Corporate IS Program Manager

at  Penn Medicine

Description
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.
Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life’s work?

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Demonstrates knowledge and application of Program / Project Management disciplines in a complex healthcare information systems environment.
• Demonstrates knowledge of healthcare operations and systems.
• Evaluates, manages the development of, and implements custom and packaged software projects.
• Manages programs consisting of multiple projects and project teams.
• Demonstrates the ability to work with business and clinical management at the highest levels of an organization.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of applications development, database management and operating systems.
• Coordinates the activities and deliverables of two to ten staff on a project team from various areas of an organization.
• Adept in the use of Project Management tools and methodologies (project plans, project charters, change control, TDR testing, command center planning, go live planning, etc.)
• Ability to communicate orally and verbally in a clear and concise manner. Possesses demonstrable advanced communication and leadership skills, and is adept at communicating to senior executives. Demonstrates strength in matching the level of status provided to the needs of the audience.
• Demonstrates strong quantitative and analytical skills. In particular, analytical skills related to business and functional solution requirements and scope definition for large complex programs/projects.
• Other duties as assigned to support the PMO, IS department, and the health system organization.
• Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures
• Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree, 15+ years of progressive experience in a complex healthcare provider environment and 10+ years demonstrated senior project leadership experience is required

Or

• Master’s Degree, 10+ years of progressive experience in a complex healthcare provider environment, 5+ years of demonstrated senior project leadership experience, and 10+ years of demonstrated senior project leadership experience at Penn Medicine

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Strategic thinking
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi-entity, multi-discipline programs and projects in a large integrated healthcare information systems environment that includes acute and ambulatory providers
• Adept in the use of Project Management tools and methodologies (project plans, project charters, change control, TDR testing, command center planning, go live planning, etc.)
• Possesses demonstrable advanced communication and leadership skills, and is adept at communicating to senior executives. Demonstrates strength in matching the level of status provided to the needs of the audience
• Demonstrates strong quantitative and analytical skills. In particular, analytical skills related to business and functional solution requirements and scope definition for large complex programs/projects. These skills are developed over time based on years of experience.
• Must be attentive to detail
• Knowledge of healthcare operations and data structures and the use of information system applications in the practicing healthcare environment
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Demonstrated ability to deal with confidential information
• Ability to navigate political landscape with internal and external stakeholders

BECAUSE GROWTH IS ESSENTIAL TO CONTINUING TO MEET THE CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS OF PATIENTS, PENN MEDICINE CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS CAPABILITIES.

Penn Medicine’s Information Services (IS) Department focuses its efforts on the clinical and financial systems that support the day-to-day operations of four hospitals, several satellite practices, and more than 2,000 physicians.
Learn more about Information Services
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
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We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law

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