Project Leader (BHS)

Summary

Responsible for the successful execution of a diverse set of projects and program development supporting a business strategy that includes business analysis methodologies, tools, and best practices to successfully deliver projects within BHS. Supports comprehensive project management deliverables and timelines; analyzes qualitative and quantitative clinical, financial, operational, and administrative data; supports various quality assurance, performance measures, process improvement plans, strategic planning and analysis, projects, and potential new program development and implementation; analyzes data and develops reports that will help monitor and track project progress and outcomes. Manages project and program level budget and resources.

Responsibilities

• Leads and coordinates assigned and/or identified projects and programs to achieve strategic alignment with divisional and overall Beacon goals to grow volume, value, and revenue through development of business plans and opportunities by identifying, conceiving, and driving project and resource priorities that align with corporate goals and strategies.
• Develops and executes plans to improve existing performance. Defines project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with executive leadership and stakeholders.
• Performs research to collect, analyze, and present substantive information for departmental projects. Develops, evaluates, and implements policies or procedures to ensure implementation and completion of projects.
• Acts as a liaison between departments, sites, and/or agencies to facilitate work flow. Prospectively identifies and escalates potential issues, barriers/risks, or obstacles and either achieves resolution or plans contingencies.
• Promotes leadership through collaboration, cooperation, and communication across functions and partners. Resolves conflicts by demonstrating leadership and appropriate decision-making competencies. Demonstrates project control internally through measurement, assessment, planning, and reporting of key outcome measures (metrics).
• Forecasting project activity and tracking finances with regards to the annual budget. Serves as a single point of contact and/or a point of escalation for implementation teams. Works with site managers on feasibility questions for implementation and timelines.
• Create and maintains accurate project plans for assigned projects to keep projects on schedule. Maintains accountability for projects and scope of management by creating project steps/tasks, determining and securing necessary resources, developing and updating timelines, tracking project progress. Ensures regular communications regarding project updates to involved parties on project goals, objectives, plans, priorities, financials, schedules, issues, risks, and metrics.
• Prepares project and program documentation and plans. Identifies resources and prepares and identifies project budgets and manages projects within budget. Guides the development of policies and procedures as necessary.
• Facilitates the documentation. Plans, manages, and administers business operations and activities as directed in accordance with goals and objectives by: assisting managers with leading on-site operations improvement efforts and coaching others in the development of operations improvement capabilities with emphasis on process redesign. Participates in the development, recommendation, and implementation of administrative policies, procedures, quality plans (including standards), and operational strategies. Assists the Executive Director with bringing on new site locations providing management assistance during that process. Assists with new building and/or renovation projects. Serves as the first point of contact for new managers or managers new to BMG. Drives improvement efforts through evidence-based quality data and measurement of programs.

Qualifications

• The knowledge, skills, and abilities as indicated below are normally acquired through the successful completion of a Bachelor's Degree in Business, Public Health, or a healthcare related field. Master's Degree preferred.
• Must have strong project management skills.
• Demonstrates well-developed leadership skills and the creativity necessary to organize, develop, and provide administrative leadership for project and program effectiveness.
• Demonstrates expert administrative operational knowledge, inspirational leadership, and positive conflict resolution.
• Requires business development or complex business project management experience.
• Requires the ability to navigate and work in a dynamic, fast-paced, and often changing high-growth environment.
• Requires the high-level analytical skills necessary to plan, control, and direct activities and resources related to planning, scheduling, and evaluating program goals, objectives, and outcomes.
• Requires critical thinking, decision-making, negotiation, creativity, and problem-solving skills and consensus-building skills.
• Must be detail and process-oriented.
• Demonstrates the communication skills, both verbal and written, to interact effectively. Requires well-developed public speaking skills.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills as reflected by the ability to build relationships and successfully interact tactfully and effectively with colleagues at all levels of the organization and with external constituencies and elicit cooperation and support.