Sr. Project Management Specialist

Join Our Team At The James M. Anderson Center For Health Systems Excellence

We invite you to consider joining our team of talented project management professionals in the James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence! The James M. Anderson Center was created in 2010 to serve as a catalyst for improving child health and transforming the delivery of healthcare locally, regionally and around the world. The Anderson Center shares ideas, knowledge, and data transparently and collaborates extensively to accelerate the reach and pace of quality improvement across Cincinnati Childrens Hospital.

This role will support the Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative (OPQC) to reduce preterm births and equitably improve maternal and birth outcomes across Ohio. Launched in 2008, the Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative (OPQC) is a statewide consortium of perinatal clinicians, hospitals, and policy makers and governmental entities that aims, through the use of improvement science, to reduce preterm births and improve maternal and birth outcomes across Ohio. OPQC involves subject matter experts, uses successful evidence-informed strategies, and employs data-driven quality improvement methods and well-accepted project management processes. Success comes from a collaborative approach that builds upon an established network of OPQC-member hospitals with a history of executing successful statewide quality improvement initiatives.

This role will require application of advanced project management methodologies, including design and development of flexible project and portfolio structures and setting priorities and establishing and executing plans for multiple, concurrent projects under various portfolios of work in service to delivering business value and supporting organizational objectives. You will be responsible for navigating and effectively driving complex, matrixed, and multi-disciplinary project teams. A propensity to learn and adapt to the needs and pace of the project is expected.

Job Responsibilities :

• Project Management : Accountable for simultaneously managing multiple, complex projects across project types (e.g., design, innovation, implementation) and stakeholders (patients, clinicians, researchers). Develop and manage a nimble, adaptive project structure through standard tools and templates. Execute projects with the urgency required to deliver business value. Successfully plan for and manage project risks and recognize / take action when risks become issues.
• Project Management Leadership : Engage clients and stakeholders in negotiating project scope, as needed. Maintain professional and productive partnerships with senior leaders. Lead project teams and direct work of others while assuming final responsibility for the result. Collaborate with leadership to develop strategic priorities. Translate strategies into actionable goals, prioritize objectives, and support teams in achieving success.
• Data Analysis / Reporting : Perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of project progress and health, including developing dashboards to communicate status of work for project teams. Coordinate data collection on project activities for reporting purposes.
• Communication & Relationship Management : Analyze project communication needs and generate communication plan to successfully manage communications and relationships with key project stakeholders. Recognize, navigate, and leverage complex organizational structures and relationships to achieve project goals. Compose, edit, and deliver written and verbal communications tailored to the audience. Facilitate small and large group meetings and collaborations. Excellent soft skills to actively listen, build and maintain effective relationships, and change at the required pace to meet the project needs.

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