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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company's discretion.
Education

• Required - Bachelor's in engineering, business administration, public health, finance, healthcare administration or related field.

Work Experience

• Required - 7 years experience in enterprise transformation projects, C-Suite executive sponsored large scale projects, strategy-to-execution initiaitves, project management in healthcare or similarly complex industries

Certifications

• Required - Project Management Professional (PMP),Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), or AGILE Project Management

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Strong financial and operational acumen.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional, executive-level projects.
• Exceptional ability to influence without authority.
• Excellent judgment, organizational, group facilitation, decision making, and delegation skills.
• Ability to be self-directed, work independently, set project priorities, and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally.
• Ability to travel throughout and between facilities.

Job Duties

• Oversees a portfolio of complex, highimpact enterprise projects that advance organizational strategy, ensuring alignment with executive priorities and systemlevel outcomes
• Establishes and maintains effective governance structures, rigorously managing scope, dependencies, risks, and interdependencies across largescale, crossfunctional initiatives.
• Serves as a trusted partner to senior leaders and executive sponsors to shape project strategy, translate strategic intent into executable plans, and drive alignment across stakeholders.
• Identifies, assesses, and mitigates enterpriselevel risks while navigating diverse stakeholder interests to maintain momentum, accountability, and clarity of decisionmaking
• Ensures initiatives meet or exceed targeted business outcomes by tracking progress, surfacing insights, and driving timely decisions that enable successful execution and sustained impact.
• Delivers results in complex, ambiguous environments by influencing crossfunctional stakeholders and applying rigorous project governance and execution practices, without direct authority
• Evaluates resource capacity, dependencies, and tradeoffs across initiatives to ensure optimal use of people, time, and funding while maximizing enterprise value and return on effort.
• Provides clear, timely insight to leaders through progress tracking, issue escalation, and datadriven recommendations that enable informed decisionmaking and timely course correction.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.
Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.
This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns. The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Physical and Environmental Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Sedentary Work- Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (occasionally means activity or conditions exist up to 1/3 of the work day), and/or, a negligible amount of force frequently (frequently means activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the work day) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissue and as part of their employment, incumbents are not called upon to perform or assist in emergency care or first aid.
The incumbent has no occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases .
Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.

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Ochsner is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected class, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.