Director, Project and Strategy Delivery

Location:

Avera Health

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Primarily days with possible weekends/evenings/holidays (United States of America)

Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

The Director - Project Delivery is a highly strategic and results-driven role responsible for leading the project management, process improvement, strategic plan management, and education delivery functions of the Organizational Excellence department. This role involves developing, implementing, and continuously improving organizational project management and process improvement methodologies, best practices, and standards to drive efficiency and effectiveness in project delivery throughout Avera. The Director will oversee and develop leaders and teams of project managers, continuous improvement advisors, and strategy advisors, and collaborate with cross-functional leaders at all levels to ensure the successful delivery of projects across the organization.

What you will do

• Drives realization of business value through project and process improvement initiatives.
• Advance the maturity of project delivery, strategy facilitation, and process improvement practices.
• Develop and maintain standard project management and Lean process improvement methodologies across the organization.
• Evaluate project requirements and optimize resource utilization for project delivery teams.
• Ensure adherence to established project delivery standards across the Organizational Excellence department.
• Plan and manage team resources and budgets effectively.
• Maintain reporting standards and meet departmental KPIs.
• Cultivate a high-performance team culture focused on innovation, accountability, and continuous professional growth.
• Create and deliver executive-level presentations, reports, and updates to senior management and the board.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, developing, training, and retaining employees; planning, assigning, and leading work; appraising performance; rewarding and coaching employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Bachelor's Healthcare, Business Administration, Health Sciences or related field and/or 10+ years equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute (PMI) or equivalent. Upon Hire
• 10+ years related experience.
• 1-3 years management experience.

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Master's
• IASSC Certified Green Belt - The International Association for Six Sigma Certification (IASSC) Upon Hire
• IASSC Certified Black Belt - The International Association for Six Sigma Certification (IASSC) Upon Hire

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Free health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.