Program Manager - Nashville, TN

It’s More Than a Career, It’s a Mission. Our people are the foundation of our success. By joining our growing team at Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI), a subsidiary of McKesson, you will have the opportunity to become part of one of the largest community-based cancer programs to advance oncology treatments and improve outcomes for cancer patients across the globe. We look for mission-driven candidates who have a desire to advance the fight against cancer and make a difference in the lives of patients diagnosed with cancer every day.

Our Mission People who live with cancer – those who work to prevent it, fight it, and survive it – are at the heart of every decision we make. Bringing the most innovative medical minds together with the most passionate caregivers in their communities, we are transforming care and personalizing treatment. Through clinical excellence and cutting‑edge research, SCRI is redefining cancer care around the world.

• Establish and lead high‑visibility enterprise‑wide, cross‑functional strategic initiatives.
• Lead a variety of different types of projects including launching new products and services, application development, systems integration, operational efficiency improvements, process reengineering, and infrastructure upgrades and deployments.
• Oversees programs of many related projects to deliver value.
• Single accountable party for defining, planning, orchestrating, and delivering a given strategic initiative.
• Ensures end results are of the highest caliber with a clearly articulated scope and quantifiable business benefit.
• Rigorously manages scope to ensure commitments are achieved within agreed on time, cost, and quality parameters.
• Develops communication plans and interfaces to execute on responsibilities.
• Leads a continuous risk management process to identify and assess risks while developing and managing mitigation measures to minimize exposure to projects and the business.
• Represents the project in various project governance and inter‑department forums.
• Serve as point of contact for status of all assigned areas of focus.
• Other duties as assigned.
• They assist business leaders in managing change and act as agents of change throughout implementation of key business initiatives.
• Program Managers have ownership from initiation of a strategic objective through delivery of specified measures of success to ensure the organization meets its goal.
• They apply advanced facilitation and analytical techniques to develop a deep understanding of processes and business needs to lead functional teams through a disciplined approach to execute on targeted objectives.

• Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree preferred
• 3 to 5+ years of experience in program management
• Six Sigma Green Belt, Six Sigma Black Belt, or PMP Certification preferred
• Knowledgeable and experienced in the research environment and healthcare processes
• Experience leading enterprise‑wide strategic initiatives with large change impact
• Complex program and project management skills

This position is hybrid in Nashville, TN. Relocation and visa sponsorship are not available.

Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI) is one of the world’s leading oncology research organizations conducting community‑based clinical trials. Focused on advancing therapies for patients over the last three decades, SCRI is a leader in drug development. In 2022, SCRI formed a joint venture with former US Oncology Research to expand clinical trial access across the country. It has conducted more than 850 first‑in‑human clinical trials since its inception and contributed to pivotal research that has led to the majority of new cancer therapies approved by the FDA in…