Program Director, Strategic Projects (School of Medicine Office of the Dean/CEO)

We are seeking a Program Director, Strategic Projects who will lead, manage, and execute high-priority initiatives from concept to implementation with a high level of independence. Working in the Office of the Dean for the School of Medicine, the position oversees a portfolio of key strategic projects, ensuring that all assigned projects successfully meet institutional goals, deliver impactful results, and drive excellence. Additionally, the position supports and mentors project managers and other staff to help build capacity for project management, evangelize best practices in project management, and ensure projects follow desired processes. The position is responsible for ensuring the successful completion of their portfolio of projects within the approved schedule, scope, and budget, and escalating major risks and issues to university leaders as appropriate. In partnership with other project stakeholders and leads the design and implementation of individual projects.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage the scope of projects, including goals, timelines, budgets, and objectives.
• Develop and execute project plans, budgets, timelines, and risk mitigation strategies, monitoring and reporting on progress and outcomes.
• Complete individual activities required to complete the projects, including analysis, benchmarking, data collection, and deliverable development.
• Identify and resolve any conflicts, challenges, or barriers that may arise during the project lifecycle, and escalate them as appropriate.
• Flex into various project roles as necessary to fill gaps and ensure projects proceed as needed.
• Oversee project teams and resources, including project managers and staff from other offices.
• Develop and manage key project deliverables, including project plans, budgets, timelines, status reports, presentation materials, reports, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Manage the risk, issue, and change resolution process, and work with other leaders to take corrective action as needed.
• Provide leadership with the information needed to make decisions for the projects.
• Interface with key leaders to define project priorities and communicate project risks, issues, and opportunities.
• Monitor KPIs for special projects, reporting progress and status to senior leaders.
• Oversee project teams and resources, including project managers and staff from other offices.
• Perform individual activities required to complete the projects, including analysis, benchmarking, data collection, and materials development.
• Develop high-quality project deliverables, including written reports, presentations, spreadsheets, and data visualizations.
• Make presentations to and communicate with senior leaders in support of their projects.
• Collaborate with project managers and staff across the enterprise to implement the project management methodology and best practices to positively impact the institution and support the strategic initiatives.
• Coach and mentor project management practitioners and share knowledge of best practices.
• Aid senior leaders with the design, business case development, and authorization of strategic projects and initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Seven years of related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education permitted by the JHU equivalency formula. Beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field.
• Project Management Professional Certification.