Join UPMC Shadyside's Surgical Services department, where excellence in patient care meets the latest in surgical innovations. As a Senior Project Analyst, you'll be at the heart of exciting, high-impact projects that enhance surgical processes, improve outcomes, and help shape the future of healthcare. This is your chance to work alongside a passionate and talented team, leveraging your expertise to streamline operations and drive transformative changes that truly make a difference in patients' lives. If you’re ready for a challenging and rewarding career where your contributions will directly impact the success of our department, we want to hear from you. **Responsibilities:** + Process report requests as needed by Manager and Directors. + Perform complex project and data analysis as needed by Management. + Recommend and implement process improvement initiatives within the department as well as implementing process improvement initiatives based on management decision. + Assist Management in defining and documenting tasks and duties within department. + Develop and maintain detailed project plans, this includes utilizing standard project documentation and methodology and project tracking and reporting procedures. + Develops cross-functional, change management and implementation strategies, ensuring that all of the participating parties have committed to effective implementation of the processes and procedures. + Provide concise and timely status reporting as required. + Develops and implements key metrics to measure and report on progress of initiatives. + Assists team members in resolving project problems, escalates issues when necessary, and facilities decision-making. + Identifies trends and process improvement opportunities across departments within Patient Care Services Division. + Performs cost/benefit analysis. + Assures quality of information through business case and application-level testing; validates test results to initial business needs. + Assist with achieving strategic goals. + Works with other managers to achieve efficiencies across integration of projects. + Manages initiative/process day-to-day administrative activities with little supervision. + Develops and manages specialized processes. + Trains and coordinates the daily activities of Project Analysts. + Serves as a knowledge expert to the Account Management Team relating to the EBS System, Excel and internal processes & procedures. + Develops documentation of processes and procedures to assist in training and to facilitate consistency across the project team. + Bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience OR High School degree plus 7 years of experience OR Master's degree and 2 years of experience. + Minimum of 2 years of relevant Project Analyst experience. + Excellent knowledge of spreadsheet and database software. + Must be very organized and deadline conscious. + Senior Project Management knowledge and ability to manage multiple, complex, large-scale projects. + Excellent computer skills required, including Access, Excel, Microsoft Project, and other pertinent computer software packages. + Strong management, problem solving, organizational, and communication skills (oral and written). + This position requires effective planning and organizational skills. + Must have the ability to perform planning for large initiatives/projects, managing all tasks required to providing services to meet client and business needs within budget and targeted deadlines. **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:** **UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**