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Senior Program Manager

Stanford Health Care
Palo Alto, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Mar 2026
💰 $198,000/yr($150,000/yr$198,000/yr)

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

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Are you driven by the opportunity to integrate sustainability directly into clinical care delivery? This role is for a strategic, execution-oriented project leader who sees sustainability as a core component of how healthcare is planned, delivered, and continuously improved. 

As the Senior Program Manager for the Sustainability Program Office, you will play a highly visible and impactful role in implementing sustainability into clinical practice to reduce waste and cost. This role is ideal for someone who operates at a high level - owning complex, cross-functional work end to end and partnering closely with clinical leadership, key stakeholder departments, and executive stakeholders to translate sustainability goals into successful outcomes. 

  • Lead enterprise sustainability pilots and scale successful models 
  • Conduct program documentation, training, and implementation 
  • Engage clinical partners to reduce waste, emissions, and inefficiencies 
  • Optimize processes such as preference cards and equipment use 
  • Analyze data and develop recommendations that support long-term change 

Who you are: 

  • An experienced program or project manager, preferably with clinical experience, who enjoys implementation and getting work done 
  • Comfortable leading complex initiatives across multidisciplinary teams and keeping meticulous track in implementation plans 
  • Skilled in implementation, governance, and executive-level communication and articulating next steps 
  • Curious, adaptable, and interested in sustainable healthcare in a large hospital 

The Facilities Services division enhances health through leadership, collaboration, and innovation. Our team offers essential non-clinical support 24/7, ensuring safe operations and planning for future needs. We represent the intersection of planning, construction, general services, and facilities of operations. Learn more about Facilities Services at: Facilities Services | Stanford Health Care  

The Sustainability Program Office (SPO)function is dedicated to implementing sustainable initiatives that reduce our organization’s carbon footprint, conserve resources, and enhance the health and well-being of our staff, patients, and communities. By fostering collaboration across departments and integrating environmental considerations into operations and facilities planning, SPO drives positive change and sets a standard for sustainability in the healthcare sector.  

If you are interested in joining Stanford Health Care, please read the job description below and apply online. Final interviews will be conducted onsite and at a hospital setting using case studies.  


A Brief Overview
Leads large strategic and cross-functional improvement programs by defining strategic intent of programs and overseeing deliverable development to ensure project goals are met.

Locations
Stanford Health Care

What you will do

  • Provide program leadership for large strategic and cross-functional improvement programs as assigned by the Administrative Director.
  • Manages, assesses, and documents project scope and program utilizing standard A3 template.
  • Defines project scope, goals and deliverables that support strategic business goals in collaboration with the Administrative Director and other key stakeholder.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement and recognize and use synergies from other projects to design creative solutions for technological and non-technological problems as well as identify future projects.
  • Implements quality control measures to ensure project compliance with department, hospital and University policies, government codes and regulations; also ensures conformance to the requirements of all project participants.
  • Manage program design and structure for department's key initiatives and projects within assigned leadership division, develop strategic input for the Director regarding business objectives of clients for both current and future projects.
  • Partner with Operations Manager(s) to identify and devel

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