Allegheny Health Network Careers

Date Posted: 12/6/2016

Position Number: 54462

Location: North Shore

Allegheny Health Network is an integrated delivery network focused on preserving health care choice and providing affordable, high-quality care to the people in our communities.  With more than 14,000 employees including 7,400 health care professionals, nearly 200 primary care and specialty care practices, Allegheny Health Network includes seven hospitals in Pennsylvania with nearly 2,400 licensed beds.

Allegheny Health Network’s clinical expertise ranges from primary care to the most complex surgical procedures.  Services include cancer diagnosis and treatment, cardiovascular care, neurological and neurosurgical services, organ transplantation, orthopedic and rehabilitation services, and women’s health.

Department: Information Systems

Status: Full-time/Exempt

Shift: Daylight

Job Summary: Responsible for definition, planning, and delivery of complex programs that require cross-functional collaboration and management of interdependencies between a group of projects and/or related activities within the constraints of scope, quality, time, and budget. Directs the efforts of a group of employees and contractors that serve on the program to deliver solutions for the business.

Job Responsibilities:

• Works with business and technical organizations to determine program strategy and approach. Organizes plans, and maintains program roadmap consisting of cross-functional activities/projects.
• Works with business and technical organizations to assemble project teams. Leads project team in the development and maintenance of comprehensive plans for a defined program.
• Works with executive sponsor and business owner of a program and other management as required, to achieve the program objectives. Acquires understanding of the business objectives for an assigned area.
• Monitors, evaluates, and reports on program status inclusive of scope, schedule, budget, and alignment with program and strategic goals. Directs corrective action as needed to maintain the viability of the program.
• Develops and maintains positive customer relationships. Delivers presentations of project status to effectively communicate throughout the project lifecycle.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Licensure/ Certification/Registration: PMI certification preferred.

Complexity of Work: Requires solid leadership skills, solid organizational and planning skills, very good verbal and written communication skills, and team building skills.

Personal Protective Equipment: Follows standard and/or other appropriate precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Required Experience: Usually one to four years’ experience in a project manager role for application development projects.