"Staff Specialist Hlth"

The Staff Specialist is a key partner in the enterprise-wide Project Management Team, providing high-level administrative, operational, and clinically informed project management support. 
This role requires exceptional organizational, analytical, communication, and relationship-building skills to coordinate complex clinical and operational initiatives, manage priorities across multiple executive leaders, and foster collaboration throughout Michigan Medicine's hospitals, clinics, and academic departments. The Specialist plays a critical role in ensuring effective execution of systemwide clinical initiatives, enterprise operating priorities, and strategic transformation efforts.

Clinical & Operational Project Management

• Lead and support planning, development, and implementation of priority initiatives, with emphasis on clinical quality, patient experience, care delivery optimization, provider workforce, and operational integration.
• Track project milestones, risks, timelines, and outcomes, ensuring alignment with Michigan Medicines clinical and enterprise strategic priorities.
• Support data collection, analysis, and synthesis to inform clinical and operational decision-making.
• Prepare high-quality presentations, reports, dashboards, and briefings for executive and clinical leadership groups.

Clinical Relationship & Stakeholder Coordination

• Serve as a liaison between the Academic Medical Center (AMC) Leadership Team and key clinical areas, including medical school departments, nursing leadership, hospital operations, ambulatory care, and faculty group leadership.
• Facilitate communication and alignment across interdisciplinary clinical teams and administrative units.
• Support relationship-building activities with internal and external partners, including clinical committees, regional affiliates, and operational leaders.
• Manage follow-up and ongoing coordination of actions, agreements, and initiatives.

Executive Support

• Provide comprehensive support to advance clinical strategy, operating plans, and enterprise transformation work.
• Coordinate agenda development, briefing materials, background research, and meeting preparation for leadership forums.
• Support accountability and timely follow-up on commitments made by executive leaders and related executive groups.
• Attend meetings with executive leaders as requested, document discussions, prepare summaries, and track next steps.

Policy, Program, and Enterprise Coordination

• Assist in the design, execution, and evaluation of systemwide policies, programs, or clinical initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct analysis of operational or clinical issues and recommend courses of action within defined scope.
• Provide planning, logistical support, and documentation for executive committees, clinical councils, workgroups, and transformation task forces.
• Help coordinate alignment with faculty, clinical operations, nursing leadership, and population health programs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience in healthcare operations, clinical administration, project management, or strategic support in a hospital or academic medical center setting.
• Demonstrated experience leading or supporting complex clinical or operational initiatives and managing multiple priorities in a dynamic health system environment.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills with the ability to work effectively across diverse clinical and administrative groups.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex clinical/operational issues into clear summaries and actionable insights.
• Demonstrated proficiency in project management tools, data interpretation, and organizational coordination.