Project Manager in Valhalla, New York at Westchester Medical Center

Job Summary: Join our dynamic Operational Excellence & Enterprise Data Analytics team as a Project Manager. In this role, you will manage the lifecycle of diverse projects, some which are technical in nature, spanning operational improvement and transformation initiatives, special project implementations, and core Data & Analytics efforts. You’ll coordinate between skilled technical teams and stakeholders across the network to deliver solutions that enhance our analytical and operational capabilities.

You will focus on executing project plans, managing tasks, facilitating communication, and ensuring successful project delivery within scope and timelines. We seek an autonomous, curious individual with strong communication skills, a structured approach to problem-solving, and a drive for continuous learning. A technical background or experience is preferred, as this role often interfaces with data, analytics, and application development teams.

Responsibilities:

• Project Execution: Manage the full lifecycle of assigned technical projects, ensuring tasks are completed on time and within scope.
• Workstream Management: Oversee and coordinate multiple concurrent workstreams, ensuring alignment across project priorities, timelines, and deliverables.
• Stakeholder Communication: Serve as a key point of contact for project stakeholders, providing updates, gathering requirements, and managing expectations.
• Product Enhancement Queue Support: Assist in maintaining and prioritizing a queue of enhancement requests for existing products, aligning improvements with project goals.
• Developer/Technical Coordination: Collaborate closely with engineering and analytics teams to coordinate development tasks, track progress, and facilitate technical discussion.
• Process Adherence & Documentation: Follow established project management processes; create and maintain project documentation, including plans, status reports, and meeting minutes.
• Risk Identification & Escalation: Identify project risks and issues, including dependencies involving external task ownership; manage necessary stakeholder follow-up and escalate complex issues or roadblocks to senior team members or leadership.
• Collaboration & Teamwork: Work collaboratively with technical teams and stakeholders to achieve project objectives.
• Continuous Learning: Actively learn about project management best practices, relevant technologies (e.g., Snowflake, Power BI), and the healthcare domain.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Experience:

• Two years of progressively responsible experience devoted to project management, required

• Two years of experience in project management in a public health, clinical setting, health regulatory or health services related organization or program, preferred.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree, required
• Master's degree, preferred

Licenses / Certifications:

• Project Manager Profession (PMP), Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt, or Prosci Certified Change Practitioner, preferred