TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGER
Req #: | 178101 |
Department: | OFFICE OF RESEARCH INFORMATION SERVICES |
Job Location: | Seattle Campus |
Posting Date: | 03/23/2020 |
Closing Info: | Open Until Filled |
Salary: | Salary is commensurate with experience and education. |
Shift: | First Shift |
Notes: | As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. |
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Office of Research Information Services (ORIS), a division of the Office of Research, coordinates, develops, and supports electronic research administration for faculty and staff at the University of Washington. Goals include:
The University of Washington’s Office of Research Information Services has an outstanding opportunity for a Technology Project Manager.
This recruitment will fill multiple openings.
The Technology Project Manager is responsible for developing, directing, managing, and coordinating software integration and development projects for researcher specific projects. The person in this role will facilitate consensus among a diverse group of business owners and stakeholders. They will be responsible for development and implementation of project management approaches that meet agreed upon business goals. Successful candidates must possess outstanding independent judgment in prioritizing critical information, and discretion and diplomacy in working within the larger University of Washington (UW) administrative environment.
Successful candidates must interface productively with business oriented clients, system end-users, and a technically oriented project team. The successful candidate must have strong business relationship and project management skills and be able to manage and lead complex project teams. The person in this position must be able to create consensus within leadership of the research community which may share the same general goals but also have individual unit/school goals which need to be integrated into project timelines.
The Technology Project Manager is responsible for the management and delivery of business projects, which integrate technology for improved efficiency and lessen the administrative burden for research administration. This position is a key point of contact for customers, partners, and other members of the project team. It plays a pivotal role in the success of projects via relationships with our partners, identification of the partner needs, and ensuring that approaches and solutions are linked to objectives and future needs. Consensus must be negotiated and developed within a complex, distributed governance structure. Finally, this position supports cross organizational coordination of projects for research administration and compliance systems, and information management.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Project Management
Analysis
Process Improvement
REQUIREMENTS:
Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
DESIRED:
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
This position contributes in a collaborative team work environment. Collaboration among ORIS staff is supported through a shared space working environment, ad hoc meetings focused on problem-solving, and the use of synchronous and asynchronous communication tools. Inflexible deadlines and non-standard working hours are required on occasion.
Application Process:
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