Staff Specialist Hlth

Job Summary

The Staff Specialist is a key partner in the enterprise-wide Project Management Team, providing high-level administrative, operational, and clinically informed project management support. 
This role requires exceptional organizational, analytical, communication, and relationship-building skills to coordinate complex clinical and operational initiatives, manage priorities across multiple executive leaders, and foster collaboration throughout Michigan Medicine's hospitals, clinics, and academic departments. The Specialist plays a critical role in ensuring effective execution of systemwide clinical initiatives, enterprise operating priorities, and strategic transformation efforts.
 

Mission Statement

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally.  Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Why Join Michigan Medicine?

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems.  In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

What Benefits can you Look Forward to?

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings

Responsibilities*

Clinical & Operational Project Management

• Lead and support planning, development, and implementation of priority initiatives, with emphasis on clinical quality, patient experience, care delivery optimization, provider workforce, and operational integration.
• Track project milestones, risks, timelines, and outcomes, ensuring alignment with Michigan Medicines clinical and enterprise strategic priorities.
• Support data collection, analysis, and synthesis to inform clinical and operational decision-making.
• Prepare high-quality presentations, reports, dashboards, and briefings for executive and clinical leadership groups.

Clinical Relationship & Stakeholder Coordination

• Serve as a liaison between the Academic Medical Center (AMC) Leadership Team and key clinical areas, including medical school departments, nursing leadership, hospital operations, ambulatory care, and faculty group leadership.
• Facilitate communication and alignment across interdisciplinary clinical teams and administrative units.
• Support relationship-building activities with internal and external partners, including clinical committees, regional affiliates, and operational leaders.
• Manage follow-up and ongoing coordination of actions, agreements, and initiatives.

Executive Support 

• Provide comprehensive support to advance clinical strategy, operating plans, and enterprise transformation work.
• Coordinate agenda development, briefing materials, background research, and meeting preparation for leadership forums.
• Support accountability and timely follow-up on commitments made by executive leaders and related executive groups.
• Attend meetings with executive leaders as requested, document discussions, prepare summaries, and track next steps.

Policy, Program, and Enterprise Coordination

• Assist in the design, execution, and evaluation of systemwide policies, programs, or clinical initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct analysis of operational or clinical issues and recommend courses of action within defined scope.
• Provide planning, logistical support, and documentation for executive committees, clinical councils, workgroups, and transformation task forces.
• Help coordinate alignment with faculty, clinical operations, nursing leadership, and population health programs 

Required Qualifications*

• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred. 
• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience in healthcare operations, clinical administration, project management, or strategic support in a hospital or academic medical center setting.
• Demonstrated experience leading or supporting complex clinical or operational initiatives and managing multiple priorities in a dynamic health system environment.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills with the ability to work effectively across diverse clinical and administrative groups.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex clinical/operational issues into clear summaries and actionable insights.
• Demonstrated proficiency in project management tools, data interpretation, and organizational coordination.
   

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Background Screening

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.