General InformationPress space or enter keys to toggle section visibility
Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USAOnsite or Remote Flexible Hybrid
Work Schedule Monday - Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm PST
Posted Date 08/04/2026
Salary Range: $100170 - 218715 Annually
Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career
Duration Indefinite
Job # 32188
Primary Duties and ResponsibilitiesPress space or enter keys to toggle section visibility
As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead complex, multi-faceted projects that support business process improvements and strategic initiatives across the Faculty Practice Group and broader UCLA Health system. Reporting to the Manager of the Program & Project Management Office, you'll collaborate with executive leaders, operational teams, and clinical partners to implement best practices, streamline processes, and deliver measurable results.
You'll oversee projects from initiation through completion-managing scope, timelines, budgets, and deliverables-while ensuring stakeholder alignment, effective communication, and smooth change management. This is a high-impact role where your leadership and analytical skills will directly contribute to advancing UCLA Health's mission of delivering world-class patient care and innovation.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage complex projects and programs across departments to drive operational efficiency and organizational improvement
- Oversee all phases of project management, including planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery of key outcomes
- Develop and maintain project documentation, risk assessments, and performance metrics
- Facilitate stakeholder engagement and communication across diverse teams, ensuring transparency and alignment
- Apply change management methodologies to support adoption and sustainability of new processes and initiatives
- Mentor project management team members and promote a culture of collaboration, learning, and excellence
- Leads regular team meetings, establishing clear goals and objectives, and ensuring all stakeholders are informed of project status, changes, and strategic priorities
- Mentors project management staff, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals and standards
Salary Range: $100,170 - $218,715/Annually
Job QualificationsPress space or enter keys to toggle section visibility
Required: - Minimum 8 years of healthcare administrative and/or project management experience
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI)
- Advanced knowledge of project management principles, theories, and concepts
- Demonstrated attention to detail and critical thinking skills. Demonstrated ability to determine relevance and prioritize tasks
- Demonstrated advanced organizational and project management skills
- Demonstrated advanced communication skills. Effective verbal communication and writing skills. Advanced knowledge of all aspects of communications
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with all levels of an organization including senior leadership
- Demonstrated competency in selecting and implementing project management methods and techniques tailored to the unique circumstances of each project
- Proven leadership ability. Effective problem-solving skills. Demonstrated ability to put forth persuasive recommendations
- Demonstrated ability to integrate critical information across disciplines. Understands how projects relate to other business strategies and initiatives
Preferred: - Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent combination of education and experience; MPH, MHA, MBA or other related Master's degree
- Experience managing IT projects
- Experience managing healthcare projects
- Previous employment at a health plan, especially Medicare Advantage health plan
- Lean Six Sigma certification
