Pharmacy Project Manager

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate, and manage funded clinical, capital, and facilities projects across ambulatory practices and hospitals, ensuring budgets, schedules, quality, and compliance targets are met. Support strategic initiatives and process-improvement efforts, coordinate multidisciplinary stakeholders, and develop metrics and scorecards to assess performance and patient satisfaction.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in business, finance, or a related field and three years of project planning and analysis experience are required, preferably in healthcare. Candidates should be proficient with spreadsheets and planning software, including Microsoft Excel, Word, and Project, and have strong communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, and time-management skills.

Skills

• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Project Analysis
• Budget Preparation
• Business Planning
• Strategic Planning
• Stakeholder Management
• Six Sigma
• Lean Process Improvement
• Metrics Development
• Performance Scorecards
• Cost Consolidation
• Product Standardization
• Regulatory Compliance
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Project

Benefits

• PPO Medical Plan
• Preventive Healthcare Coverage
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Retirement Programs
• Paid Parental Leave
• Wellness Programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligibility
• On-Site Childcare

About this role

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the No. 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY
Works under general supervision to provide project management expertise for planning, directing, and coordinating initiatives to meet the needs of University of Texas Southwestern Hospitals. This will be a HYBRID role working in office 3 days a week to provide support for capital and other facilities projects as needed.

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:
PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
Paid Time Off, available day one
Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
Paid Parental Leave Benefit
Wellness programs
Tuition Reimbursement
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required
Education
Bachelor's Degree BS or BA in Business, Finance or Related Field
Experience
3 years project planning and analysis preferably in a health care environment.

JOB DUTIES
Provide the leadership framework for planning, directing, coordinating, and improving projects that are responsive to the needs of University of Texas Southwestern Hospitals.
Assumes project hand-offs from Health System Planning team for all approved and funded projects.
Assist in the development and implementation of strategic initiatives, budget preparation and business plans within the service-line.
Communicate issues identified by front line staff related to new administrative or departmental initiatives.
Undertake special projects at the request of the service-line leadership
Support, execute and monitors Six Sigma/Lean/Process Improvement projects.
Work collaboratively to ensure consistent quality of clinical care throughout the system.
Coordinates and manages expectations of multi-disciplinary project stakeholders.
Participate as a member of the service-line team in implementing short and long-term plans designed to enhance University of Texas Southwestern Hospital's competitive position in the marketplace.
Manages the clinical projects for both the Ambulatory Practice and University Hospitals to ensure that the project budget and target schedule are met.
Assist in cost consolidation, product standardization initiatives.
Develop scorecards and metrics to evaluate performance and contribute to high patient and customer satisfaction.
Ensure all regulatory and compliance standards are met.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Development of metrics to track progress towards goals
Must be able to read, write and communicate in English.
Proficient in spreadsheets, planning software.
Work requires computer skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Project.
Work requires effective communication and interpersonal skills
Work requires exercise of considerable judgment.
Work requires integration of service-line goals into the project scope and deliverables
Work requires possessing knowledge of product application
Work requires problem-solving sills
Work requires time management skills
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS
Physical Requirements
Bending/Leaning Over
Standing
Stooping
Talking
Walking
Working Conditions
Clinical Setting
Hospital Setting
Salary Information
Salary is commensurate with education, skills, and relevant experience.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

About UT Southwestern Medical Center

Higher Education · 5,001-10,000 employees · headquartered in Dallas, Texas