Job Summary
Equally rewarding and demanding, this is a non-traditional position where the scope of knowledge and responsibility required exceed typical Senior Project Manager roles. Enthusiasm for learning, problem solving, entrepreneurship, and a self-starter personality are key traits for success at Precision Health. Our Senior Project Managers work with researchers, technical teams, and clinical champions to define, organize, manage, and facilitate the deployment of AI projects into Michigan Medicine. The ability to think analytically, problem solve, work as part of a close-knit team, and a strong interest in getting work done is required of anyone taking on this role.
Our Senior Project Managers are responsible for the day-to-day ownership of our project portfolio at all stages of the product life cycle. Our Project Managers run their projects as a business - managing resource effort, delivery schedules, internal governance committees, technical teams and clinical partners on a daily basis. Because of their expertise, our Senior Project Managers are the 'go to' people for all questions pertaining to their projects and associated research.
Who We Are
Precision Health was launched as a Presidential Initiative at the University of Michigan in 2018. Since its initial founding, Precision Health has expanded its member services to include a de-identified database of over 5,000,000 patients, computational support including PHI compliant data processing and data storage, and the deployment of models for clinical testing.
We are committed to finding research partners and solutions to help push digital health projects from the bench to the bedside. To do this, Precision Health brings together integrative teams of world-class U-M scientists, clinicians, and engineers to develop and deploy cutting-edge digital health solutions that improve people's health.
Responsibilities*
The core responsibilities of Precision Health Senior Project Managers can be grouped into the following categories:
- Solving complex technical issues: We work closely with dynamic and cross-functional teams including DataOps, MLOps, Model Deployment, and Clinical Integration. All of these groups have various technical needs and deliverables in our projects. It's important that the person in this role can speak to the technologies used by these groups and ask the right questions to help solve problems when they arise.
- Streamlining processes: The world of AI and digital health is moving quickly. The way that we develop and deploy applicable research is changing as well. Our Senior Project Managers are adept at developing and documenting new processes to ensure that we are delivering our work as effectively and efficiently as possible.
- Leading cross-functional teams: Our diverse project teams include Researchers, Data Operations (DataOps), Machine Learning Operations (MLOps), Data Scientists, Clinicians, and governance committees. To keep these teams on track, our Senior Project managers are responsible for creating project timelines, tracking measurable progress against timelines, identifying critical paths, alerting leadership of any issues that need correction, getting additional resources when needed, and communicating status to the leadership team.
- Additional responsibilities include:
- Managing projects from concept through delivery in agile environments
- Working with with cross-functional teams to prototype applications and tools
- Actively participating in discussions and decisions made by the team. We rely on each other and hold each other accountable
- Reporting projects updates, milestones, and opportunities to our leadership teams
- Determine and document requirements
- Estimate and adjust stories and sprints
Required Qualifications*
- The Precision Health Project Manager Senior must have a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with a minimum of 5 years of progressive Project Management experience.
- Familiarity with AI technologies
- Knowledge of Agile development methodologies
- Experience developing technical products and technologies
- Demonstrated ability to work with a cross-functional team to rapidly produce prototypes and iterations
- Demonstrated experience working with user experience projects, A/B testing, focus groups, contextual inquiry, contextual analysis, and/or usability testing
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Quantitative analytical abilities
- Strong organizational skills
- Excellent technical skills
Desired Qualifications*
- Experience working in a scientific research environment
- Familiarity with scientific research methodologies and practices
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.
Note: Remote or Hybrid work arrangement options are available for this position.
Background Screening
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO/AA Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.