Mink Bowman Senior Project Manager (Project Manager 3)

Initial Posting Date:

07/17/2026

Application Deadline:

07/26/2026

Agency:

Oregon Health Authority

Salary Range:

$7,537 - $11,098

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Mink Bowman Senior Project Manager (Project Manager 3)

Job Description:

If this opportunity aligns with your strengths, background, and commitment to fostering inclusivity, we encourage you to apply! At the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), we value diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and experiences to help us build a stronger, more equitable future for all.

Opportunity Awaits, Apply Today! – Mink Bowman Senior Project Manager (Project Manager 3)

Join the Oregon Health Authority’s Behavioral Health Division (BHD) and help shape a healthier, more responsive future for Oregonians. BHD leads Oregon’s publicly funded behavioral health system, ensuring people of all ages can access high‑quality mental health and substance use disorder services. Working with counties, Tribes, community providers, and partner agencies, we deliver integrated, community‑based services that support OHA’s vision for an accessible and effective behavioral health system.

This position is part of the Director’s Office, providing strategic leadership, coordination, and decision-making support across the Behavioral Health Division, ensuring that priorities, policies, and operations are aligned and communicated clearly, while overseeing major statewide programs serving children, youth, families, forensic populations, people with complex needs, older adults, veterans, and individuals needing outpatient, residential, housing, and crisis services.

As a Mink Bowman Senior Project Manager, you will join a new four‑person team coordinating activities tied to the federal Mink Bowman lawsuit. Your work will help improve timely admissions and discharges at the Oregon State Hospital and strengthen access to community‑based services after hospitalization, aligning with key BHD strategies statewide.

In this role, you will lead project management efforts, coordinate across teams and agencies, manage workplans, ensure timely completion of tasks, and keep leadership informed. Your efforts will support critical initiatives, enhance communication, and help improve continuity of care across Oregon’s behavioral health system.

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What We Are Looking For

Minimum Qualifications: These qualifications must be reflected in your application for consideration.

Seven years of professional level experience related to the class concept;

OR

Six years of professional level experience related to the class concept AND an Oregon Project Management Associate Certification;

OR

Four years of professional level experience related to the class concept AND a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Public Administration, or a closely related field;

OR

Two years of professional level experience AND Project Management Professional Certification awarded by the Project Management Institute.

Desired Attributes: The following are desired attributes that we have identified as key to success for this role at OHA. These are the attributes we are looking for in our top candidate. If you have any of these, please let us know in your application.

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