Senior Project Manager, Office of the CEO

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of a special projects strategy for the CEO, in collaboration with the other CEO staff including maintaining project plans, timelines, budgets and resource allocation to ensure timely delivery of projects.
• Track and report project status to stakeholders, including project risks, issues, and dependencies
• Anticipate special project needs in various formats and service those needs
• Follow up and continue to engage with key stakeholders for and at times on behalf of the CEO.
• Cultivate and serve as the administrative partner/lead to external organizations and community partners
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures, and applicable laws and regulations
• Create and disseminate reports and strategic insights for key internal and external stakeholders
• Based on project needs implement data collection/analyses as well as creating data visualizations to communicate to stakeholders
• Cultivate external/internal partnerships to support and promote a compelling vision for Penn Medicine
• Create and maintain operating mechanisms for corporate special projects
• 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

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree (Required)
• Master's Degree (Preferred)
• 5+ years of Professional experience or equivalent experience in a related field (Required)

Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to manage others (directly or indirectly)
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and energize teams and stakeholders.
• Empathy to understand diverse perspectives and the nuances of what drives observable behaviors and opinions.
• Negotiation skills to engage and establish key terms with external partners who can accelerate projects and outcomes.
• Establishes clear, measurable goals to align efforts and for transparency in how projects are progressing.
• Excellent analytic and communication skills, with the ability to write persuasively to bring ideas to life and engage audiences.
• Be an ambassador for the institution.
• Professional maturity to interact with health system employees and patients in a sensitive clinical environment.
• Ability to manage sensitive information with discretion.
• Resourcefulness to engage other staff towards goals, particularly toward acquisition and analyses of data.