Project Manager M/F at 80%-100%

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L-Hôpital Riviera-Chablais, Vaud-Valais (HRC), is a leading intercantonal hospital, which brings together more than 2-500 employees. The Centre hospitalier de Rennaz has more than 350 acute care beds. It is supplemented by two Geriatrics and Rehabilitation Clinics as well as two medical outpatient clinics. All employees are committed daily to providing quality care to patients, embodying the values of the institution: authenticity, exemplarity, and innovation.

The Direction du Développement Organisationnel has the mission to drive institutional projects, optimize organization and flows, and strengthen quality and the patient experience within the Hôpital Riviera-Chablais.

Composed of experts in project management, organizational engineering, continuous improvement, and quality management, it supports teams in implementing concrete solutions to improve operational performance and the patient journey.

At the heart of a modern and evolving hospital, the DDO is transforming to become a strategic partner, capable of driving major changes related to large institutional projects, organizational innovation, and the development of global quality centered on the patient experience. This position is for those who share our conviction that the health of the population is a collective responsibility, where every action carries meaning to make an ethical and sustainable difference.

To complete the Direction du Développement Organisationnel (DDO), we are looking for a :

Project Manager M/F at 80%-100%

The main missions of this position are ###

• Drive transversal and/or complex institutional projects by guaranteeing their integration into the institution's value chain and actively contributing to the achievement of the strategic plan.
• Define objectives, scope, deliverables, and milestones, plan and coordinate project phases and activities by integrating resource, deadline, and budget constraints.
• Form, mobilize, and coordinate multidisciplinary project teams, ensure coordination with external providers, and manage calls for tenders if necessary.
• Monitor and control risks, changes in scope, and interdependencies with other institutional projects, and ensure regular and factual reporting.
• Listen to business needs, conduct studies and diagnostics, map processes, and identify optimization opportunities based on qualitative and quantitative data.
• Be a source of proposals by formulating clear, realistic recommendations oriented toward the efficiency of processes, organizations, and resources.
• Define and implement the change management strategy related to projects, facilitate co-construction workshops, and foster stakeholder buy-in.
• Maintain a constructive relational climate, manage divergences with diplomacy, and unite around the issues and objectives of the projects.
• Ensure alignment between business processes and technological solutions in collaboration with IT teams.
• Contribute to the development of a culture of continuous improvement and disseminate best practices in project management and operational excellence within the hospital.

Depending on the level of expertise :

• Supervise junior or senior project managers and ensure their skill development.
• Intervene on large-scale strategic projects and with high-level governance bodies.

Depending on institutional priorities, you may be required to work on projects such as the implementation of the future electronic patient record (DPI) and process digitalization, the improvement of patient experience and global quality, the opening and development of the future geriatrics-rehabilitation hospital, as well as the implementation and evolution of specialized pathways meeting the health needs of the territory.

We require ###

Education & certifications

• Master (university, HES, or EPF) in the field of management, engineering, or an equivalent deemed training
• Certification or training in project management (IPMA, PMI, PRINCE2, Hermes, or equivalent)
• Complementary training in Business Analysis (IIBA) or continuous improvement / quality (Lean Six Sigma) is a sought-after asset

Experience

• Confirmed experience (- 5 years) in leading organizational and transformation projects within complex environments ;
• Experience in the hospital environment or the healthcare system: an asset

Skills & know-how

• Ability to model complex processes and to assess the organizational and budgetary impact of reorganizations
• Consulting posture, analytical and synthesis capacity, and solution orientation
• Excellent mastery of office and collaborative tools; understanding of hospital IS architectures (DPI, RIS/PACS, ERP, datawarehouse...)

Relational & behavioral skills

• Influential leadership, ability to unite, negotiate, and manage stakeholders with divergent interests
• Diplomacy, listening, conflict management, and communication adapted to different interlocutors
• Autonomy, versatility, and teamwork in a complex and changing environment
• Pragmatism, creativity, and ability to simplify complexity

Languages

• Excellent command of French, oral and written (required)
• Knowledge of English (minimum B1 level)

We offer ###

Joining the HRC means contributing to the evolution of a recent hospital, currently engaged in a fundamental institutional transformation.

• A role with direct impact: you work in contact with management, with wide autonomy in the conduct of your projects