project (as requested) and reports results to IS and Business leaders with recommendations for mitigation and improvement

Employees Satisfaction:

• Regularly meets with employees to improve communication and to build productive relationships.
• Continuously communicates to staff the importance of patient satisfaction, quality of care, and sound financial performance; and champions our successes and priorities for improving performance in meeting and exceeding patient and customer expectations.
• Analyze employee satisfaction data& identify opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with staff to develop action plans.
• Implement and follow through with action plans.
• Manage & eliminate process workarounds.

Internal Partnerships:

• Works with UPHS leadership, clinical leadership, and Entity leadership in developing programs, services and initiatives to anticipate future customer needs, build customer loyalty and generate profitable growth.
• Sets standards and drives operational integration of programs by ensuring alignment of communication.
• Establish/update processes and work practices for the unit/department:
• Manage and eliminate process workarounds by appropriately and consistently sharing with organizational partners the issues, which require…