Project Manager Senior

Job Title

Senior Project Manager

VMC Main Campus, Renton, WA

Enterprise Project Management Office

Days;
Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Hours may vary according to project needs)

Full Time, FTE 1 (Exempt)

Min $116,909 – Max $175,364 per year (DOE)

Senior Project Manager leads large, complex projects across the hospital and affiliated ambulatory locations, using Waterfall or Hybrid methodologies. The role ensures projects meet scope, schedule, and budget objectives while delivering operational, clinical, and financial value. Provides expertise in project execution, governance, and change management, applies EPMO standards and tools consistently, and mentors less‑experienced project managers.

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Healthcare Administration, Business, Information Systems, or a related field (preferred).
• Minimum 5 years of progressive project management experience in hospital or healthcare delivery environments.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project; experience with Service Now SPM highly desired.
• Experience in a structured PMO and project budget management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large cross‑functional teams and manage multiple concurrent initiatives without direct supervisory authority.
• Proficiency in PMI‑aligned methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid).
• PMP certification preferred.
• Prosci Change Management Certification or similar preferred.

• Proven ability to communicate across all organizational levels.
• Strong skills with Microsoft tools (Visio, Teams, PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
• Experience with Microsoft SharePoint for collaboration and document management.
• Experience with Service Now Strategic Portfolio Management highly desired.
• Experience managing healthcare technology and operational initiatives, including EHR, ERP, and integrated hospital systems.

Core business hours are typically 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday; flexibility required for project needs. Hybrid work environment: when working remotely, employees must maintain a secure, ergonomically appropriate home workspace (Monitors, laptop, keyboard, mouse provided). Expected to perform duties during scheduled work time with disciplined environment. Business casual attire required on-site and during video meetings. Occasional to frequent travel to Valley Medical Center and network ambulatory locations required.

Project Management Expertise

• Apply advanced project management methods to lead large, complex, cross‑functional projects with significant operational, financial, or clinical impact.
• Partner with project sponsors, stakeholders, and operational leaders to define scope, risks, staffing, budgets, and implementation approach.
• Develop comprehensive project documentation (charters, business cases, work plans, integrated schedules, financial forecasts).
• Apply standardized EPMO governance frameworks, tools, and methodologies for consistent delivery and reporting.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and work streams, maintaining alignment with scope, schedule, budget, and strategy.
• Integrate scope, schedule, resources, risks, and financial management across multiple work streams.
• Ensure effective project close‑out, lessons learned, performance evaluation, and transfer of deliverables to operational teams.

Strategic Alignment & Business Insight

• Align project objectives with organizational priorities and operational strategies.
• Anticipate organizational impacts and ensure outcomes support measurable operational, financial, or clinical value.

Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving

• Proactively identify complex risks, dependencies, and operational barriers.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests; develop mitigation strategies and appropriate escalation.

Communication

• Communicate complex project information clearly to diverse stakeholders, including senior leadership.
• Provide clear status reporting to sponsors, governance committees, and senior stakeholders.
• Serve as liaison across departments, leadership teams, affiliates, and vendors.
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