Program Manager (Hybrid)
Chicago, IL
The American Medical Association (AMA) is the nation'slargest professional Association of physicians and a non-profitorganization. We are a unifying voice and powerful ally for America'sphysicians, the patients they care for, and the promise of a healthier nation.To be part of the AMA is to be part of our Mission to promote the art andscience of medicine and the betterment of public health.
We continuously work to embed equity in ourinternal practices and are committed to increasing the diversity of our staffacross all levels of the organization. We intentionally work tocreate the right conditions to enable our employees to feel that they can betheir authentic selves and fully participate in the life of theenterprise.
We encourage and support professional development forour employees, and we are dedicated to socialresponsibility. We invite you to learn more about us and we look forwardto getting to know you.
We have an opportunity at our corporate officesin Chicago for a Program Manager on our Health Solutions team. This isa hybrid position reporting into our Chicago, IL office, requiring 2 daysa week in the office.
As a Program Manager, you will provide operational program management theAMA's CPT and Guides product portfolio. Works with product managers, the AMA and Health Solutions leadership,engineering, sales, marketing, content and business operations to ensureefficient and reliable management of a portfolio of products. Manages governance activities, projectdeliverables and facilitates regular communications to ensure ongoingtransparency. Will assist in facilitating teamoversight, transparency, updates and performance via tracking and reporting. Will assist in facilitating teamoversight, transparency, updates and performance via tracking and reporting.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Program Management
- Create and manage assigned project timelines and maintain project plans, status, and issue reports and integrate into program portfolio and dashboard
- Build and manage program dashboard
- Build agendas, coordinate and schedule and moderate quarterly product updates and product governance cadences
- Report program status regularly and proactively communicate concerns and risks to management; with management's assistance resolve all project issues
- Create action plans where progress does not meet agreed upon plans; develop and adhere to project governance plan
- Create Sharepoint or Confluence with organized access to active and archived product program status and documentation
Product Management and Development
- Provide product owner support to product managers including user story creation and JIRA submission
- Assist HS Product team with HS Functional Units and Data Labs, and other stakeholders on the technical development/and or business requirements of new products or product features
- Provide insights on user needs, user experience, and market goals, including lean canvas requirements
- Gain a deep understanding of customer experience and needs, identify, and fill product gaps and participate in the generation new ideas that improve product satisfaction
- Participate in the creation of UAT testing plans and grids and validation of testing results
Project Management and Administration
- Manage administrative aspects for the product leads including scheduling telephone/face-to-face meetings with product team, technical team, steering committee, and product advisory panel
- Organizes and participates in the creation of materials for presentations and demonstrations and distributes reports and updates to stakeholders.
- Facilitates regular communication with all internal and external stakeholders, including feeds into governance
- Manage product project plans to ensure all milestones are met on time and to business specifications
May include other responsibilities as assigned
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree required
- Minimum 5 years of project or product management experience required
- Project management experience required (e.g., developing project plans, load balancing work, scheduling meetings, preparing meeting summaries); planning and organizing skills needed to anticipate, prioritize, and coordinate work assignments
- Product Management experience required (e.g. managing a PDLC, Agile concepts (Epics & User Stories, Story Points, and product governance)
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, required
- Excellent moderations skills in sessions that include peers and leadership
- Exceptional organizational skills with proven ability to manage projects
- Ability to work with online and software-based management and content tools.
- Ability to analyze and provide solutions to develop and improve processes required.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to work independently as well as in a team in high pressure environments required
- Ability to understand general technical and healthcare concepts to apply them to coordination activities
- Ability to work well with people from many different disciplines with varying degrees of knowledge
- Attention to detail and on-time delivery required
The American Medical Association is located at 330 N. WabashAvenue, Chicago, IL 60611 and is convenient to all public transportation inChicago.
We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. As an EOE/AA employer, the American Medical Association will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and veteran or disability status.
THE AMA IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE NATION
What We Do
The American Medical Association is the premier national organization providing timely, essential resources to empower physicians, residents and medical students to succeed at every phase of their medical lives. Physicians have entrusted the AMA to advance the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health on behalf of patients.