Senior Project Manager, Health Data Solutions

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Job Summary

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific, healthcare, business, engineering, or related field required.

• 5+ years of experience working in project management within related environment

• Team leadership experience required

• Experience in the Healthcare, Radiological, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, or Medical Device industry is preferred

• Experience working within an academic medical center, healthcare system, research institution, or life sciences organization preferred.

• Knowledge of healthcare data, clinical research, medical imaging, healthcare informatics, AI/analytics applications, or related technologies preferred.

• Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent projects and coordinating cross-functional stakeholders in a complex organizational setting.

• Experience supporting industry-sponsored collaborations, research partnerships, data licensing initiatives, or healthcare commercialization activities preferred.

• Experience using project management platforms such as Smartsheet, Workfront, Microsoft Project, or similar tools preferred.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with clinical, scientific, technical, operational, executive, and external industry stakeholders.

• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.

• Training and experience in project management methodologies; PMP certification preferred.

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage and coordinate multiple projects related to mission-consistent data, biospecimen, and technology collaboration opportunities with external partners, including oversight of timelines, resources, deliverables, risks, and stakeholder engagement.

• Support the development, organization, and advancement of the Health Data Solutions opportunity pipeline by coordinating intake processes, feasibility assessments, opportunity tracking, and reporting activities. Partner closely with the Senior Manager to maintain visibility into prospective customers and collaboration opportunities.

• Manage day-to-day project operations, including facilitating meetings with industry partners and internal stakeholders, documenting action items and decisions, and driving accountability to ensure project milestones are achieved.

• Support Principal Investigator-led data licensing and industry collaboration projects by coordinating stakeholder alignment, contracting milestones, project execution, and reporting activities. Serve as a central point of coordination between investigators, HDS leadership, operational teams, and external partners to ensure projects progress efficiently and in accordance with organizational requirements.

• Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve project management tools (Smartsheets), templates, processes, and methodologies to support efficient project execution, operational scalability, and portfolio visibility.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams, establish project priorities, monitor risks and dependencies, and facilitate resolution of project issues to ensure timely delivery of project objectives.

• Prepare and maintain project plans, timelines, dashboards, status reports, and executive summaries to provide leadership with visibility into project progress, resource needs, key milestones, and operational performance.

• Ensure project documentation, data tracking, reporting, and operational records are maintained in accordance with organizational standards, contractual obligations, and applicable regulatory requirements.

• Support continuous process improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to enhance operational efficiency, stakeholder communication, and project delivery across the HDS portfolio.

COMPETENCIES

Project Management

Planning and Organization:
Develops and maintains detailed project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables across multiple concurrent initiatives. Effectively prioritizes work, coordinates activities across stakeholders, and ensures project objectives remain aligned with organizational goals and customer expectations.

Resource and Portfolio Management:
Coordinates resources across projects and stakeholders to support successful project execution. Monitors project workload, dependencies, and competing priorities to ensure efficient use of resources and timely completion of deliverables.

Scope, Risk, and Issue Management:

Identifies project risks, dependencies, and potential barriers to execution. Proactively develops mitigation strategies, escalates issues appropriately, and supports informed decision-making to maintain project timelines and objectives.

Project Governance and Execution:

Ensures projects are executed in accordance with established project plans, contractual obligations, organizational policies, and applicable regulatory requirements. Maintains visibility into project status, key milestones, action items, and deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.

Communication and Stakeholder Coordination:

Facilitates effective communication among internal and external stakeholders. Leads project meetings, documents decisions and action items, provides regular project status updates, and translates complex information into clear, actionable communications for leadership and project teams.

Documentation and Reporting:

Develops, maintains, and organizes project documentation, including project plans, timelines, budgets, status reports, meeting summaries, and executive presentations. Ensures project records are accurate, complete, and readily accessible to stakeholders.

Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement:

Builds productive working relationships with clinicians, researchers, operational leaders, industry partners, and other stakeholders. Demonstrates professionalism, sound judgment, and the ability to influence outcomes through collaboration and effective communication.

Team:

Applies content expertise to support critical path decisions, supports stakeholders with timely decisions by walking through risk benefit trade-offs. Shows diplomacy and discretion around sensitive information. Exhibit calmness when faced with program challenges and conflicts. Interacts effectively with assigned team members, proactively seeks guidance to ensure successful program execution. Consistently exhibits willingness to learn new skills and adapt to change.

Commitment to Mass General Brigham Values:

Utilizes MGB values effectively to govern decisions, actions and behaviors. These values guide how we get our work done: Patients, Affordability, Accountability & Service Commitment, Decisiveness, Innovation & Thoughtful Risk; and how we treat each other: Diversity & Inclusion, Integrity & Respect, Learning, Continuous Improvement & Personal Growth, Teamwork & Collaboration.

Working Schedule

• Hybrid work environment with potential for local travel to MGB sites within the Boston area.

• Some travel ( <2 weeks /year) may be required.

Supervisory Responsibility

• Project based supervision responsibilities.

Fiscal Responsibility

• Responsible for effective time tracking and cost management for relevant projects.

Pay Range

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