Sr. Project Manager (Healthcare Project Manager)

Job Title: Sr. Project Manager (Healthcare Project Manager)
Location:  Secaucus, NJ- 07094
Duration: 10 month(s) with Possible Extension/ Temp to hire

Shift Hours: Mon-Fri General 1st Shift EST
Job Description:
This Project Management role will support multiple projects and continuous improvement initiatives in HR Mergers & Acquisitions.
This position will report to the HR Project Management Office.
PMP Certification, PM and Continuous Improvement experience and Smartsheet mastery are key requirements for the role.
 
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Leads projects and working teams to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and close projects
• Leads projects through issues, roadblocks, and problems
• Actively identifies and executes improvements to process, tools and techniques during the course of project execution and in targeted effort, ie Kaizen events.
• Acts as a change agent to drive teams toward success
• Guides team members to perform through issues and constraints
• Owns projects
• Owns the timeline, budget, resource constraints, and deliverables / results
• Shifts between the "big picture" and the small-but-crucial details
• Is prepared to roll up their sleeves and work through detailed issues
• Ensures all appropriate tools are completed and used effectively (e.g., charter, gantt chart, status updates)
• Actively communicates with project sponsors and stakeholders
• Establishes regular points of communication
• Manages sponsor and stakeholders expectations
• Delivers the expected results
• Performs root cause analysis on project shortfalls and takes corrective action as necessary
• Coaches other employees on the use of various tools, concepts and practices foundational to Project Management and Continuous Improvement.
 
Qualifications/ Job Requirements:
• Demonstrated experience leading projects from initiation to completion (4 to 6 years of experience)
• Demonstrated experience facilitating discussions or workshops
• Demonstrated ability to develop strong relationships with others
• Demonstrated experience leading changes
• Demonstrated ability to influence business leaders
• Demonstrated data analysis skills
• Some experience in continuous improvement
• Some experience with process management
• Basic knowledge of VOC tools
• General knowledge of Hoshin and breakthrough planning
• Effective written and verbal communication skills across multiple formats: formal presentations, meetings, conference calls, e-mails, and memos
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Skilled in Smartsheet, Microsoft Word, Excel, OneNote and Powerpoint
 
Required Knowledge:
Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Project management and continuous improvement skills and experience. Managing multiple projects concurrently.
Smartsheet project management software experience
 
Education:
• Bachelor's degree required
• Formal training in project management and/ or continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma, Total Quality Management, Lean, Theory of Constraints) desired