Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is hiring a IT Project Manager to coordinate vital project team activities for the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical & Translational Research (VICTR). This term position involves managing relationships between investigators and the informatics group, coordinating technical infrastructure, and overseeing all phases of development projects from planning through completion. VUMC is a community dedicated to changing the world through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
What You'll Do
- Coordinate project team activities with occasional guidance, collaborating with investigators to manage current projects and secure additional projects.
- Manage the relationship between investigators and the informatics group.
- Identify appropriate resources needed and develop schedules to ensure timely completion of projects.
- Coordinate the activities of the team by becoming familiar with system scope, project objectives, and the role of each team member.
- Implement small development projects or components of large projects.
- Coordinate technical infrastructure and resource allocation between the informatics group and other technical groups within Vanderbilt.
- Meet with stakeholders to understand project scope and timeline; translate customer needs into projects on a roadmap.
- Provide a communication buffer between stakeholders and developers.
- Communicate with key stakeholders to keep them informed about development progress and potential barriers.
- Provide regular updates to the project team and immediately communicate any potential delays.
- Provide guidance and support to team members; lead vision, roadmap, and deliverables for products.
- Coordinate and oversee all phases of the project; perform project tracking and reporting.
- Manage prioritization procedures for changing scope and project acceptance procedures.
- Measure progress toward goals and revise project objectives applying change control procedures.
- Develop methods to measure customer satisfaction and obtain feedback at critical milestones.
- Participate in internal testing of developed technology and provide time for iterative user acceptance testing.
- Analyze moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
- Identify issues before they become problems and assign them appropriately.
- Anticipate and resolve unplanned project issues as they arise; triage bug reports.
- Create project plans with milestones and timelines that fit the project’s budget.
- Forecast complex resource needs, break work into discrete tasks, set priorities, define dependencies, and schedule activities.
What We're Looking For
- Ability to learn rapidly about new technologies and methods.
- Ability to solve medium to complex problems.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Excellent critical thinking skills.
- Detail oriented.
Nice to Have
- A formal background in a strong data and computational focus-type field (e.g., math, statistics, computer science, economics).
Team & Environment
You will coordinate activities of the project team and manage the relationship between investigators and the informatics group.
Work Mode
This position offers a hybrid work model and is based in Nashville, Tennessee. Remote work is available.
Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.
