Senior Project Manager, Operations

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The Project Manager supports the Clinic Operations by providing professional assistance, project management, recommendations on business need and performs operational management work covering a broad range of activities. This position is responsible for providing Subject Matter Expertise in areas including project scope definition, risk identification, project methodology, resource allocation, facilitation, and other areas of expertise based on established project management techniques. The position is also responsible for providing project coordination across multiple businesses units, analytical assessment of business problems, monitoring organizational performance, and identification of risk to operational plans. Develops various ad hoc reports and status updates to support initiatives.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assists in the development of organizational objectives and short and long term goals
• Identifies solutions to non-standard requests and problems
• Solves complex problems and/or conducts moderately complex analysis
• Translates concepts into practice
• Utilizes proven methodologies in project and change management to support corporate leadership initiatives
• Partners with departmental leadership and staff to identify/define performance planning/measures, tracking and reporting objectives
• Leads and guides functional and segment teams through project implementation with competing agendas and priorities
• Collaborate cross departmentally to manage risk forecasting/mitigation, project progress and issue resolution efforts
• Liaison between internal and external teams to help steer work stream communications to ensure response integrity
• Maintains project and process knowledge bank to support best practice identification and implementation
• Develops performance, project status, meeting correspondence and ad hoc reports for consumption by various levels of management.
• Acts as a resource to others with less experience
• Performs all other related duties as assigned

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Years of post-high school education can be substituted/is equivalent to years of experience

Required Qualifications:

• PMP Certification within 12 months of date of hire
• 5+ years of decision support, data analysis, or healthcare operations experience
• Advanced level of proficiency with Microsoft Office applications to include Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Proven ability to successfully conceptualize an initiative, develop a plan and execute the plan through implementation
• Proven ability to interact one-on-one and consult with all levels of executive management
• Proven solid analytical/statistical skills used in evaluating and analyzing data

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification and/or training in a nationally recognized Change Management Methodology
• Basic understanding of concepts and practices of Six Sigma

Physical & Mental Requirements:

• Ability to sit for extended periods of time
• Ability to use fine motor skills to operate office equipment and/or machinery
• Ability to receive and comprehend instructions verbally and/or in writing
• Ability to use logical reasoning for simple and complex problem solving

*All employees working remotely will be required to a