Project Manager - Clinic Activations, Ambulatory Operational Excellence

The Project Manager supports end-to-end delivery of ambulatory clinic activations across the UCLA Health enterprise, operating in a dual-track model: providing concurrent support to Senior Project Managers on complex activations while carrying independent PM-of-record ownership on assigned initiatives. This role is the operational backbone of the activation team - building and maintaining resources, tracking deliverables, coordinating stakeholders, and executing go-live logistics across multiple active projects simultaneously.

Salary Range: $29.17 - $56.37 Hourly

• Bachelor's degree in related areas and/or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 2+ years of progressively responsible experience in Healthcare Administration, operations, Project Management or policy analysis within a complex healthcare academic medical center, or equivalent environment.
• Ability to support concurrent projects across multiple PMs simultaneously, maintaining organized, current tracking records without day-to-day direction
• Experience adhering to and contributing to standardized operational SOPs and checklists in a project delivery environment, with demonstrated consistency in documentation, follow-through, and action item management
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 tools including SharePoint, Teams, and related collaboration and productivity platforms as well as project tracking tools such as Smartsheet, with demonstrated ability to independently maintain team-facing resources, update shared workspaces, and keep operational tools current with minimal supervision
• Experience executing structured site visit cadence across multiple active projects from initial walkthrough through go-live readiness, serving as a liaison across construction, clinical operations, IT, facilities, and support services as needed (Preferred)
• Experience coordinating equipment deliveries, vendor installations, or fit-up dependencies in a clinical or operational setting - including escalation of delayed or missing items and liaison with facilities, IT, materials management, and infection prevention as part of go-live readiness (Preferred)