Principal Project Manager – Implementation

GHX is in the business of automating the supply chain for large supplier and provider organizations in healthcare. Frequently these engagements involve multiple workstreams that effect both the process and the automation that is utilized to run that process, with the goal of delivering a substantial impact on the quality of healthcare delivered to patients and/or the cost of doing business. You will work with smart, talented people who will challenge you to excel.

The Principal Project Manager has overall responsibility for the delivery of the results that enable some of GHX's most important customers (IDN's or multi-division suppliers) to achieve their supply chain goals. The Principal Project Manager is GHX's on the ground resource that coordinates all aspects of the execution of these large-scale projects and promotes and nurtures the customer relationship. They must ensure that the customer's goals are well defined, that their expectations are aligned with the capabilities of the team and the chosen solutions, that all the participating workgroups are coordinated, and that the stated objectives of the project are achieved. The Principal Project Manager is an expert project manager, highly skilled relationship manager, and capable of extreme clarity and purpose when communicating to C-level stakeholders.

Principal duties and responsibilities:

• Ensure quality delivery to industry and client standards and GHX best practice guidelines and quality assurance procedures.
• Financial management: making a profit, change control, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Undertake project and contractual reviews on major healthcare supply chain projects.
• Mentor less experience colleagues in the skills of project management.
• Risk management: developing risk registers and escalating issues appropriately.
• Establish and coordinate appropriate quality and information management processes.
• Work with cross functional teams to ensure effective delivery of projects and that the goals of the customer are achieved.
• Act as the focal point for day-to-day communication with the client and leading the delivery team, fostering a spirit of collaboration throughout.
• Understand and implement specific contractual requirements of the engagement and ensure compliance from the full project team.
• Lead and encourage professional excellence activities and support development of best practice guidelines.
• Conduct effective business development activities (cross selling) and delivery professional presentations.
• Manage project communications, including liaison with key stakeholders and third-party consultants.
• Project set up: establishing an appropriate work breakdown structure and organizational and governance models for delivery of the project.
• Manage multi-disciplinary teams on healthcare supply chain optimization engagements involving process re-design, consulting services and software solutions.
• Identify was to improve and streamline solution delivery at GHX.
• Project planning: creating a delivery plan, monitoring this through establishing and maintaining a project schedule.

Required Qualifications:

• Analytical and qualitative reasoning skills are a key element of being successful in this role.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, exercise sound judgment in complex situations and function independently with initiative, creativity, and attention to detail.
• 6 or more years of experience with software development, implementation or integration projects either in a leadership role or as a major team contributor. Must be very conversant in information technology terminology and cloud implementation strategies and architectures.
• Bachelor's degree and 10 or more years of experience in enterprise level project leadership roles.
• Up to 75% travel required and, in some cases, may be primarily based at the customer's location.
• Ability to analyze and diagnose project performance problems and execute effective corrective actions.
• Highly developed leadership skills enabling a skillful approach to managing people, teams and client relationships. Must have the ability to develop a rapport with even the most difficult of customers.
• Excellent written and verbal skills with demonstrated experience in delivering presentations to C-level leaders.
• PMP certification in good standing and/or advanced degree (MBA or master's in project management).
• Excellent facilitation skills and demonstrated excellence in an ability to deliver high quality while balancing multiple critical priorities.
• Advanced knowledge of project management methods and processes, including use of project management scheduling and collaboration tools, and demonstrated success in delivering complex project scope on time and within budget.
• Knowledge of supply chain principles and/or operations in either healthcare or adjacent industry.

Preferred Skills:

• Operational experience in a healthcare supply chain setting (provider, supplier, distributor, or group purchasing organization).
• Experience managing projects that are multi-threaded, including teams in excess of 15 team members, and representing greater than $1,000,000 in revenue or budget.
• Experience working with the federal government and knowledge of FARS.

Estimated salary range: $122,900 - $163,800

The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high end of the GHX's salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and proficiency for the role. The base salary is one component of GHX's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards and benefits include: health, vision, and dental insurance, accident and life insurance, 401k matching, paid-time off, and education reimbursement, to name a few. To view more details of our benefits, visit us here: https://www.ghx.com/about/careers/

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