Senior Director, IT Project Management Office
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
- Seattle, WA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- The Director PMO reports to the CIO.
- Set clear goals and manage expectations, working closely with IT leadership to gain consensus on the roadmap and establish portfolio priorities.
- Optimize the health of the project portfolio by ensuring projects meet specific outcomes, adhere to time-bound milestones, and produce high-quality deliverables.
- Manage people and performance for all direct reports, providing consistent coaching, direction, guidance, and consultation to promote continuous professional development.
- Establish and maintain strong partnerships with key stakeholders to optimize business outcomes and enhance project delivery efficiency.
- Oversee the capital planning process in partnership with the portfolio manager, Business Operations and Finance, ensuring effective allocation and management of project budgets.
- Lead and facilitate the development of a service-oriented and success-driven culture within the IT PMO, emphasizing continuous improvement and excellence in service delivery.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- Minimum 10 years of experience as a leader in an organization undergoing larger transformation initiatives.
- Experience in leading a PMO, particularly in overseeing enterprise and clinical technology projects, programs, and release management.
- Experience in program and project management techniques, best practices, process improvement, portfolio health and management, and related methodologies.
- Experience in strategic planning, execution, budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation.
- Master’s degree in business administration.
- Project Management Professional or equivalent certification.
- Experience in an academic medical center or a large health center or a life science organization.
- PMO Expertise: Expertise in leading a PMO, particularly in overseeing enterprise and clinical technology projects, programs, and release management.
- Management Skills: Proficiency in program and project management techniques, best practices, process improvement, portfolio health and management, and related methodologies.
- Interpersonal Skills: Ability to build and foster strong working relationships across departments, influence change, challenge the status quo, and share best practices for strategic and organization-wide impact.
- Strategic Execution: Proven experience in strategic planning, execution, budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation.
- Communication: Exceptional communication and facilitation skills with the ability to influence effectively when needed.
- Innovative Thinking: Recognized as a thought leader in the project management space, with a growth mindset and a commitment to staying current with industry best practices and standards.
- Results-Driven: Results-oriented with the capability to effectively manage problems and competing priorities.
- Leadership Qualities: Demonstrated record of confident leadership, sound judgment, creativity, and commitment to excellence.