Advisory Project Manager IT

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Leads the successful planning and execution of complex projects and programs within Information Technology at Cooper University Health Care

1. Manage programs
Develop project management plan and execution strategy for multi-year, multi-phased programs. 

2. Manage projects
Manages multiple projects of the highest degree of complexity and risk from strategy development to successful completion.    Is considered an expert in Cooper PMO methodology and enforces project standards, routinely applies to the projects they manage and serves as a mentor to others.

3. Lead project Planning
Documents the scope and objectives of assigned projects.  With the support of the team and sponsors, develops a comprehensive and well planned method for fulfilling project scope and objectives.  Identifies skill sets, team roles and financial resources needed to accomplish project goals. Creates reliable project resource estimates, project work plans, and timelines.  
 
4. Scope Management
Manages project scope throughout project, documenting and escalating for approval scope changes, in order to understand and plan for the impacts of the change.5. Manages Project Team
Provides team leadership throughout the project. Oversight and management of team members, addressing team cohesion, conflict management, independent work, on time delivery, performance mentoring, motivation, and evaluation.  

6. Project Communication
Communicates program and project plans and status to C-suite level sponsors.  Communicates effectively with relevant project staff and stakeholders.  Develops and executes project communication plans, specific to the project and appropriate for all levels of the organization.   

7. Meeting Facilitation
Prepare for and lead project meetings, including team meetings, sponsor meetings, vendor meetings, etc.   Manages meetings, keeping on agenda and time, addressing attendee over or under participation, closes out meeting with topic summary and documented action items.  Distributes meeting minutes.

8. Manage risk and issues
With support of team, identifies tracks and develops solutions for issues and risks.  Serves as an escalation point for program and project risk and issues.  Escalates issues appropriately and timely along with resolution recommendations. Develops contingency plans to mitigate issue and risk impact. 

9. Document
Either personally completes or manages through assigned project team the completion of detailed project documents as stipulated by the project management framework or identified during the project planning phase. Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.

10. PMO Best Practices
Leverages personal experience and knowledge to aid the PMO to continually monitor and improve its processes, templates and methodologies.   Serves as a mentor to other project managers organizationally. 

10+ years' experience required

Bachelors required

Masters preferred

Project Management Institute PMP Certification required

Project Management in a HealthCare environment
Information Services/Technology Experience
Proficiency in MS office Suite