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Position Summary
The Director will lead project prioritization and roadmap development, manage intake and governance processes, and provide thought leadership that elevates the maturity and impact of the PMO. This role will provide strategic insight and thought leadership to senior executives on project feasibility, capacity planning, and delivery risk. The Director will lead, coach, and mentor a team of project and program managers to high levels of performance and accountability.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading a team of project managers, which can also include contractors and sub-contractors.

• Responsible for the successful conclusion of the project by providing leadership, strategically managing risk, monitoring finances and making sure that each phase of the project starts and ends on schedule. Project directors work within the project’s scope of work (SOW) or function specification documents (FSD).

• Build and maintain strong customer relationships through professional demeanor, reliability, and responsiveness.

• Strategic level oversight, managing shared resources and finances to make sure each project is progressing on time and within budget.

• Responsible for critical decision-making, such as adjusting the budget and adding resources related to the project governance processes. The project managers report to the project director regularly and the project director then reports to the senior management team.

• Execute according to implementation best practices. Build a system that provides continuous process improvement and operationalizes those improvements.

• This is a highly cross-functional role requiring a blend of strategic thinking, technical fluency, and executional excellence.

• Foster a collaborative, empowered team culture focused on delivery excellence and professional growth.

• Conduct resource planning and capacity analysis to support organizational demands.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in project management, program management, and/or implementation with at least 3-5 years in a leadership role.

• Bachelor's degree in healthcare, business, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.

• 10+ years’ industry experience in a clinical setting, including work with health information systems like EHRs, LIMs systems, etc.

• Prior experience in process improvement.

• Proven ability to manage project portfolios and lead prioritization efforts across departments.

• Strong background serving as a strategic liaison between business and technology teams.

• Exceptional communication, influence, and stakeholder management skills.

• Deep knowledge of project delivery techniques and tools.

• Experience implementing or scaling a Project Management Office or Implementation Department.

• All employees are required to have smart phones that meet Company security standards with the ability to install apps such as Okta Verify and Microsoft Authenticator.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP or Agile certification.

Physical Demands

• Majority of work is performed in a desk/cubicle environment.

• Must possess ability to sit and/or stand for long periods of time.

• Must possess ability to perform repetitive motion.

Training

• All job specific, safety, and compliance training are assigned based on the job functions associated with this employee.

Other

• Willingness to work overtime is required.

• Occasional weekends, evenings, and/or holidays required

• Some travel may be required.

Conditions of Employment: Individual must successfully complete pre-employment process, which includes criminal background check, drug screening, credit check ( applicable for certain positions) and reference verification.

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Caris Life Sciences is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.