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Do you envision finding a meaningful role with an inclusive and compassionate team? At Children’s Mercy, we believe in making a difference in the lives of all children and shining a light of hope to the patients and families we serve. Our employees make the difference, which is why we have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top pediatric hospital, for eleven consecutive years.

Children’s Mercy is in the heart of Kansas City – a metro abounding in cultural experiences, vibrant communities and thriving businesses. This is where our patients and families live, work and play. This is a community that has embraced our hospital and we strive to say thanks by giving back. As a leader in children’s health, we engage in meaningful programs and partnerships throughout the region so that we can improve the lives of children beyond the walls of our hospital.

Overview

Leads strategic system projects ranging from moderately to highly complex which can encompass multiple applications and business areas to successful and timely completion of the project(s) scope within budget. Serve as a liaison between Research Informatics, business stakeholders, Information Services, development engineers, and others. Provides administrative decision making, leadership and planning for implementing research informatics projects. Provides day-to-day coordination, communications, issue/resolution, and financial management related to the specific projects. Oversees resources assigned to the project and must understand the project goals, scope, and objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member to effectively coordinate the activities of the team.

At Children’s Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity.

Additionally, it’s important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates. Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve, as well as the Children’s Mercy staff, we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment for all employees in our organization. New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005. If you are selected for this position, you will be asked to supply your immunization records as proof of vaccination. If you and have any concerns about receiving these vaccines, medical and/or religious exemptions can be further discussed with Human Resources.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders on creating quality, complete and accurate deliverables including but not limited to charters, plans, risk/issues, budget management, test plans, status reports, documentation/user guides, communications, implementation (go-live) planning.

• Organizes work in project plans and uses appropriate project management tools and processes. Understands critical path and critical dependencies with a project plan.

• Review and approve project team work to ensure adherence to scope, quality and productivity expectations and implement additional processes or reviews as needed to address systemic or recurring issues.

• Communicate effectively with internal and external customers/stakeholders, including (but not limited to) projects status, issue/risk escalation and resolution with ability to propagate information promptly, clearly, and unambiguously. Manages expectations for the delivery of the project.

• Collect and analyze project related data to identify problems and root causes.

• Facilitate retrospective reviews to evaluate the released product and collect lessons learned.

• Create executive updates and reports to effectively communicate the vision, priorities, approach and progress of the program. Present project updates and metrics as required.

• Lead statement of work development and negotiations. Initiate and track contracting processes for software and product/equipment purchases.

• Manage vendor relationships and hold vendors accountable for deliverables and support.

• Oversee and guide testing efforts and documentation. Participate in testing when needed. - Lead and recommend continuous process improvement of project management and Agile tools and processes

• Train, mentor and delegate to other more junior project managers or others.

• Create dashboards/metrics.

• Lead software product evaluation and selection process including researching options, gathering requirements, stakeholder engagement, facilitating evaluations/scoring/selection.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Project Management, Business Administration, or a related academic field and 5-7 years of project management and/or Scrum master experience relevant to this position implementing projects with a wide variety of assignments.- Master's Degree in Business Administration, Project Management, IT/Computer Science, Research, Healthcare or similar preferred.

• 2-5 years Healthcare IT experience in hospital or technology vendor experience preferred. - Software engineering experience or strong knowledge and/or product development/management experience preferred.- Agile and/or Scrum experience and certification preferred.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred.

Additional Skills

• Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio), Project Management tools (such as MS Project, or SmartSheet), and Agile tools (such as Jira, DevOps, etc.).

• Strong analytical and technical abilities, negotiation and problem-solving skills.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Excellent organization skills with the ability to lead multiple projects and manage priorities.

• Strong leadership and facilitation skills.

• Skilled in talking with individuals and groups about their needs and asking the effective questions.

• Effective listener and collaborator.

• Creative and flexible in attitude and style to adapt to new situations in a rapidly changing, dynamic environment.

Benefits at Children's Mercy

The benefits plans at Children’s Mercy are one of many reasons we are recognized as one of the best places to work in Kansas City. Our plans are designed to meet the changing needs of our employees and their families.

Learn more about Children’s Mercy benefits. (https://www.childrensmercy.org/careers/why-childrens-mercy/employee-benefits/)

Starting Pay

Our pay ranges are market competitive. The pay range for this job begins at $41.57/hr, but your offer will be determined based on your education and experience.

Remote Work/Work from Home

This position is entirely remote or work-from-home. The person hired must live in the Kansas City metro area and may attend on-site meetings, as scheduled.

EEO Employer/Disabled/Vet

Children’s Mercy hires individuals based on their job skills, expertise and ability to maintain professional relationships with fellow employees, patients, parents and visitors. A personal interview, formal education and training, previous work experience, references and a criminal background investigation all are factors used to select the best candidates. The hospital does not discriminate against prospective or current employees based on the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, creed, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry or veteran status. A drug screen will be performed upon hire. Children’s Mercy is smoke and tobacco free.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

CM is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. Our patients and families come from all walks of life, and so do we. We know that our greatest strengths come from the people who make up our team so we hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger and our patient care more compassionate.

If you share our values and our enthusiasm for service, you will find a home at CM. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring, including education, ideas, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, languages spoken, veteran status, color, religion, disability and beliefs.

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Requisition ID2024-30969

Requisition Post Information* : Posted Date9 hours ago(10/10/2024 12:53 PM)

Posting CategoryResearch

DivisionRESEARCH INFORMATICS

Work TypeFull Time

Work DaysM-F

Work Hours8

FLSA StatusExempt

Location : NameAdele Hall

Recruiter : Full Name: First LastJulie Aust

Recruiter : Emailjaaust@cmh.edu