Technical Project Manager at University of Utah Health Research

Details

Open Date 11/24/2025

Requisition Number PRN43673B

Job Title Technical Project Managers

Working Title Technical Project Manager

Career Progression Track P00

Track Level P4 - Advanced, P3 - Career, P2 - Developing

FLSA Code Management

Patient Sensitive Job Code? No

Standard Hours per Week 40

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Shift Day

Work Schedule Summary

Full-time, 40 hours per week. Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

This position offers a flexible, mostly remote work schedule for candidates who reside along the Wasatch Front. While most duties can be performed remotely, the employee must be available to attend essential meetings and events on campus as needed.

(Per University of Utah policy, employees are expected to live and work within the state of Utah. Out-of-state work may be approved only in rare and exceptional cases and requires formal University approval. Qualified in-state candidates will be given preference.)

A hybrid telework schedule is available for this position, dependent on operational needs and management approval. The arrangement will be established in partnership with the manager and is subject to ongoing departmental needs.

This position may require occasional travel.

VP Area U of U Health - Academics

Department 02228 - Data Coordinating Center

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range Based on Experience

Close Date 02/24/2026

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

Job Summary

Join the Utah Data Coordinating Center ( DCC ) as a Technical Project Manager, where your work will directly enable innovative clinical research at the University of Utah and across national partners. This position will be responsible for the overall planning, management and completion of projects across the DCC . This is a growth-focused role ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative, mission-driven environment. The Utah DCC supports large-scale health data infrastructure that underpins national emergency response, clinical registries, and federal research initiatives.

The Technical PM will work with a cross-functional team, including: program directors, administrative staff, report developers, statisticians, data managers, IT staff and other project stakeholders. Typical projects include new initiatives and implementation of new technologies. Establish project teams and provide overall direction for technical projects from initiation through to delivery. Perform project requirements, estimation, and budget management. Formulate project scope and delivery strategies and establish milestones/schedules. Maintain and report project status and monitor progress of all team members. Gather required data from end-users to evaluate objectives, goals, and scope to create technical specifications. Serve as liaison between technical and non-technical departments to ensure that all targets and requirements are met. Keep leadership informed of key issues that may impact project completion, budget, or other results.

This position will report to the Associate Director of Program Delivery & Portfolio Management who leads the IT Project Management Office.

The Utah DCC offers a career ladder for Technical Project Managers and provides growth and professional development opportunities.

To learn more about the Utah DCC visit http://uofuhealth.org/UtahDCC

Required

Work Environment and Level of Frequency typically required

Often: Office environment

Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required

Nearly continuously: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), hearing, listening, talking, walking

Often: Sitting, bending, twisting

Seldom: Repetitive foot motion, climbing, kneeling, squatting, crawling, balancing, reaching overhead, pulling, pushing

The University of Utah offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Excellent health care coverage at affordable rates
• 14.2% retirement contributions that vest immediately
• Generous paid leave time
• 11 paid Holidays
• 50% tuition reduction for employee, spouse, and dependent children
• Flex spending accounts
• Free transit on most UTA services
• Employee discounts on a variety of products and services including cell phones & plans, entertainment, health and fitness, restaurants, retail, and travel
• Professional development opportunities
  
  

Learn more about the great benefits of working for University of Utah: benefits.utah.edu

Responsibilities

Establish project teams and provide overall direction for technical projects from initiation through to delivery. Perform project requirements, estimation, and budget management. Formulate project scope and delivery strategies and establish milestones/schedules. Maintain and report project status and monitor progress of all team members. Gather required data from end-users to evaluate objectives, goals, and scope to create technical specifications. Serve as liaison between technical and non-technical departments in order to ensure that all targets and requirements are met. Keep leadership informed of key issues that may impact project completion, budget, or other results.

Essential Functions

• Delivery Process: Accountable for the various projects that are under the ownership of this role. Ensure delivery to agreed time, cost and quality parameters. Ensure project goals are achieved on time in alignment with the stakeholders’ expectation. Ability to manage both large, small, simple and complex projects. Ability to escalate and remove blocks to progress. Have proven delivery experience and capability which enables this role to provide guidance, coaching and mentoring to junior project managers.
• Quality, Risk & Compliance: Ensure all risk and issues associated with owned projects are recorded and managed in the appropriate Risk & Issue logs in a timely manner, according to project standards. Ensure all Risks and Issues have clear action/mitigation/contingency plans defined, with named action owners and timelines for completion.
• Team Leadership: As a member of the team, contribute the development of talent and capabilities. Use experience to bring new ideas and to identify and challenge ineffective practices. Based on the proven experience this person will be responsible for guiding, mentoring and coaching the junior project managers in the team. Manage the selection of project managers.
• Continuous Improvement: Collaborate with others to improve our IT delivery methodology covering tools, sourcing, processes and quality assurance.
• Set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor and summarize progress of projects
• Think creatively about solutions to technical and non-technical problems
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences
• Facilitate effective meetings that produce clear action and consensus
• Ensure that IT plan is consistent with project design and requirements
• Build trusting relationships within and beyond the IT Team to achieve the goals and contribute to the success of the Utah DCC .
  
  

The department may choose to hire at any of the below job levels and associated pay rates based on their business need and budget.

Technical Project Managers, II

Requires moderate skill set and proficiency in discipline. Conducts work assignments of increasing complexity, under moderate supervision with some latitude for independent judgment.

Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.

Technical Project Managers, III

Considered highly skilled and proficient in discipline. Conducts complex, important work under minimal supervision and with wide latitude for independent judgment.

Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.

Technical Project Managers, IV

Recognized as subject matter expert and advanced individual contributor professional. Requires specialized skill set. Conducts highly complex work, unsupervised and with extensive latitude for independent judgment.

Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 8 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 6 years of directly related work experience.

Minimum Qualifications

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT : 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:

Technical Project Managers, II: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.

Technical Project Managers, III : Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.

Technical Project Managers, IV: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 8 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 6 years of directly related work experience.

Preferences

Applicants will be screened according to preferences.

• Project Manager Professional ( PMP ) certified
• Master’s degree in related field
  
  

Type Benefited Staff

Special Instructions Summary

Additional Information

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students.

Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified persons with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

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Director/ Title IX Coordinator

Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action ( OEO /AA)

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801-581-8365

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