Sr. IT Project Manager

Company: MCKESSON
Location: Nashville
Posted on: May 4, 2025

Job Description:

It's More Than a Career, It's a Mission.

Our people are the foundation of our success. By joining our growing team at Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI), a subsidiary of McKesson, you will have the opportunity to become part of one of the largest community-based cancer programs to advance oncology treatments and improve outcomes for cancer patients across the globe. We look for mission-driven candidates who have a desire to advance the fight against cancer and make a difference in the lives of patients diagnosed with cancer every day.

Our Mission

People who live with cancer - those who work to prevent it, fight it, and survive it - are at the heart of every decision we make. Bringing the most innovative medical minds together with the most passionate caregivers in their communities, we are transforming care and personalizing treatment. Through clinical excellence and cutting-edge research, SCRI is redefining cancer care around the world.

A Senior Project Manager leads the way in how projects are managed and is a thought-leader.

• Manages all types of projects:
  
  • High visibility projects
    
  • Ambiguous projects
    
  • Complex projects crossing multiple organizations
    
  • High priority projects with Executive oversight
    
  • Projects that may be part of a larger program
    
  • Identifies methods to improve project management capabilities and processes.
    
    
    Duties include but are not limited to:
    
    • Directs complex projects often involving cross-functional teams and matrix partners; knows when to leverage cross-functional expertise across the organization.
      
    • Leads a variety of different types of projects including launch of new products and services, application development, systems integration, operational efficiency improvements, process reengineering, and infrastructure upgrades and deployments.
      
    • Develops and oversees financial forecasts and provides on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures.
      
    • Leads a continuous risk and issues management process to identify and assess risks and issues; works with leaders to develop and manage mitigation measures to minimize exposure to projects and the business.
      
    • Directly manages all aspects of the project lifecycle and works within a matrixed organization to oversee all phases of a project.
      
    • Determines the most appropriate mode of communication for any given situation, ensure communication is timely, succinct, and tailored to the appropriate audience.
      
    • Defines and tracks project milestones; develops, maintains and reports on an overall integrated delivery plan.
      
    • Emotional Intelligence- displays professionalism, diplomacy and calmness under pressure when confronted with politically sensitive situations.
      
    • Establishes and leads cross-functional strategic, to include, enterprise-wide initiatives.
      
    • Facilitates the resolution of conflicts between key stakeholders, project team members, and sponsors through interest-based negotiation.
      
    • Exercises discretion when managing and protecting sensitive business and patient information.
      
    • Facilitates large-level, multi-disciplinary planning sessions and executive-level project meetings.
      
    • Exercises stewardship of enterprise resources as a capable influencer.
      
    • Creates appropriate project artifacts.
      
    • Mentors colleagues in order to influence and build strategic relationships; actively seeks to develop and grow others.
      
    • Rigorously manages scope to ensure business requirements are achieved within agreed upon time, cost, and quality parameters.
      
    • Serves as a project subject matter expert, routinely briefs key stakeholders on different aspects of assigned initiatives.
      
    • Gathers information from multiple sources to assess options and likely outcomes for organizational challenges and opportunities and leads others through this process.
      
    • Demonstrates organizational agility (flexible to take on projects in many business lines).
      
    • Supports/Facilitates contract execution and vendor management.
      
    • Proposes recommendations, adjustments and process improvements to achieve success.
      
    • Represents the project in various project governance and inter-department forums.
      
      
      Mandatory: The following are mandatory expectations of all SCRI employees.
      
      • Practices and adheres to the "Code of Conduct" philosophy and "Mission and Value Statement."
        
        • During your employment with SCRI, you will be routinely assigned training requirements. You are expected to complete any training assignments by the due date.
          
          
          Knowledge: A body of information needed to perform tasks; May be obtained through education, training or experience.
          
          • Healthcare
            
          • Information Technology
            
          • Project Management
            
          • Microsoft Office product proficiency
            
            
            Skills: The proficiency to perform a certain task.
            
            • Servant leadership
              
            • Emotional Intelligence
              
            • Communication and interpersonal skills
              
            • Critical thinking
              
            • Stakeholder partnership
              
            • Understand strategic imperatives
              
            • Technology and business knowledge
              
            • Project financial management
              
            • Risk and Issue management and mitigation
              
            • Customer focused
              
            • Able to server as Mentor / Knowledge Sharing
              
            • Exhibits sound judgment
              
              
              Abilities: An underlying, enduring trait useful for performing duties.
              
              • Proven ability to build strong and positive relationships and quickly earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders; lead and inspire teams; set direction and approach; resolve conflict; deliver tough messages with grace; execute with limited information and ambiguity.
                
              • Proven ability to navigate a highly matrixed organization effectively.
                
              • Servant Leadership; a leader who considers the needs of the team over his/her own.
                
              • Excellent written and oral communication capability and presentation skills; persuasive, encouraging, motivating, and inspiring; the ability to listen and understand.
                
              • Exhibits influencing and negotiating skills.
                
              • Displays business and technical acumen.
                
              • Experience with stakeholder management.
                
              • Focused and versatile team player that is comfortable under pressure.
                
              • Proven ability to remove barriers and enable teams to complete objectives.
                
              • Demonstrated, applied experience establishing and delivering complex projects.
                
              • Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
                
              • Accountable for change management.
                
              • Proven core project management skills including knowledge of project management methodologies and tools.
                
                
                Minimum Qualifications:
                
                • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
                  
                • 3+ years of project management experience
                  
                • PMP Certification strongly preferred
                  
                • Agile Project Management and Scrum Certification strongly preferred
                  
                  
                  About Sarah Cannon Research Institute
                  
                  Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI) is one of the world's leading oncology research organizations conducting community-based clinical trials. Focused on advancing therapies for patients over the last three decades, SCRI is a leader in drug development. In 2022, SCRI formed a joint venture with former US Oncology Research to expand clinical trial access across the country. It has conducted more than 750 first-in-human clinical trials since its inception and contributed to pivotal research that has led to the majority of new cancer therapies approved by the FDA today. SCRI's research network brings together more than 1,300 physicians who are actively enrolling patients into clinical trials at more than 250 locations in 24 states across the U.S. Please click here to learn more about our research offerings.
                  
                  We care about the well-being of the patients and communities we serve, and that starts with caring for our people. That's why we have a Total Rewards package that includes comprehensive benefits to support physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our Total Rewards offerings serve the different needs of our diverse colleague population and ensure they are the healthiest versions of themselves. For more information regarding benefits through our parent company, McKesson, please click here .
                  
                  As part of Total Rewards, we are proud to offer a competitive compensation package. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered.
                  
                  We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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