Project Manager II- Health Affairs

Position Summary:
Leads moderately complex-to-complex projects within the scope of the department. Provides project management, analytics reporting and accountability. Develops and documents project plans and timelines. Plans, prioritizes and executes a broad range of initiatives and activities to ensure successful design, implementation and measurement of projects and initiatives. Learns and applies new content expertise to meet project objectives. Measures and reports success of the initiatives against metrics. Recommends process improvement strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Works closely with senior management to ensure project charter or framework alignment with department's goals, strategy and scope of work. Ensures consideration of other relevant guidelines including goals defined by executive sponsors, contract deliverables, or other mandates.
• Leads assigned projects, coordinating with department staff, key workgroups, steering committees, provider partners and leaders to effectively design project charters, pilots and programs. Provides leadership and guidance to Project Managers, Coordinators and Interns as needed.
• Leads and prioritizes multiple concurrent projects/programs, and manages changing priorities, escalating issues and re-setting priorities as needed to meet deadlines and goals.
• Works independently and closely with staff to develop business plans for organizational priority initiatives, identifying opportunities and developing recommendations for leadership.
• Identifies and refines analysis for projects, developing analytic and quantitative frameworks/models to assess the feasibility of new opportunities with department stakeholders. Utilizes data to support decision-making.
• Effectively facilitates cross-functional meetings to successfully collaborate and build consensus with other staff and stakeholders.
• Monitors, evaluates and reports on the progress of projects. Anticipates barriers, communicating major issues and proposed approaches to senior leadership to inform decision-making.
• Produces and executes presentations. Support strategy and program design. Utilizes internal communication, analytics and project management expertise to support strategy recommendations.

Minimum Qualifications
Education:

• Bachelor's Degree required, Master's degree preferred

Experience:

• 4 years progressive experience in healthcare management, project management, consulting or a closely related field, Master's degree in lieu of two years of work experience.
• 1 year experience managing multiple highly complex projects preferred.
• Knowledge of clinical concepts, terminology, workflows, preferably in pediatrics or child services.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication skills including an ability to understand and explain complex concepts including presentations of a body of work to key partners and stakeholders, orally, in writing and in presentations.
• Capable of demonstrating effective professional communication skills, including diplomacy, discretion and a customer service mindset.
• Strong collaboration and relationship building skills; ability to effectively manage internally in a matrixed organization and with external organizational awareness.

Boston Children's Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes.