Classified Ad Title:
Innovation Program Manager - Louisville, KY

Post Date
11/13/2024

Expiration Date
1/12/2025

Details:
Position Description:
- Assists in the development, management, and promotion of MSD's innovation program elements and initiatives.
- Supports company-wide innovation through exploration of industry practices, communication both internally and externally, and collaboration with strategic partners and departments. 
- Actively supports business units with overall idea management (submittal, development, and tracking) and implementation of new products, service offerings, and operational improvement initiatives. 
- Actively assists Chief Innovation Officer (CINO) and Innovation Team with identifying, evaluating, and pursuing opportunities related to new business lines, innovative technology, regionalization, and economic development.
- Performs other duties as assigned.

Duties/Responsibilities:
- Provides programmatic management and support to the CINO and Innovation Team members.
- Serves as a champion and point of contact for innovation progress and communications throughout the organization.
- Maintains knowledge of new technologies, innovative services, and industry trends by attending workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and actively participating in key professional associations.
- Establishes and maintains relationships with internal and external clients, vendors, and strategic partners as it pertains to MSD's innovation efforts.
- Manages process to identify, review, assess, develop business cases for, and pursue new ideas.
- Oversees and leads multi-disciplinary teams in the review, development, and piloting of innovative ideas. 
- Assists in the development of evaluation tools and progress reporting for pursued initiatives.
- Performs analysis on key data and utilizes performance metrics to develop and provide reports to the MSD Board, Executive leadership, Innovation Team, and other key stakeholders.
- Supports the CINO with administrative duties, team coordination, database management, and internal/external communications.
- Manages Innovation team mailbox/email. Manages Idea Management Database (idea collection, categorizing, sorting, tracking, and archival).
- Keeps Innovation Intranet page up to date with viable content.
- Manages Communications Calendar and coordinates with the Communications Department and the Innovation Team.

Education/Experience/Skills Required:
- Knowledge of project management techniques and tools
- skill in successfully implementing large-scale projects or programs (preferably those innovative in nature)
- skill in executing complex strategic and operational initiatives; skill in decision-making, long-term planning and organization
- skill in critical thinking and problem solving
- skill in oral and written communication; skill in operating a PC and associated Windows environment software (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite)
- skill in exercising tact and diplomacy
- ability to influence participation and decisions from persons they do not manage
- ability to build relationships through collaborative partnerships
- ability to guide and energize others to embrace new opportunities arising from change
- ability to develop and strengthen networks and relationships, both inside and outside the organization
- ability to cultivate a climate of motivation, positive energy and meaning in work
- ability to inspire strong organizational performance through periods of transformation, ambiguity and complexity
- ability to exercise judgment and discretion
- ability to research problems and initiate solutions
- ability to gather, analyze and interpret data
- ability to manage multiple priorities
- ability to plan and organize work effectively
- ability to work under heavy surges in workload and deadline pressure
- ability to work 24 hour emergency response, various shifts and weekends
- ability to be courteous and helpful under pressure.

Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor degree in business, marketing, engineering or a related field
- Five or more years of experience in project management, program management, innovation, research and/or operations management
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
- Masters of Business Administration (MBA) or graduate degree in a related field preferred.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
- Must possess a valid driver's license.
- Must have safe work and driving habits.

Salary:
$84,656.00 - $133,348.80 Annually

Application Instructions:
Apply @ https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisvillemsd/jobs/4723648/innovation-program-manager?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs