Transformation Project Consultant I- Remote Opportunity

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Develops, manages, monitors, and improves medium to large projects, change facilitation, or process improvement initiatives inclusive of risk & issues log. Works with stakeholders, management, leadership, multi-functional and geographically dispersed work teams across all ministries and system office functions. Provides solid, experienced and insightful project and program management to any/all phases of projects.

Knows, understands, incorporates and demonstrates the Trinity Health's Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices and decisions.

Manages and oversees complex, large, multi-factorial program initiatives spanning multiple operating units, matrixed and direct teams while providing oversight of processes, tactics and culture.

Defines the scope and requirements for complex initiatives; establishes partnerships, roles and responsibilities of team members across all project lifecycle phases from inception to close-out. Participates in business short-term and long-term planning sessions to ensure understanding of business goals, direction and business requirements. Develops business plan and project proposals. Ensure alignment in terms of organizational priorities, adequate funding, executive sponsorship, business owner support and staff resources.

Achieves agreed upon deliverables, within budget and established timelines, and successful completion of project outcomes, targeted goals and objectives.

Conducts post project analysis, meeting with business owners to conduct project closure activities. Maintains risk & issue logs ("risk register") in detailed working form and in succinct summarized form for executive presentations. Manages problem resolution and risk mitigation. Seeks assistance from senior team members in responding to potential complex issues and risks. Keeps departmental and/or divisional leadership, governance, steering teams, leadership councils, project managers, project teams and sponsors apprised through on-going routine communications, including, but not limited to, communication and training plans, routine and recurring reports, status meetings, formal presentations and accelerated or escalated communications as needs arise.

Compiles and analyzes data. Prepares written summaries and presentations which address project scope, timetable and expected deliverables. Drives decision-making via both qualitative observations and quantitative data. Structures, analyzes, synthesizes, and presents findings with minimum direction. Evaluates evidence for both validity and reliability.

Assists senior leaders in determining strategic, financial and operational program impact(s) for the system. Develops, manages and monitors plans, resources and budgets. Calculates budget estimates necessary to evaluate costs.

Provides leadership to project analysts and team members by managing deliverables in accordance with the project management methodology. Coaches and provides oversight to peers, analysts, indirect team members and supporting groups through informal mentorship. Seeks assistance from senior team member in responding to potential complex issues and risks.

Develops a culture of continuous process improvement as a standard business capability and practice. Demonstrates how process improvement will decrease cost, increase productivity and enhance process effectiveness and efficiencies. Embeds process improvement in transformational plans and approaches. Leverages process improvement techniques to identify, evaluate and articulate operational opportunities, business needs and gaps, and plan and implementation steps. Understands stakeholder interest and provides authoritative consultation.

Utilizes strong written and verbal communication, presentation, and facilitation skills. Communicates complex quantitative analysis in a clear, precise, and actionable manner, in a way that can be understood by customers. Prepares and delivers executive and organizational communications. Communicates analytical and technical results to large, high-level varying audiences, consistently, succinctly and clearly.

Collaborates with all levels, to operate in a highly collaborative leadership team under frequently changing structures, requirements and work priorities. Maintains relationships with leaders, decision makers, stakeholders, colleagues, peers, indirect subordinates and clients/customers. Reads the subtle nuances of situations and reacts/plans accordingly. Facilitates teams/groups and influences people through strong leadership, communication and negotiation skills, leading short-term and long-term business, planning and improvement sessions to ensure accomplishment of goals, direction and business requirements.

Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State and local laws/regulations; the Trinity Health Integrity and Compliance Program and Code of Conduct; as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical and…