Technical Project Managers

Full-time, 40 hours per week. Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Mostly remote work option available, with occasional on-campus meetings required at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

This position may require occasional travel.

Office environment with typical frequency of tasks as described below.

Nearly continuously:
Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), hearing, listening, talking, walking. Seldom:
Repetitive foot motion, climbing, kneeling, squatting, crawling, balancing, reaching overhead, pulling, pushing.

The University of Utah offers a comprehensive benefits package. You can learn more about the great benefits of working for the University of Utah at: benefits.utah.edu

VP Area: U of U Health - Academics

Department: 02228 - Data Coordinating Center

Location:

Campus, Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment:
External Posting

Pay Rate Range: $74,535 to $90,779

Close Date: 07/23/2026

Priority Review Date (Posting may close at any time)

Technical Project Managers

Join the Utah Data Coordinating Center (DCC) as a Technical Project Manager, where your work will directly enable innovative clinical research at the University of Utah and across national partners. This position is responsible for the overall planning, management, and completion of projects across the DCC. It is a growth-focused role ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative, mission-driven environment.

The Utah DCC supports large-scale health data infrastructure that underpins national emergency response, clinical registries, and federal research initiatives.

The Technical PM will work with a cross-functional team, including program directors, administrative staff, report developers, statisticians, data managers, IT staff and other project stakeholders. Typical projects include new initiatives and implementation of new technologies. Establish project teams and provide overall direction for technical projects from initiation through to delivery. Perform project requirements, estimation, and budget management. Formulate project scope and delivery strategies and establish milestones/schedules.

Maintain and report project status and monitor progress of all team members. Gather required data from end-users to evaluate objectives, goals, and scope to create technical specifications. Serve as liaison between technical and non-technical departments to ensure that all targets and requirements are met. Keep leadership informed of key issues that may impact project completion, budget, or other results.

This position will report to the Associate Director of Program Delivery & Portfolio Management who leads the IT Project Management Office.

Essential Functions:

• Delivery Process:
  Accountable for the various projects under the ownership of this role. Ensure delivery to agreed time, cost and quality parameters. Align with stakeholders’ expectations. Manage large, small, simple and complex projects. Escalate and remove blocks to progress. Provide guidance, coaching and mentoring to junior project managers.
• Quality, Risk & Compliance:
  Ensure all risk and issues are recorded and managed in the appropriate logs in a timely manner with clear action/mitigation/contingency plans and named owners.
• Team Leadership:
  Contribute to talent development, bring new ideas, and coach junior project managers. Manage the selection of project managers.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Collaborate to improve IT delivery methodology, tools, processes, and quality assurance.
• Planning and Execution:
  Set deadlines, assign responsibilities, monitor and summarize progress, and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences. Facilitate effective meetings and ensure alignment with project design and requirements. Build trusting relationships within and beyond the IT team.

The Utah DCC offers a career ladder for Technical Project Managers and provides growth and professional development opportunities.

This position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.

The University of Utah offers a comprehensive benefits package. You…