IT Program Manager

At Stony Brook Medicine, a Program Manager is a valuable member of our Information Technology team, who will be recognized as the expert in managing projects with a demonstrated record of success on highly complex business critical programs.

The Program Manager will be responsible for leading these programs from initiation through closure to achieve the program’s strategic objectives. Expected to help align and shape organizational and strategic decisions at the senior management level that affect program goals, and manage program activities at the senior leadership level. The successful candidate will have demonstrated complex program management skills and a successful track record of leading or managing multiple projects simultaneously. Includes measuring project results, and creating status dashboards/scorecards. Includes project definition, planning / scoping the work, establishing governance and stakeholders, organizing work meaningfully, developing work plans, designing appropriate solutions, implementing the solutions, managing change, communicating, and monitoring for ultimate impact/effectiveness.

Duties may include the following but are not limited to:

• Responsible for all program activities related to program definition, program benefits delivery, and program closure - incorporating change management throughout. Includes management of program-related work that is part of ongoing operations. Also, includes integrated project scheduling, budgeting and forecasting, resource planning, contracting, risk and issue management, integrated change control and conversion management, and status reporting. 
• Responsible for the program/function team management; assesses staffing capacity and capability needed to support strategic priorities; monitors staff deployment and workload across program/function team.
• Establishes processes and procedures for maintaining program oversight and decision-making support for policies and practices through the course of the program.
• Accountable for ensuring program complies with established enterprise portfolio management governance and processes including intake, weekly reviews, and annual planning.

• System Thinker with the ability to identify upstream dependencies and downstream ripple effects and integration points.
• Risk Taker and Innovator with the motivation to look outside the box to develop solutions and approaches to implementations.
• Critical Thinker/Analyst with keen ability to know the right questions to ask and know when the right question is answered. Ability to pin point the problem to be solve, and the ability to hone in on paths to get to solutions.
• Communication Skills - Effective at communicating information and trade-offs to all levels of the organization.
• Facilitation Skills - Ability to accelerate work by effectively translating various perspective to achieve common outcomes. Includes meeting facilitation and documentation.
• Ability Contribute to future direction of how we work at Stony Brook Medicine IT such are resource allocation and management
• Ability to Learn about different operational areas and build new business relationships/connections across the organization with other partners and teams
• Leadership Skills - Ability to build trust, as a team leader and player who motivates and educates other team members and understands the value of interpersonal relationship building.
• Strong leadership skills with initiative, persistence, diplomacy, pragmatism, and flexibility.
• Strong management skills with a balanced strategic and tactical focus.
• Certified PMP 

Special Notes: Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.

All Hospital positions are subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.  This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation. Prior to start date, the selected candidate must meet the following requirements: Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Medicine's Employee Health Services (The hiring department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination), submit (3) written references, and provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s). Please be advised that failure to comply with any of the above requirements could result in a delayed start date and/or revocation of the employment offer.

The best ideas in medicine start with the best people. At Stony Brook Medicine, our highest calling is to put the power of ideas to work in our patients’ lives. Stony Brook Medicine integrates and elevates all of our health-related initiatives: education, research and patient care. Stony Brook Medicine is Long Island’s premier academic medical center. With 603 beds, we serve as the region’s only tertiary care center and Level 1 Trauma Center, and are home to the Stony Brook Heart Institute, Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, Stony Brook Neurosciences Institute, and Stony Brook Digestive Disorders Institute. We also encompass Suffolk County’s only Level 4 Regional Perinatal Center, state-designated AIDS Center, state-designated Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, state-designated Burn Center, the Christopher Pendergast ALS Center of Excellence, and Kidney Transplant Center. It is home of the nation’s first Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Center.

Stony Brook University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to the creation of a diverse and inclusive campus climate. We encourage protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, women and minorities to apply.

IF YOU NEED A DISABILITY-RELATED ACCOMMODATION, PLEASE CALL THE UNIVERSITY HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT (631) 632-6161 OR THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AT (631) 444-4700.

This function/position has been designated as “essential.” This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital and related facilities.

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IF YOU NEED A DISABILITY-RELATED ACCOMMODATION, PLEASE CALL THE UNIVERSITY HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT (631) 632-6161 OR THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AT (631) 444-4700.
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Job Field: Information Technology

Primary Location: US-NY-Stony Brook

Schedule: Full-time  Day Shift  8:30-5:00  Pass Days: Sat, Sun

Posting Start Date: Mar 9, 2018

Posting End Date: Apr 8, 2018, 8:59:00 PM