The position within the CD BIO Information Analytics department is focused on establishing, educating and maintaining governance and communication to meet IT and Business needs. This individual will work with the lead in these areas to establish and execute upon the plans, using standards for reporting and coordination for Clarity governance within the department and with our regional and national business partners.
Essential Functions:
- Manages simple individual projects including a sub-project within a program.
- Accountable for the success criteria, development, publication and updating of assigned project deliverables.
- With support, develops and executes user adoption, implementation and training plans.
- Manages project close-out activities.
- Applies knowledge of change management process - resources, schedule, scope - for assigned projects.
- Manages the tracking of interdependencies (start to finish relationships) within the project.
- Contributes to the accuracy of IT components of the business case.
- With support, negotiates agreement on project schedule and budgets.
- Prepares project forecast for resources/labor hours and translates into financial forecast.
- Manages to project budget and proactively communicates project cost variances and provides variance explanations.
- Supports quality assurance reviews and quality control monitoring efforts.
- May determine resource requirements and procure resources.
- Works with project team to review progress against team and project objectives.
- Responsible for documenting and organizing project deliverables, scope and content, including all decisions.
- Participates in identifying risks, developing risk management plan, developing risk response plans, and risk monitoring and control.
- Understands and adheres to Kaiser Permanente policies for procuring and purchasing hardware, software, telecom, or human services.
- Understands contract approval process and reflects timeline in project plans.
- Assists in the coordination ofcollection and validation of business requirements and their success criteria with business partners.
- Delivers a project based on its function, e.g., development, infrastructure, etc.
- Engages with release managers and informs managers of potential scheduling conflicts.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in a related field and/or 4 years of equivalent work experience.
A minimum of 2 years of experience in project management.
A minimum of 1 year in demonstrated experience in standard governance and communication standards
Frequent use and general knowledge of industry practices, techniques, and standards.
Participates in internal and external project management forums to develop expertise in project management methodologies.
Understands and applies approved IT and business project management methods to projects.
Adheres to approved IT project management standards and controls.
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Project, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint.
Preferred Qualifications:
Certified Associate Project Manager (CAPM) from the Project Management Institute.
Experience with communication plans and governance concepts.
Experience working with reporting and analytic communities.
Experience interacting effectively with multiple business groups within single project.
Hands-on experience with Sharepoint and/or web site's maintenance
Experience with business and IT metrics for managing reporting and analytics departments
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.