Program Manager, Strategic Deployment - Strategic Services - University of California, Irvine

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Position Summary:

The incumbent will play a large part in the success of UCI Health's strategic initiatives enabling UCI Health’s Strategic Vision by developing, deploying, and managing strategic operating plans that deliver sustainable, measurable change across UCI. This position builds stakeholder alignment to address and overcome complex interdisciplinary problems and organizational needs, provides project management for deployment of the strategic vision, supports and guides decision making related to existing and prospective markets including demographics, peer benchmarking, provider supply/demand analysis, industry trends, and service line assessments, leverages data systems to build a robust fact base, quantify financial and operational benefits, and prioritize efforts, provides insightful analyses and communicates recommendations to senior leaders, and serves as a key business partner for areas supported.

Total Compensation

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Required Qualifications:

• Understands and has significant experience in the use of tools for process improvement to include lean methodologies, project management, change management, and other improvement techniques
• Understanding of business planning including analysis, budgeting, feasibility studies, and implementation.
• Strong facilitation skills
• Results-oriented change agent who is an effective business systems thinker
• Proven ability to quickly develop credibility with various/all constituencies
• Proficiency in healthcare planning tools and databases (e.g., OSHPD, Sg2, Advisory Board, Tableau, etc.)
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Must be results-driven to drive quantifiable results
• Internal or external process improvement, management consulting or strategy consulting (or equivalent experience)
• Good team leadership and motivational skills and good creative problem solving skills
• Experience developing and/or maintaining progress reporting scorecards or dashboards
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Effective communicator able to understand the needs of a variety of audience members and tailor a message accordingly
• Bachelor's degree
• Analytical ability to develop, analyze and interpret application of data
• Ability to plan, set expectations (for self and others), and accomplish multiple objectives within specific timeframes.
• Ability to manage risk and ambiguity on a project
• Ability to maintain an organized approach, clarity of purpose, and goal orientation in a rapidly changing environment involving multiple stakeholders of various levels from throughout the organization.
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree
• Knowledge of healthcare market, government rules and regulations

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement:

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at eec@uci.edu or at (949) 824-0500, Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.