Senior Project Director

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is a leading, globally recognized not-for-profit health care improvement organization that has been applying evidence-based quality improvement methods to meet current and future health care challenges for more than 30 years. IHI provides millions of people in health care with methods, tools, and resources to make care better, safer, and more equitable; convenes experts to enable knowledge sharing and peer-learning;

and advises health systems and hospitals of all sizes in improving their systems and outcomes 's mission is to innovate and lead transformational improvement in health and health care worldwide.

As an integral IHI team member and organizational leader, the Senior Project Directoris responsible for driving successful planning and execution of projects as well as developing and presenting content in a focused area. The Senior Project Director builds and fosters meaningful, effective relationships with customers, funders, partners, teams, and individual staff members to achieve IHI’s mission and develop the next generation of leaders.

IHI is building a pipeline of experienced US-Based Senior Project Directors for future opportunities. We seek leaders withexpertisein driving improvement and transformation across health care systems and communities.

• Health Equity
• Quality Improvement
• High Reliability
• Health System Transformation
• Population Health
• Improvement Science

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Oversee the strategic direction and performance ofa portfolio of projects ensuring alignment with organizational goals
• Monitor the progress of multiple projects, providing guidance and resolving escalated issues or risks
• Serve as a mentor and escalation point for PDs, helping manage complex stakeholder relationships by being an expert presence when needed
• Ensure appropriate resource allocation across projects, resolvingconflictsand addressing resource gaps
• Develop and oversee comprehensive risk management plans, ensuring effective resolution of critical challenges
• Conduct regular performance evaluations of PDs and projects, ensuring alignment with strategicobjectivesand client satisfaction
• Establish andmaintainquality assurance processes across the project portfolio, driving continuous improvement
• Approve significant change requests and guide PDs in implementing project adjustments
• Ensure smooth transitions of deliverables from projects to operational teams, facilitating post-project evaluations

• Acts as a sounding board and escalation mechanism for deliverables that are more complex or need review

• Collaborate with the VPD to refine business development strategies, providing input on client needs and opportunities to expand organizational impact
• Drafting initial proposals for RFQs, RFPs, and grant applications, ensuring alignment with client needs and organizational priorities
• Supervise and mentor Project Directors,providing strategic guidance, regular feedback, and professional development opportunities
• Resolve escalated team challenges, addressing conflicts or resource gaps tomaintainteam effectiveness and morale

• Deepexpertisein public health, health care systems, or population health, with experience applying industry best practices and QI methodologies across multiple projects
• Advanced knowledge of howtoleverageproject management frameworks to ensure work across portfoliosarecompleted with consistent quality standards and efficiency
• Proven ability to apply QI methodologies in multiple projects, mentoring teams in their use
• Abilityto the development ofcomplex technical reports and proposals, ensuring alignment with customer priorities, as well as industry standards and regulations
• Expert level knowledge and ability to adapt communication style to various audiences, balancingprofessionalismand empathy
• Strong ability to integrate knowledge of all elements, including business impacts and project management, into proposal and other business development efforts
• Advanced leadership skills that supporta supervision like providing mentorship, performance management, and leadership development
• Ensure consistency and strategic alignment in project deliverables across teams, mentoring PDs in best practices
• Advanced skills in building andmaintainsustainable relationships through all phases and experiences with IHI
• Strong ability model and their…