Nuvance Health

Job Title: Director Project Manager - Surgical Service Line

100 Reserve Road, Danbury, CT - 40 hours per week. Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm 

Summary:

Responsible for leading multiple projects of varying size, complexity and type. These projects may tie together under a program or be unrelated. Either scenario may span one or multiple lines of business. Leading includes overseeing the planning and delivery of assigned projects leveraging project management processes through all project phases. Understands interdependencies between technology, operations and business when evaluating changes, issues and risks. Possesses the ability to tailor communications and presentations to audiences including C-Level, Steering Committees, and Project Teams. May be responsible for oversight/mentoring of other Project Mangers assigned to a project or phase of larger projects or a phase of a program. This position reports into the Surgical Services Service Line Leadership. 

Responsibilities:

1. Develops project charters, scope documents, project plans, status reports, communication management plans, and other documentation as the project requires.
2. Manages all aspects of a project or program, including its planning, communication, risk and issue assessment/management, resources and budget.
3. Uses specialized tools and techniques to delegate and ensure accountability of tasks to project team members.
4. Guide and direct project team members to ensure compliance with set standards, procedures, and guidelines.
5. Building authority within the project team
6. Motivates team members to meet established milestones.
7. Coordinates with vendors and contractors ensuring the project adheres to budget and timeline
8. Assists sponsors/business units with impact of the solution on existing business practices to determine policy and process changes, organizational & staffing level requirements, training needs & physical location requirements.
9. Develops internal communication strategies useful in ensuring communication between various departments of the organization.
10. Creates executive level status reports incorporating project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues.
11. Ability to turn troubled projects around
12. May lead/monitor Project Managers who are assigned to assist the Sr. Project Manager with a larger project or program.
13. May be assigned to mentor other project managers
14. Maintains and models Nuvance Health Values
15. Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance
16. Performs other duties as assigned

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience required
• Five to seven years of project management experience with proven track record of increasingly more complex, multi-disciplinary projects required
• Ability to communicate and present up to the C-Level required
• Must be excellent communicator, well-organized, and have the soft skills to influential leaders
• Must be willing to learn and take direction
• Prior experience managing at the program level a plus
• Prior experience managing projects using Clarity PPM a plus
• PMP and/or PMI-ACP or other Agile certification a plus

Salary Range: 

$57.22 - $106.26 Hourly, commensurate with experience

EOE, including disability/vets.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to assure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.

About Nuvance Health

Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations — Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York — plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care. Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates.