Job Description

Project Manager-Information Services Senior

The Field Project Manager (FPM) serves as the Information Services (IS) representative within the construction environment for Strategic Projects. This role builds and maintains strong partnerships with Design & Construction (D&C), low voltage vendors, trade partners, and the Strategic Project Manager (SPM) to ensure IS requirements are executed accurately and on schedule.

While the SPM focuses broadly across IS, Operations, and Clinical domains, the FPM is dedicated to ensuring the construction team implements IS design intent, standards, and installation quality in real time. The FPM acts as an on-site resource, liaison, and validator throughout the construction lifecycle.

Leads and directs high-priority and complex project(s) usually encompassing multiple applications and business areas to successful and timely completion and within budget. This role involves coordinating with multiple teams and governance groups. Provides administrative decision making, leadership and planning for IU Health's business and clinical projects. Assures day-to-day coordination, communications, issue/resolution, and financial management related to the assigned projects. Oversees resources assigned to the project must be familiar with the systems scope and project objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member to effectively coordinate the activities of the team. Facilitates current and future state business processes, requirements, elicitation, solutions and development and test management.

Candidate Qualifications

Candidates for the position will be evaluated according to the following criteria and competencies.
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• PMP (Project Management Process) certification is required or requirement to attain within 12 months.
• Required experience with enterprise PPM (Project and Portfolio Management) tools.
• Strong working skills with MS Office tools such as MS Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Vizio etc. is required.
• Required experience with contractor and vendor management.
• Requires a demonstrated fundamental understanding of project accounting and financial management.
• Requires an understanding of the Information Management principles, IT processes, Project Management Methodologies, architecture and technologies adopted by an organization.
• Experience in solution scoping, business case development and creation of TCO models is required

Responsibilities

Connect to Promise - Demonstrates a commitment to IU Health's mission, vision, and values by exhibiting behaviors and delivering results that align with the strategic direction of the organization. Ensure IU Health is working toward its vision of improving the health of all Hoosiers by providing the best care for each person as we practice our values of purpose, excellence, compassion and team.

Leadership - Takes the initiative to proactively resolve issues, address concerns, identify potential risks, and improve overall processes and outcomes. Seeks new ways to improve individual and team efforts for overall success, while promoting collaboration and teamwork.

Communication - Shares thoughts and information in a clear, concise, and professional manner, in both oral and written communication formats. Demonstrates active listening and seeks further information to ensure clarity and understanding. Promptly responds to requests for information and works to proactively think through next steps and anticipate potential issues, requests, or business needs. Openly shares knowledge and expertise.

Ethical Practice - Maintains confidentiality as appropriate, earns trust and respect of others, and exhibits behaviors that express the ethical practice of a healthcare organization. Mitigates unintended consequences through careful analysis and observation of business practices.

Critical Thinking - Leverages curiosity and insights to explore rationale behind decision-making. Connect pieces of information from various sources to improve problem solving capabilities and recommendations. Actively distinguishes questions, problems, and conflict. Combines existing knowledge and on-the-job experiences to ensure best practices are being implemented in day-to-day work.

Execution - Addresses problems directly and implements objectives effectively. Produces on time high-quality work deliverables. Able to apply basic project management principles and ensure standard of work is place and reflects leading best practices. Applied earned value principles to managing projects, resource planning and estimates at completion.

Customer Focus - Identifies short- and long-term customer needs and ensures the effective delivery of high quality and value-added solutions, products, and services that meet or exceed customer expectations.

Project Management - Develops solutions with sound methodologies, guidelines, and best practices; makes decisions and solve problems within project plan parameters. Identifies patterns and potential underlying issues. Choosing best alternative based on consideration of pros, cons, and weighing various tradeoffs.

Key Relationships

Reports to: Director-Information Services

Direct Reports: n/a