Project Coordinator - Pharmacy

Yale New Haven Health - New Haven, CT

Full-time - Mid Level

New Haven, CT

Hospitals

About the position

The Project Coordinator plays a crucial role in managing various aspects of projects within the organization, including application development, systems upgrades, and technology outsourcing. This position is responsible for ensuring that projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet the required quality standards. The Project Coordinator will facilitate project planning, track costs and schedules, mitigate risks, and ensure successful project implementation. They will work closely with project sponsors and stakeholders to communicate project status and ensure alignment with organizational goals.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning, scheduling, project goals, milestones, budgeting, and resource management to achieve deliverables.
• Defines requirements and the project life cycle and deployment plans.
• Coordinates projects from planning and development to implementation.
• Facilitates all changes and issues with stakeholders.
• Coordinates activity closely with the project sponsor and the full project team to ensure strategic goals are achieved.
• Ensures that the clinical/operations community is appropriately engaged in their project activities to optimize design, test, and support.
• Provides and updates project plans to ensure project status is communicated to stakeholders and leadership.
• Effectively identifies, tracks, and coordinates the resolution of project issues to ensure project timelines are met.
• Anticipates resource demand changes and makes and/or recommends changes well in advance of need.
• Demonstrates a strong belief in the organizational and departmental goals/objectives.

Requirements

• Five (5) to ten (10) years of experience in related fields such as administrative/executive support or project management.
• Demonstrated project leadership and administrative/executive support experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years of work experience in leading multiple project implementations and coordination of departments with large staff and concurrent activities is required.
• PMP Certification is preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Associate or Bachelor's degree and pertinent certifications preferred.
• Healthcare experience, preferably in a similar role working on multiple projects with various departments and contractors.
• Medical experience required.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits
• Retirement savings plan
• Professional development opportunities