Healthcare Project Manager/Bronx, NY (Hybrid ), 3+ Months Contract

Project Manager

Purpose of Position: The Project Manager will be responsible for initiating, planning, executing and controlling large complex enterprise projects. Organizes work into a manageable plan; secures Executive Staff approval for project scope, budget, schedule and plan; assembles the project team, assigns individual responsibilities, develops the project schedule; controls execution of the project to meet planned business objectives within budgetary and schedule limitations; communicates with senior management and or functional area management regarding project status; may direct the activities of one or more project managers and project leads to deliver results; evaluates project results against business strategies and objectives. The Project Manager is a matrixed line management position with direct authority over project managers, leads and staff for the duration / portion of time that an individual is assigned to the project. Administrative management responsibility for all project staff remains with the Functional Managers(s).

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing mission critical, complex projects (and/ or programs) to deliver results within the authorized budget on the approved time schedule.
• Manages the defined scope of work. Controls scope as required to deliver results.
• Develops objective measures for evaluating project effectiveness.
• Capable of managing projects across a broad range of project specialty areas.
• Exercise independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Apply the appropriate management techniques given project-specific needs, risks and differences in core team member skill levels.
• Manages all cross-functional aspects of the project to create the defined deliverables within the authorized budget on the approved time schedule.
• Create, implement and manage: project plans, business requirement documents, communication plans, test plans and other project documents Health Plan.
• Delegate and manage the tasks of the other functional core team members. Correct project resource issues such as performance problems or availability problems.
• Provide leadership to clear barriers to team progress, promote the good of the company, resolve conflicts within the team and outside the team and ensure the project goals and staff assignments are realistic and achievable.
• Drive teams towards excellence in analysis and decision making.
• Meet quality standards and the production of expected deliverables during all phases of the project life cycle: initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing.
• Responsible for directing the assembly of project team(s), assigning responsibilities, identifying appropriate resources and developing schedule to ensure timely completion of the project.
• Communicate regularly with functional Managers, Project Management Steering Committee Members, Executive Sponsor and other project stakeholders to appraise all regarding status of the project, issues impeding progress, earned value and recovery plans for off-track items/tasks.
• Maintain project control books and logs.
• Conducts lessons learned sessions and issues closing reports.