Technical Project Manager

Role Description

UST is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead a team in managing end-to-end networking upgrades for one of the leading healthcare providers in the US.

Opportunity

• Project Leadership and Execution: Lead and manage the networking upgrade team, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
  • Develop detailed project plans for networking upgrades, including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation, and ensure successful execution.
    • Utilize your technical background to understand project requirements and provide technical guidance to the team.
    • Work as a hands-on technologist when needed, applying technical skills and experience in the development and delivery of upgrade solutions following established methodologies, processes, and practices.
• Technical Expertise and Impact Assessment: Plan and manage networking upgrades, including data at rest and in motion encryption, DB2 hardware upgrades, and sandbox refactoring.
  • Absorb the impact of upgrades on existing systems and processes, and develop strategies to mitigate any negative effects.
    • Provide technical expertise in database upgrades, ensuring minimal disruption and optimal performance.
• Stakeholder and Risk Management: Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including clients, team members, and senior management, to ensure project alignment and transparency.
  • Collaborate effectively with interfacing projects, navigating solutions to issues with a win-win approach.
    • Maintain positive and constructive working relationships with all stakeholders.
    • Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure project success.
• Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement: Oversee the quality assurance process, ensuring that all deliverables meet the required standards and specifications.
  • Foster a collaborative and productive team environment, providing guidance and support to team members.
  • Ensure comprehensive project documentation, including project plans, status reports, and post-project evaluations.
    • Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement best practices to enhance project delivery.
• Training and Support: Develop and implement training programs to ensure that team members and stakeholders are well-prepared for networking upgrades.

What You Need

• Strong background and deep understanding of the healthcare industry.
  • Strong background in data management and data warehousing projects, with familiarity with data warehousing and ETL tools, preferably Ab Initio.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Waterfall).
  • Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Microsoft Project).
• Working knowledge of UNIX systems and databases (e.g., DB2, Postgres).
  • Expertise in planning and managing networking upgrades, including data encryption and hardware upgrades.
• Ability to assess the impact of upgrades and develop mitigation strategies.
  • Experience in developing and delivering training programs related to networking upgrades.

Soft Skills

• Excellent leadership and team management skills.
  • Strong facilitation skills, driving business experts to decisions and technical teams to solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective documentation and reporting skills.
  • Open and honest communication with peers and management regarding project timelines, issues, and concerns.
• Assertiveness in presenting ideas, project scope, and timelines.
  • Strong ability to manage difficult stakeholders and navigate complex situations.
• Experience in managing technical estimates, including estimation planning and managing the technical team to deliver estimates.
  • Experience in building a culture of continuous improvement, identifying opportunities for project/program technical delivery improvements, including process improvements, quality management improvements, knowledge sharing/management improvements, collaboration tool improvements, and program reporting tool improvements.
• Knowledge of business intelligence and analytics tools such as Cognos or Tableau.
  • Awareness of security standards in data handling.

What You Need

• Preferred: master’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
  • Required: bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
• Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience.
  • UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.
• Benefits:
  • Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty.
    • They are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as the following Company-paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
    • All US employees who work in a state or locality with more generous paid sick leave benefits than specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws.
  • Part-time employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.
    • Full-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) program with employer matching.
  • They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance.
    • Part-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year).

  Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

  • UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances.
• UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.