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Posted Job Title
Senior Program Manager, Oncology Informatics (Abramson Cancer Center)
Job Profile Title
Manager Research Project C
Job Description Summary
Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center (ACC) is a world leader in cancer research, patient care, and education. The ACC's Oncology Informatics Program is dedicated to unlocking the power of information technology to improve cancer care and research. Led by the Chief Oncology Informatics Officer, the Program envisions a technology-enabled learning cancer center leading the world in continuous quality improvement, discovery, and innovation.
Job Description
Job Responsibilities
Reporting to the Chief Oncology Informatics Officer (COIO), the Senior Program Manager (SPM) is responsible for fiscal and operational oversight of the program, management of the project portfolio, client relations, and coordination of technical work performed by individuals spanning several organizational entities and departments. The position requires a blend of operational, planning, communication, collaboration, and relational leadership skills and will interface with clinicians, researchers, technical staff, and senior ACC leaders.
The SPM works with the COIO and ACC leaders to ensure the informatics project portfolio and roadmap are aligned with strategic goals and priorities. He or she establishes and enforces standard operating procedures for client requests, new project intake, cost estimation, project and task prioritization, and other processes. The SPM leads the team in setting near-term goals and prioritizing the backlog of tasks to ensure that strategic objectives are met. While not a technician him or herself, the SPM must have a thorough understanding of the project life cycle for healthcare data analytics services, electronic health record optimization, and software development projects.
The SPM is the primary liaison between the informatics team and its clients and stakeholders, communicating regularly to clarify needs, priorities, and acceptance criteria for projects and services and to gather feedback. This gives the role a high level of accountability and visibility within the organization and necessitates strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
Oncology informatics is a complex, dynamic, rapidly evolving domain, and the SPM position requires a high degree of sophistication, resourcefulness, creativity, organizational savvy, discretion, self-motivation, and enthusiasm for learning.
Position is contingent upon continued funding.
Qualifications
Education & Experience:
Master's and 5-7 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. 7-10 years of Product Owner, Project Management, Program Manager or other experience leading projects/initiatives in a healthcare setting preferred
Skills & Abilities:
Demonstrated customer service skills.
Demonstrated interpersonal/verbal communication skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff.
Ability to translate business requirements and technical requirements.
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of software development lifecycle.
Demonstrates knowledge of healthcare operations and systems.
Ability to prioritize tasks, manage a portfolio backlog, plan a portfolio roadmap.
Ability to identify conflicts and recommend solutions.
Ability to work collaboratively with development teams.
Applies knowledge of health care operations and system to facilitate coordination between stakeholders and developers.
Ability to influence key stakeholders and drive alignment across diverse teams using persuasive communication and strategic relationship-building.
Ability to identify and manage scope creep.
Aptitude for assessing group dynamics and adapting communication strategies to the audience's needs.
Job Location - City, State
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Department / School
Perelman School of Medicine
Pay Range
$74,476.00 - $117,901.00 Annual Rate
Salary offers are made based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, as well as internal and market factors and grade profile.
Affirmative Action Statement Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.
Special Requirements Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.
University Benefits
Health, Life, and Flexible Spending Accounts : Penn offers comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to protect you and your family's health and welfare. You can also use flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
Tuition : Take advantage of Penn's exceptional tuition benefits . You, your spouse, and your dependent children can get tuition assistance here at Penn. Your dependent children are also eligible for tuition assistance at other institutions.
Retirement: Penn offers
Compensation Information:
$74476.0 / Yearly - $74476.0 / Yearly
Starting At: 74476.0 Yearly
Up To: 117901.0 Yearly
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