Director Planning & Consulting
Company: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Location: Boston
Posted on: May 3, 2024
Job Description:
Job ID:39113
Location:10 Brookline Place West,
Brookline,
MA 02445
Category:Operations
Employment Type:Full time
Work Location:Hybrid: 2-3 days onsite/week
Overview
The Director of Planning and Consulting serves as a leader in
project planning, facilitation, growth planning, strategic
planning, and implementation principles. This position oversees
large, complex, multi-disciplinary projects. The Director provides
overall team management and is responsible for working with Senior
Directors and Vice President to ensure that the work of the
planning team is well coordinated with other groups across the
Institute. The Director is responsible for the management and
development of up to 6 Planning and Consulting team members.
Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in
cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of
conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. We strive to
create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we
provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all
backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health
particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We
conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate
tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing
partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated
hospitals.
Responsibilities
- Directs multiple highly complex projects, with impacts at the
Institute level.
- Interacts independently with leaders at all levels of the
organization.
- Leads a structured approach to analyze complex issues, identify
implications of various alternatives, generate options, and
recommend solutions to stakeholders to reach desired outcome.
- Works collaboratively with cross-functional teams
- Significant contributor to Planning and Consulting staff
development, as well as internal departmental process and
performance improvement.
- Develops and defines project infrastructure (work plans,
timelines, resources, milestones, KPIs, etc.); anticipates,
identifies, manages and resolves risks to project status,
milestones, timelines; develops and presents updates/metric reports
to leadership
- Develops, and oversees development by others, of clear and
effective meeting materials, presentations, and project collateral,
ensuring highest levels of precision and value delivery.
- Manages all aspects of stakeholder relationships throughout the
project lifecycle, including project initiation, execution, and
closeout.
- Identifies and highlights likely business and financial impacts
associated with program planning or expansion, as well as required
implementation support key dependencies, issues, and risks to serve
as input to prioritization and planning process.
- Conducts impact analyses to assess Institutional/stakeholder
readiness for change adoption and applies change management
processes and tools to support adoption of change. Supports the
design, development, delivery, and management of project/change
related communications.
- Oversees ad hoc research and due diligence relating to new
projects and initiatives; translates business and competitive
intelligence research back into projects.
- On an ongoing basis, ensures the success of projects and
relationships based on defined KPIs, milestones and partner
feedback, ensuring that the team continues to perform against
stakeholder needs and expectations.SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Supervises up to 6 Planning and Consulting team members ranging
from Associate to Senior Manager level
- Hires, mentors, and advises, assigns, and evaluates work,
reviews performance formally at least annually, recommends
promotion and salary adjustments and takes corrective action.
- Directs individuals and teams in organizing work, setting
priorities and timelines, and determining and obtaining the
resources required to meet those priorities.
- Provides guidance to others on specific strategies to identify
stakeholder needs and expectations and address them
effectively.
- Provides professional development opportunities for Planning
Managers and other Department staff.
- Develops standardized tools and templates, dashboards, and
engagement letters to ensure effective project execution and
optimal communication.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree in health care
administration, business, or related field is strongly
preferred
- Minimum Experience: 10 years of experience in strategic
planning, business planning, consulting, project management,
healthcare administration, or similar field required.KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
- Advanced planning, project management, facilitation, and
organizational skills, with the demonstrated ability to drive
multiple concurrent projects to completion in a complex,
deadline-driven environment.
- Advanced leadership and management skills, as well as the
ability to work closely and effectively with all levels of the
organization
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
- Makes independent decisions and oversees actions of others;
exercises substantial judgment on behalf of the Institute
- Ability to distill or add complexity to data presentation based
on the audience
- Interacts with internal and external stakeholders on
high-stakes mattersAt Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we work every
day to create an innovative, caring, and inclusive environment
where every patient, family, and staff member feels they belong. As
relentless as we are in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer
for all, we are equally committed to diversifying our faculty and
staff. Cancer knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the
most dedicated and diverse professionals, neither do we. If working
in this kind of organization inspires you, we encourage you to
apply.Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer
and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin,
sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry,
military service, protected veteran status, or other
characteristics protected by law.
Job ID:39113
Location:10 Brookline Place West,
Brookline,
MA 02445
Category:Operations
Employment Type:Full time
Work Location:Hybrid: 2-3 days onsite/week
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