CTDO Portfolio Manager

As a Portfolio Manager within the Data Impact & Governance organization, you will play a critical role in shaping how technology and digital initiatives are strategically planned, prioritized, and delivered across the institution. You’ll work at the intersection of strategy, execution, and governance—ensuring investments align with organizational goals and deliver measurable value.

This role offers the opportunity to influence enterprise-wide decision‑making, optimize resource utilization, and enable high‑impact initiatives within one of the world’s leading cancer centers.

• Comprehensive Benefits: MD Anderson offers paid medical benefits, generous paid time off (PTO), and valuable retirement plans to support your health, work‑life balance, and long‑term financial security.
• Strategic Visibility: Partner with senior leaders across Technology & Digital (CTDO) to guide priorities, investments, and outcomes.
• Meaningful Impact: Your portfolio decisions help advance patient care, research excellence, and operational effectiveness.
• Professional Growth: Expand your leadership capabilities in a complex, mission‑driven environment that values continuous improvement and strategic thinking.
• Collaborative Culture: Join a team that values transparency, consistency, and shared accountability for results.

Charismatic, detail‑oriented self‑starter with a strong understanding of technology from a data‑management perspective. Experience with Service Now, Power BI, and SharePoint; creative in developing meaningful reporting solutions; and a genuine passion for their work. Prior healthcare experience is essential, along with the ability to manage budgets and resourcing and clearly communicate financial information to stakeholders.

The Portfolio Manager is responsible for managing Technology & Digital (CTDO) portfolios, overseeing planning, prioritization, budgeting, and resource allocation to support effective portfolio execution. This role ensures that projects are aligned with strategic objectives, delivered consistently, and managed using standardized methodologies, tools, and processes.

• Manage the portfolio of Technology & Digital projects, including prioritization, periodic reviews, budgeting, and allocation of resources.
• Coordinate the establishment and execution of portfolio goals and objectives.
• Develop plans to address portfolio‑level risks, issues, dependencies, and gaps.
• Determine the optimal mix of resources required to support portfolio delivery.
• Schedule and coordinate portfolio activities to achieve organizational operational and financial objectives.
• Compile, analyze, and distribute portfolio performance and status information for leadership review.
• Guide project and program teams on project and portfolio management best practices.
• Ensure consistency in processes, methodologies, and governance standards across the portfolio.
• Support continuous improvement of portfolio management tools, reporting, and practices.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

• Required:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree
• Preferred:
  Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS, Healthcare or a related field.

• Required:
  
  7 years Project management experience, including two years in portfolio management and three years in a technology and digital project management capacity in a healthcare setting.
• Required:
  
  5 years Experience, including two years in portfolio management and one year in a technology & digital project management capacity in a healthcare setting with a preferred degree.
• Preferred: 2+ years of portfolio experience, must know technology including experience with data management, executive reporting, budget, detail oriented, passionate, excellent communication skills, experience with Service Now, Power BI, SharePoint.

• Preferred:
  Certified Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP) issued by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Upon Hire
• Preferred:
  Six Sigma Certification issued by certified organizations. Upon Hire

Must pass pre‑employment skills test as required and administered by Human Resources.

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