Senior Project Manager - Florida Innovation

About Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic is recognized as a top-ranking healthcare provider across numerous specialties according to U.S. News & World Report. Our collaborative focus is centered on prioritizing patient needs while equally valuing our employees through competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, designed to support you and your family now and in the future. We promote ongoing education and opportunities for career advancement to foster long-term professional growth.

Benefits

• Medical: Multiple plan options to suit various needs.
• Dental: Options include Delta Dental coverage or a reimbursement account for flexible selection.
• Vision: Affordable plans accessible nationally.
• Pre-Tax Savings: Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for eligible expenses.
• Retirement: Competitive retirement plans to help secure your future.

Role Responsibilities

As a Senior Project Manager within Florida Innovation, you will lead complex early-phase innovation projects while contributing to the development and consistency of innovation support campus-wide. This role operates with considerable autonomy, overseeing high-complexity initiatives, mentoring team members, and enhancing integration among innovation, clinical priorities, and enterprise collaborators. Responsibilities include:

• Oversee a portfolio of early-stage innovations with significant complexity, cross-departmental involvement, or strategic value.
• Act as a seasoned advisor to innovation teams, guiding them through ambiguity, decision-making processes, and trade-offs.
• Independently create milestone-driven plans, formulate learning agendas, and establish initial validation methods across a variety of innovation categories.
• Identify potential risks, obstacles, and necessary pivot points; suggest course adjustments based on feasibility and learning outcomes.
• Collaborate with partners in legal, intellectual property, finance, digital, research, and enterprise innovation to expedite processes and enhance throughput.
• Assist in identifying funding sources and support in proposal submissions and reporting for internal or external grants.
• Mentor and provide leadership to Program Managers and coordinators within the team.
• Contribute to insight generation for innovation portfolios, support priority-setting efforts, and prepare leadership-level reports.
• Design and refine scalable programs, intake procedures, and engagement approaches for the Florida Innovation group.
• Represent the innovation team at enterprise-wide meetings, academic collaborations, and multi-site initiatives as required.

This position carries responsibility for the full project lifecycle management of large, business-critical projects with high complexity and risk. You will manage budgets, lead problem-solving and decision-making activities, and apply advanced negotiation and project delivery skills. Agile methodologies are integral to this role, where you will also facilitate Scrum practices, motivate teams, remove barriers, and foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

Additional Job Functions

• Guide Agile teams in adhering to key practices and enhance team maturity at a sustainable pace.
• Resolve impediments and support conflict resolution without coercion, facilitating effective decision-making.
• Educate and support Product Owners in backlog creation and management.
• Lead, mentor, and develop project staff, fostering a project-oriented culture and best practices across the Mayo Clinic.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with ten years of project management or business-related experience, or a master's degree with seven years of experience.
• Preferred educational backgrounds include project management, business administration, agile/scrum methodologies, and management.
• Must hold an active, unexpired Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Additional certifications such as Certified Product Manager, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner, Risk Management Professional (RMP), or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) are beneficial, though PMP is required.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship is mandatory.

Work Schedule

• Full-time, Monday through Friday during normal business hours.
• Occasional early mornings, evenings, or weekends might be necessary for business needs.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $105,060 to $157,643 per year. Benefits eligibility applies.

Work Location

This position is based onsite in Jacksonville, Florida, at Mayo Clinic's Florida Innovation team. Mayo Clinic has several campuses including Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ, Jacksonville, FL, Rochester, MN, and locations throughout the Midwest and internationally, each with a supportive environment for both work and personal life.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Mayo Clinic is an equal opportunity employer and evaluates all qualified candidates without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or disability. The institution participates in E-Verify for employment verification.