IT Project Manager II

$77,216 - $115,824/Yr

University of Rochester - Rochester, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

Rochester, NY

Educational Services

About the position

The IT Project Manager II at the University of Rochester is responsible for managing small to medium IT projects within a cross-functional team. This role focuses on regulatory health IT efforts and requires collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure project success. The position involves end-to-end project management, adherence to established guidelines, and continuous learning to improve project outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Manages small to medium assigned IT projects independently.
• Gathers input from team members on required tasks and translates into a project plan with tasks, activities, dependencies, timelines, milestones, resource requirements, and deliverables.
• Monitors progress of project activities and ensures all critical implementation criteria are met.
• Coordinates with Architects, Team Leads, Resource Managers, IT Leaders and Sponsors to ensure project team follows department processes for quality assurance, migrations and promotions, end-user acceptance/validation, training and support.
• Facilitates project meetings using effective meeting techniques for objectives, agendas, participants and meeting minutes.
• Develops and maintains reporting dashboards suitable for Senior Leadership to communicate project status.
• Conducts post-project 'lessons learned' sessions to identify successful project elements and areas for future improvement.
• Provides status reports to steering committees.
• Utilizes a variety of project management methodologies as appropriate to the project.
• Manages project scope and timeline, using appropriate governance bodies and Project Office leadership direction.
• Identifies, tracks and manages risks and mitigation plans within assigned projects, escalating as appropriate.
• Identifies, tracks and manages issues to resolution within assigned projects, escalating as appropriate.
• Determines scope of the problem/project through collaboration with the executive project sponsor, key users and system and application analysts.
• Collaborates with technical team leads and/or Resource Managers to assign appropriate resources to the project.
• Obtains necessary approvals.
• Keeps current with business and strategic goals.
• Understands other University service providers.
• Stays apprised of teams roles, processes, tools and architecture to better understand how the team works together to meet users' needs.
• Attends webinars, reads case studies and white papers and participates in other opportunities to further refine skills and stay apprised on project management topics.
• Builds and maintains internal departmental relationships.
• Makes presentations to staff on work-related issues.
• Serves on committees and attends meetings as requested.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related discipline such as Project Management, Business Administration, Information Technology, or Engineering required.
• 4 years of related experience required or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required within a year of hire required.
• Detail-oriented with a proven ability to manage projects required.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), presentation, analytical and problem solving skills required.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in healthcare or higher education field preferred.
• ServiceNow, Jira, Smartsheet, Clarity PPM, or Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software experience preferred.
• In-depth understanding of healthcare regulations such as HIPAA, HITECH, and GDPR preferred.
• Familiarity with federal, state, and local healthcare regulations and compliance requirements preferred.
• Extensive computer literacy, including Microsoft Project, Teams and Powerpoint preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $77,216 - $115,824 annually.
• Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.