Project/Program Manager

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

This is a Stanford Blood Center job.

A Brief Overview
Reporting to the Strategic Projects Manager, the Program Manager leads key organization initiatives for Stanford Blood Center. Program Managers are responsible for the coordination and completion of all aspects of project management on assigned projects, including, but not limited to, project scope, project schedule, project budget, project plans, facilitating meetings, documenting requirements, overseeing development, operational workflows, and implementation. Additionally, the Program Manager supports program management activities to manage that all projects across the organization are on time, within scope, and within budget. The Program Manager is responsible for identifying and resolving project issues, making sure the project progresses on schedule and on budget. The Program Manager is the point of communication with stakeholders and is accountable for project delivery and success. The Program Manager must have good communication skills in acting as the liaison between the project team, subcontractor, customer, key stakeholders, and leadership.

Locations
Stanford Blood Center

What you will do

• Project Management: • Implement strategic initiatives from inception phase to closure phase. • Provide project management for project activities to ensure that the project is completed in scope, on schedule, within budget. • Conduct project intake, project assessments, develop project teams, define objectives and scope, document current and future-state processes, document risks and assumptions, and oversee development, operational workflows and implementation. • Develop and maintain effective relationships with project owners, operational leaders, business services, IT, vendors, and other project stakeholders. • Define project scope, duration, resources and cost, as well as the best course of action/approach to attain the project objectives. • Conduct project kick-off meetings, communicate individual roles and project expectations, and serve as the initial point of contact for projects. • Coordinate with cross-functional team members on project budget targets, status and resolution of related issues. • Complete and manage detailed project plans using the designated project management tool. • Develop effective and attainable work plans and negotiate resource allocations for project support. • Follow SBC standard work/processes, policies and processes, develop detailed project plans and completes required project documentation. • Provide input and data information for project scope, schedule and budget. • Provide input for tracking project budget targets (overall) and stays current on status. • Negotiate and balance both internal and external stakeholder interests to maintain alignment of the project outcomes. • Responsible for the coordination and completion of concurrent projects of various sizes. Oversee all aspects of projects. Track milestones and anticipate deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor and summarize progress of project. • Organize, and delegate work to achieve desired outcomes. • Utilize designated project management tool to report project status, manage issues, identify risks, and escalations. • Prepare reports and matrix for the leadership team regarding status of projects. • Develop and administer project reporting systems and communication plans. • Provide leadership to Project Leads and other stakeholders to effectively collaborate in project implementation. • Deliver concurrent various sized projects to successful completion. • Coordinate post-project review and lessons learned meetings following stabilization of projects. • Train staff on designated project management tool and develop and train staff on standardized project management methods and skills. • Support other Project Managers as back up on projects.
• Process Improvements: • Implement process improvement and strategic initiatives for the organization to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of business operations and management. • Incorporate Lean practices to effectively manage stakeholder and operational leader expectations. • Identify and pursue opportunities to optimize effectiveness. • Communicate, convey, and visualize informed data conclusions and provide recommendations to leaders.
• Program/Portfolio Management: • Support project-specific Project Managers to ensure that projects are on time, within scope and budget, and at the required level of quality. • Assist in program/project portfolio management to ensure project prioritization, proj