About City of Hope

City of Hope is an independent biomedical research and treatment organization for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases.

Founded in 1913, City of Hope is a leader in bone marrow transplantation and immunotherapy such as CAR T cell therapy. City of Hope’s translational research and personalized treatment protocols advance care throughout the world. Human synthetic insulin, monoclonal antibodies and numerous breakthrough cancer drugs are based on technology developed at the institution. AccessHope™, a subsidiary launched in 2019 serves employers and their health care partners by providing access to City of Hope’s specialized cancer expertise.

A National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, City of Hope is ranked among the nation’s “Best Hospitals” in cancer by U.S. News & World Report and received Magnet Recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Its main campus is located near Los Angeles, with additional locations throughout Southern California and in Arizona.

City of Hope’s commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We believe diversity, equity and inclusion is key in serving our mission to provide compassionate patient care, drive innovative discovery, and advance vital education focused on eliminating cancer and diabetes in all of our communities. Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ensures we bring the full range of skills, perspectives, cultural backgrounds and experiences to our work -- and that our teams align with the people we serve in order to build trust and understanding. We are dedicated to fostering a community that embraces diversity - in ideas, backgrounds and perspectives; this is reflected in our work and represented in our people.

Position Summary

This Senior Project Manager role will support City of Hope’s strategic initiatives by managing projects of various sizes and scale under the direction of the Orange County PMO Director. Specific responsibilities partnering with assigned internal customers to assist them and their teams in developing project plans; managing and reporting schedules, risks and issues; leveraging standardized project management toolkits; coordinating and facilitating meetings; creating deliverables to support project priorities, options analysis and decision-making; and ensuring aligned communication across project teams, with internal customers, and management. The Senior Project Manager is expected to complement project management skills with industry experience, contribute best practices and demonstrate strong leadership skills to support assigned executives and other team members. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of leading large-scale, complex transformation and clinical expansion initiatives and understands the importance of navigating change at speed to yield meaningful value across a diverse matrix of external partners, clinicians, researchers and administrative stakeholders – always driving to outcomes.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Responsible for all phases of project management for complex projects, including integrated program plan development, schedule management, risk and issue management, communications and change management for assigned projects.
• Contributes strong project management and leadership acumen to drive successful project outcomes – including on-time, on-budget delivery in alignment with City of Hope values. Has experience managing 3-6 project workstreams, 10+ project resources, and multi-year projects.
• Produces analysis and presentations to support project priorities, options analysis and decision-making. Exercises critical thinking and evaluates options for solving problems and achieving project goals.
• Coordinates resources to achieve cost, budget and quality expectations for projects.
• Manages relationships with internal and external customers.
• Builds Orange County’s project management capabilities including but not limited to knowledge sharing and formal coaching.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

Basic education, experience and skills required for consideration:

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s in Business Administration or related discipline

Minimum Experiences: 5+ years of recent related industry experience

Preferred experience, certification, and skills:

• PMP certified
• Consulting firm experience preferred
• Healthcare experience preferred
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining strong relationships with a diverse set of internal and external constituencies, including senior level executives, consulting resources, technical teams, and sales representatives

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