Dean's Office

Full Time

77929BR

Job Summary

Applies wide-ranging experience to manage and lead complex and unprecedented projects that impact the medical center, campus, enterprise or external partnerships Leads projects with little or no campus, medical center or Office of the President precedent where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Considered a subject matter expert in the organization and industry and influences and guides institutional project management methods and processes. the industry. Influences and guides the project management methods and processes used in campus, medical center or Office of the President projects. Projects may be passed off to the owners to implement and maintain. Requires level of expertise in project management such as project management certificate and / or quality improvement processes like Six Sigma or Lean or equivalent project management experience.


With work direction provided by the Associate Dean for Admnistration and Finance, and Chief of Staff, the Project Manager will be responsible for contibuting to new and ongoing School projects and programs from multiple functional areas, including but not limited to patient care, education, research, or external/internal engagements. The Project Manager will plan, execute and supervise projects to meet School strategic objectives and to ensure project delivery within budget and/or on time. The incumbent will develop project plans, convene project core team meetings, drive project deliverables forward, and proactively communicate project status updates to UCSF School of Dentistry leadership.

This position is a contract role for two years from the date of hire with possibility to be extended.

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.

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Department Description

UCSF School of Dentistry

MISSION: Advancing health through excellence in patient care, education and discovery.
VISION: To be the preeminent innovator in oral and craniofacial health worldwide.
VALUES: Through our values, we demonstrate PRIDE in all that we do.
Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence.

The School is committed to providing outstanding, integrated patient-centered care, preparing the next generation of clinicians and scientists for a rapidly evolving health care system, leading the world in scientific discovery and its translation into improved patient care and public health, creating and maintaining a supportive work and learning environment that attracts the best faculty, staff, students and trainees who can meet the changing needs of the School, society and profession, and optimizing resources to support strategic objectives and maximize stakeholder value.

We provide comprehensive oral health care services with over 120,000 patient visits per year. We offer a four-year DDS program as well as a two-year program for international dentists that culminates in the DDS degree. We have numerous specialty residencies, PhD and Master's degree programs in Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, a combined DDS-PhD program, and a combined PhD-dental specialty training program. Other graduate programs include Craniofacial and Mesenchymal Biology and Bioengineering, and a DDS/MBA program. The School is one of the preeminent oral and craniofacial research enterprises in the world, ranking number one in National Institute of Health funding for 25 consecutive years.

UCSF Dental Center

UCSF Dental Center is a cohesive entity within the structure of UCSF's School of Dentistry that oversees and operates all clinical activities in the dental school. Its primary goal is to provide outstanding, seamless, cutting-edge patient-centered care. The Dental Center also aims to provide state of the art clinical experiences and education to students; deliver cost-effective dental health care; and generate resources for reinvestment in the School of Dentistry's educational, clinical and scholarship missions. UCSF Dental Center's primary services include all advanced dental specialty programs, and the general dentistry and specialty faculty practices. A majority of the Dental Center's clinical facilities are located at the Parnassus Campus, with affiliated clinics at Buchanan Dental Center and an additional presence at Mission Bay and the Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or minimum 8 years of project management experience
• Minimum 10+ years of related experience
• Requires expert knowledge of project management principles, theories, and concepts. Has a thorough understanding of how programs relate to other business strategies and initiatives. Demonstrated ability to integrate critical information across disciplines.
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative manner in order to achieve results that are significant in scope.
• Experience analyzing highly complex projects with broad impact to the institution. Demonstrated ability to manage project progress within time and budget constraints.
• Effective skill at tracking effort and project progress. Demonstrated highly advanced conceptual and planning skills to analyze projects of broad and diverse scope. Demonstrated expert organization and project management skills. Understands the cost impact of projects, project tracking tools and metrics.
• Experienced mentor and leader of teams with experience leading a team of professionals.
• Demonstrated competency in selecting and implementing project management methods and techniques.
• Demonstrated highly effective writing skills on complex subjects. Strong knowledge of all aspects of communications. Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with executive-level management on a regular basis.
• Demonstrated sophisticated organization and project management skills.
• Demonstrated attention to detail. Demonstrated ability to determine relevance and prioritize tasks. Demonstrated effective writing skills.
• Demonstrated capacity to anticipate systemwide obstacles and plan for contingencies.
• Advanced knowledge of initiatives and an understanding of impact to the organization of such initiatives.
• Requires expert knowledge of project management principles, theories, and concepts. Has a thorough understanding of how programs relate to other business strategies and initiatives. Demonstrated ability to integrate critical information across disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project management certification from a reputable organization such as PMP, CSM or ACP to include a qualifying exam and / or quality assurance processes like Six Sigma or Lean or equivalent project management experience required.
• Experience in a higher education and/or health care setting.

About UCSF

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world's leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells.

Pride Values

UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence - also known as our PRIDE values.

In addition to our PRIDE values, UCSF is committed to equity - both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Additional information about UCSF is available at

Join us to find a rewarding career contributing to improving healthcare worldwide.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California San Francisco is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Organization

Campus

Job Code and Payroll Title

004475 PROJECT MGT PROFL 5

Job Category

Administrative Support, Professional (Non-Clinical)

Bargaining Unit

99 - Policy-Covered (No Bargaining Unit)

Employee Class

Contract

Percentage

100%

Location

Parnassus Heights (SF)

Shift

Days

Shift Length

8 Hours

Additional Shift Details

M-F, 8am-5pm