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IT Project Manager - Remote US

Role overview

Summary

The IT Project Manager role at Sarah Cannon Research Institute focuses on managing high visibility and complex projects that span multiple organizations. This position is integral to enhancing project management processes and capabilities, contributing to SCRI's mission of advancing oncology treatments and improving patient outcomes.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
  • Excellent written and oral communication capability and presentation skills.
  • Preferred: 3+ years' work experience in IT Project Management, clinical research, pharmaceutical or healthcare experience
  • Preferred: PMP Certification or Lean Six Sigma Certification
  • Preferred: Agile Project Management and Scrum Certification

Responsibilities

  • Participates in complex projects involving cross-functional teams and matrix partners.
  • Leads various projects including product launches, application development, and infrastructure upgrades.
  • Participates in financial forecasts and reconciles project expenditures.
  • Identifies methods to enhance project management capabilities and processes.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Self-Motivation

About the company

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Sarah Cannon

  • Hospitals & Health Systems
  • SME
  • 501–1,000
Sarah Cannon, the Cancer Institute of HCA Healthcare, offers integrated cancer services with convenient access to cutting-edge therapies for those facing cancer in communities across the United States and United Kingdom. Sarah Cannon’s cancer programs include individualized patient navigation provided by oncology-trained nurses, ~1,200 stem cell transplants performed annually throughout the Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cellular Therapy Network, hundreds of clinical trials, and molecular profiling capabilities. Through its services, Sarah Cannon is providing state-of-the-art cancer care close to home for hundreds of thousands of patients, a number unmatched by any single cancer center. To learn more about Sarah Cannon, visit sarahcannon.com.

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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.


Our IT Project Manager is a thought leader in project management, guiding the way projects are managed. The IT Project Manager handles a variety of projects, including:

  • High visibility projects
  • Ambiguous projects
  • Complex projects that span multiple organizations
  • High priority projects with executive oversight
  • Projects that are part of larger programs

Additionally, they identify methods to enhance project management capabilities and processes.


This is a remote position based in the US; relocation assistance and visa sponsorship are not available.


Duties include but are not limited to:

  • Participates in 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.
  • Participates in financial forecasts and provides on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures.
  • Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
  • PMP Certification or Lean Six Sigma Certification preferred
  • Agile Project Management and Scrum Certification strongly preferred
  • 3+ years' work experience in IT Project Management, clinical research, pharmaceutical or healthcare experience strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated, applied experience establishing and delivering complex projects.
  • Proven ability to navigate a highly matrixed organization effectively.
  • Excellent written and oral communication capability and presentation skills; persuasive, encouraging, motivating, and inspiring; the ability to listen and understand.

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 850 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 in the past decade. SCRI’s research network brings together more than 1,300 physicians who are enrolling patients into clinical trials at more than 200 locations in 20+ 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.

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McKesson Talent Advisors will never solicit money or credit card information in connection with a McKesson job application.


McKesson Talent Advisors do not communicate with candidates via online chatrooms or using email accounts such as Gmail or Hotmail. Note that McKesson does rely on a virtual assistant (Gia) for certain recruiting-related communications with candidates.

McKesson job postings are posted on our career site: careers.mckesson.com.

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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