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Program Manager

RWJBarnabas Health
life insurance, vision insurance, parental leave, paid time off, sick time, long term disability, tuition reimbursement
United States, New Jersey, West Orange
95 Old Short Hills Road (Show on map)
Oct 02, 2025
Program Manager
Req #: 0000217556

Category: Information Systems and IT

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Day

Facility: RWJBarnabas Health Corporate Services

Department: IT&S Project Management Office

Pay Range: $153,045.00 - $233,394.00 per year

Location:
95 Old Short Hills Road, West Orange, NJ 07052


Job Title: Program Manager

Location: SBC Corporation

Department Name: IT&S Project Management Office

Req #: 0000217556

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $153,045.00 - $233,394.00 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Role Description:

  • Responsible to oversee and manage Programs which are composed of several underlying, interconnected projects.
  • These projects complement and build off one another to achieve a larger, long-term business objective, which will help to drive strategic initiatives and organizational growth.
  • The Program Manager will have clear oversight over a group of related projects to ensure that implementation and prescribed activities are executed, tracked, and reported in accordance with the specific goals and business objectives, as well as in alignment with IT and Project Management Office policies, procedures, and standards.
  • The Program Manager will ensure the affiliated projects are integrated with adherence to dependencies and focus upon triple constraints cost, time, scope.
  • They will serve as the pivotal liaison surrounding program communications with attention to desired stakeholder s metrics.
  • They will attend key organizational meetings, steering, work groups, strategic teams, committee focused, etc.
  • as needed, as requested and ensure that the key components of their program are communicated and validate the program is accurately aligned with the organizational initiatives/directives.
  • Additionally, the Program Manager will ensure support from the key organizational stakeholders is maintained as well as demonstrate excellent vendor management.
  • Other responsibilities include resourcing projects, implementing strategies, measuring ROI, overseeing collaboration across project teams, and defining success metrics for the Program and the projects within it.
  • This individual will serve as the escalation point for Project Managers for any project within the defined Program as well as manage risk and mitigation.
  • This individual will work closely with Project Coordinators, Project Managers, and consultants to onboard & train them, and ensure they are aligned with the project management methodology of RWJBH.

Education:

  • Preferred: Master s Degree
  • Minimum: Associate s Degree with 10+ years of related experience

Work Experience:

  • Preferred: 10+ years of project management experience with large scale projects; 5+ years of Information Technology & Services or Healthcare consulting or equivalent experience
  • Minimum: 10 years relevant experience in project management
  • Experience in MS Office Suite, Project Management Information System/Project Planning tool
  • Success in large enterprise-wide implementations requiring significant coordination
  • Licenses and Certifications: Preferred: PMP Certification or working towards certification,
  • Active Member of PMI or similar organization

Key Competencies

Adaptability/flexibility: demonstrating flexibility with respect to changing end-user business needs

Critical thinking: the ability and willingness to see things in an open-minded way and examine an idea or concept from as many angles as possible

Dependability: the ability and willingness to take ownership of work activities and ensure that they are completed in an accurate, efficient, and timely manner,

Must be detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and able to function effectively in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines

Initiative: the ability and willingness to recognize assignments or tasks that need to be completed, to seek out additional assignments or tasks, and to help others

Interpersonal skills: the ability to communicate information clearly and concisely with project leadership and subject matter experts; the ability to gain trust and establish effective relationships with counterparts

Learning: the ability and willingness to learn new software and systems

Listening: listening attentively to ensure that the intended message has been accurately received, holding responses until the person has finished making their point, and repeating information to ensure accuracy

Problem solving seeking, logically examining, and interpreting information fromping a course of action to resolve the problem and to prevent its recurrence

Resilience: the ability to persevere in difficult situations, overcome obstacles, and reach high levels of performance when faced with stressful work situations and time pressures

Interested in learning more about our IT&S team? Check out this video from our leadership team! https://vimeo.com/1038366426/2f1c2a76a5?ts=0&share=copy

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Driven by our Total Wellbeing promise, our market-competitive offerings include comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees' physical, emotional, financial, personal, career, and community wellbeing. These benefits and resources include, but are not limited to:

Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
Retirement Plans
Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
Dental and Vision Insurance
Disability and Life Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Reimbursement
Student Loan Planning Support
Flexible Spending Accounts
Wellness Programs
Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
Community and Volunteer Opportunities
Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, and Verizon
....and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey-whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
  • Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Retirement Plans
  • Short & Long Term Disability
  • Life & Accidental Death Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Wellness Programs
  • Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
  • Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!


RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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