Healthcare Sr Program Manager – Loop (Patient) Initiative

Location: Chicago, IL (Remote considered, but frequent travel to Chicago required – minimum 3 - 4 times per month. Local candidates preferred)

About the Role: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Program Manager to lead the complex Loop (Patient) initiative. This is a mission-critical program requiring a leader who can navigate multifaceted challenges, drive cross-functional collaboration, and ensure timely, high-quality delivery. The right candidate will possess a proven track record of managing large-scale, multi-stakeholder healthcare or technology programs.

Key Responsibilities: Lead Program Delivery: Own and drive the full lifecycle delivery of the Loop (Patient) initiative, ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, and budgets.- Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary point of contact for all program stakeholders, including clinical, technical, and business teams. Build and maintain strong relationships.- Complexity Navigation: Assess and resolve complex program risks, issues, and dependencies while maintaining momentum and focus on deliverables.- Cross-Functional Leadership: Coordinate multiple workstreams and facilitate communication between onshore, offshore, and third-party teams.- Reporting & Communication: Provide regular status updates and executive briefings, with clear articulation of progress, risks, and mitigation plans.- Change Management: Champion change initiatives and ensure adoption of new processes and technologies across the organization.- Travel: Must be able to travel to the Chicago office and/or partner locations more than five times per month as required by program needs.

Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline; advanced degree preferred.- 8+ years of program/project management experience, with at least 5 years managing complex, cross-functional initiatives in healthcare, technology, or related industries.- Demonstrated success steering large programs through ambiguity and complexity.- Exceptional organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.- Experience with Agile and/or Waterfall methodologies.- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.- Must be based in Chicago area or able to travel to Chicago frequently (minimum 5 times/month).

Preferred Qualifications: Experience with patient-facing healthcare technology programs.- Prior experience with digital transformation or product implementation in a healthcare setting.