Senior Program Manager

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Are you driven by the opportunity to integrate sustainability directly into clinical care delivery? This role is for a strategic, execution-oriented project leader who sees sustainability as a core component of how healthcare is planned, delivered, and continuously improved. 

As the Senior Program Manager for the Sustainability Program Office, you will play a highly visible and impactful role in implementing sustainability into clinical practice to reduce waste and cost. This role is ideal for someone who operates at a high level - owning complex, cross-functional work end to end and partnering closely with clinical leadership, key stakeholder departments, and executive stakeholders to translate sustainability goals into successful outcomes. 

• Lead enterprise sustainability pilots and scale successful models 

• Conduct program documentation, training, and implementation 

• Engage clinical partners to reduce waste, emissions, and inefficiencies 

• Optimize processes such as preference cards and equipment use 

• Analyze data and develop recommendations that support long-term change 

Who you are: 

• An experienced program or project manager, preferably with clinical experience, who enjoys implementation and getting work done 

• Comfortable leading complex initiatives across multidisciplinary teams and keeping meticulous track in implementation plans 

• Skilled in implementation, governance, and executive-level communication and articulating next steps 

• Curious, adaptable, and interested in sustainable healthcare in a large hospital 

The Facilities Services division enhances health through leadership, collaboration, and innovation. Our team offers essential non-clinical support 24/7, ensuring safe operations and planning for future needs. We represent the intersection of planning, construction, general services, and facilities of operations. Learn more about Facilities Services at: Facilities Services | Stanford Health Care  

The Sustainability Program Office (SPO)function is dedicated to implementing sustainable initiatives that reduce our organization’s carbon footprint, conserve resources, and enhance the health and well-being of our staff, patients, and communities. By fostering collaboration across departments and integrating environmental considerations into operations and facilities planning, SPO drives positive change and sets a standard for sustainability in the healthcare sector.  

If you are interested in joining Stanford Health Care, please read the job description below and apply online. Final interviews will be conducted onsite and at a hospital setting using case studies.  

A Brief Overview
Leads large strategic and cross-functional improvement programs by defining strategic intent of programs and overseeing deliverable development to ensure project goals are met.
Locations
Stanford Health Care
What you will do

• Provide program leadership for large strategic and cross-functional improvement programs as assigned by the Administrative Director.
• Manages, assesses, and documents project scope and program utilizing standard A3 template.
• Defines project scope, goals and deliverables that support strategic business goals in collaboration with the Administrative Director and other key stakeholder.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and recognize and use synergies from other projects to design creative solutions for technological and non-technological problems as well as identify future projects.
• Implements quality control measures to ensure project compliance with department, hospital and University policies, government codes and regulations; also ensures conformance to the requirements of all project participants.
• Manage program design and structure for department's key initiatives and projects within assigned leadership division, develop strategic input for the Director regarding business objectives of clients for both current and future projects.
• Partner with Operations Manager(s) to identify and develop the leadership needs and internal capacity of the department, and facilitate strategic changes in project scope or assignment across the team.
• Coach and mentor department staff through change process and cycles of continuous improvement.
• Works with various departments and physician groups, develops relationships with key stakeholders, and understands their departmental workflows.
• Prepares and maintains accurate, coherent, timely and auditable project records and cost estimates, as applicable, within department guidelines.
• Provides leadership, coordination and support to all team members.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in work-related discipline/field from an accredited college or university Required
• Master degree in work related field from an accredited college. Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• Three (3) years of progressive responsibility and directly related work experience

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with widely diverse groups, including individuals at all levels both within and outside the organization and gain their cooperation
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, work independently and meet deadline
• Ability to promote a spirit of inquiry and practice based on evidence by using research based knowledge or research utilization methods to identify and implement innovations in patient care and/or participating in research, clinical investigatory or quality projects
• Skilled in project management
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Ability to provide leadership and influence others
• Ability to resolve conflicts and/or negotiate with others to achieve positive results; establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships

Licenses and Certifications

• None

These principles apply to ALL employees:
SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience
Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.
You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective:

• Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
• Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
• Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.