Job Title : Program & Portfolio Manager II-(Medical Innovation Hub) - Limited Term-Hybrid
Location : Atlanta, Georgia
Regular / Temporary : Regular
Full / Part Time : Full-Time
Job ID : 279060
About Us
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation.
We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship.
Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.
About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths.
The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts.
Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security.
Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.
Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do :
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.
- Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good;
- breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible;
and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.
Job Summary
Strengthen the Institute processes for major enterprise investments by facilitating and coordinating gating and decision processes.
Establish and promote an enterprise level portfolio management approach with a focus on specific investment types (e.g. technology investments).
Oversee and support project execution through continual coordination of program / portfolio plans, data analysis, reporting and education.
This position will interact on a regular basis with : faculty, staff, students, and vendors. This position typically will advise and counsel : faculty, staff and vendors.
This position may supervise : administrative support and analyst level team members.
Responsibilities
Job Duty 1 - Manage enterprise level programs and portfolios through the design and facilitation of Institute wide governance processes
Job Duty 2 - Guide and support project and program managers in the initiation, planning, execution, and closing of projects within defined portfolios
Job Duty 3 - Advise and mentor organizational leaders on the creation and launch of portfolio management functions across the Institute
Job Duty 4 - Provide portfolio management oversight to include creation and tracking of metrics, project status, prioritization and ranking, and roadmaps
Job Duty 5 - Facilitate the development of business cases for potential projects. Work with the proposing unit leader, the Institute budget office and procurement to perform total cost of ownership analysis data analysis, cost benefit analysis, and financial modeling
Job Duty 6 - Design, develop and maintain tools and processes for portfolio management and enterprise level tracking. Partner with business services to measure adherence to established governance processes
Job Duty 7 - Assist with the creation and delivery of materials related to project / program management education and mentoring
Job Duty 8- Perform other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Management, Information Technology, Statistics, Data Science or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
Required Experience
Seven to ten years job related experience
Preferred Qualifications
Additional Preferred Qualifications
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's Degree in related field
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Education : Master's Degree in life sciences, healthcare, biomedical sciences / engineering. Preferred Experience : Higher education experience with in an R1 institution.
Proposed Salary
$130,000
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
SKILLS
Ability to communicate effectively; organizational and facilitation skills.
USG Core Values
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office.
Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards.
More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https : / / www.
usg.edu / policymanual / section8 / C224 / #p8.2.18 personnel conduct .
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https : / / www.
usg.edu / policymanual / section6 / C2653 .
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all.
To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and / or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services.
Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.
Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions.
This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests.
Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.
More information on these policies can be found here : https : / / www.usg.edu / policymanual / section6 / c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual University System of Georgia (usg.edu).
Other Information
This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.
Background Check
Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http : / / policylibrary.gatech.edu / employment / pre-employment-screening
Other Information
This is a limited-term position and is subject to availability of funding thereafter. All employment and assignments are ultimately contingent upon available funding, business needs, and your performance of the assignment.
Georgia Tech retains the right to terminate this assignment at any time for cause or, in its sole discretion, for convenience;
in either case, Georgia Tech's obligation shall be limited to payment for hours and / or days worked prior to the termination date.