Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

Indiana University Health is seeking individuals who embody excellence, compassion, teamwork, and purpose to join our Riley Behavior Health Administration team in the role of Senior Project Manager. This position is a full-time hybrid role located in the St. Joseph County area. The ideal candidate will be local to the St. Joseph County area due to the nature of the work. Travel to the Indianapolis area will be required as needed.

The Senior Project Manager will lead the strategic planning and operational design for a transformative initiative aimed at establishing the St. Joseph County Youth Mental Health Training Center, in collaboration with Riley Childrens Health and the Indiana University Department of Psychiatry. The individual will spearhead efforts to assess community needs through a comprehensive gap analysis, cultivate, and formalize partnerships across sectors, and design a five-year roadmap to guide the Centers growth and impact.

Beyond the initial planning phase, the leader will drive execution of the strategy in close collaboration with local health systems, behavioral health providers, community organizations, schools, and experts from the IU School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. This includes guiding the implementation of evidence-based care models, facilitating high-impact trainings, ensuring fidelity to best practices, and delivering transparent reporting to funders and stakeholders.

The role demands an independent leader with strategic planning and clinical operations experience, as well as the ability to galvanize cross-sector collaboration and champion youth behavioral health across the region.

Role Responsibilities

• Cultivate strategic partnerships with community organizations
• Strategy Development for the Training Center
• Strategy Implementation
• Facilitate trainings of evidence-based interventions, including planning, identification of expert trainers, and management of training sessions
• Serve as a consultant to partner organizations on implementation of evidence-based programs, providing guidance on clinic management, flow, and financials
• Monitor programs for fidelity and outcomes
• Report on Training Center productivity to funders and stakeholders

Key Relationships

Reports to: Administrative Director-Service Line

Candidate Qualifications

Candidates for the position will be evaluated according to the following criteria and competencies.

• Preferred: Mental Health professional with clinical experience or MBA/MPH/MHA
• Prior Behavioral Health experience
• Nuanced understanding of behavioral health system, bill practices, youth services, and community engagement strategies.
• Required: Requires Bachelor's degree in a business-related field or equivalent years of experience.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Requires 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• Healthcare Industry experience a plus.
• Experience working in a complex, matrix environment.