Clinical Engineer Project Manager

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.

Job Summary

The Michigan Medicine Department of Clinical Engineering is seeking a candidate for the Clinical Engineering Project Manager position. This position will provide dedicated project-management support for the department's expanding portfolio of medical equipment, technology integration, and clinical-space projects across Michigan Medicine. The Project Manager will coordinate activities throughout the project lifecycle, including planning, design, construction, equipment procurement, installation, testing, acceptance, and clinical activation.

Working collaboratively with clinical departments, Facilities, Information Technology, Supply Chain, Finance, architects, engineers, contractors, equipment manufacturers, and other project stakeholders, the Project Manager will ensure medical equipment requirements and technical dependencies are incorporated into project schedules and deliverables. The position will support effective project execution through schedule and budget tracking, risk management, stakeholder communication, documentation, and project closeout. This role will help ensure medical equipment and associated technologies are ready to support patient care in newly constructed, renovated, and expanded clinical environments.

Responsibilities*

•  Plan, initiate, coordinate, and manage assigned medical equipment and clinical-space projects from initial planning through final project closeout.

•  Coordinate medical equipment requirements with construction schedules, architectural and engineering plans, clinical workflows, infrastructure needs, and project deliverables.

•  Collaborate with clinical departments, Facilities, Information Technology, Supply Chain, Finance, architects, engineers, contractors, equipment manufacturers, and other stakeholders to ensure project requirements are understood and addressed.

•  Coordinate medical equipment procurement, specifications, vendor activities, delivery schedules, installation requirements, and resource planning in alignment with project milestones.

•  Track project schedules, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, budgets, and capital project expenditures; identify variances and communicate potential impacts to appropriate stakeholders.

•  Identify, assess, document, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies that could affect project schedules, equipment readiness, costs, or clinical operations.

•  Coordinate medical device networking and technology integration requirements with appropriate Information Technology and technical teams to support equipment readiness and connectivity.

•  Develop and maintain project documentation, including schedules, meeting records, action items, status reports, risk and issue logs, equipment plans, and closeout materials.

•  Coordinate equipment installation, testing, acceptance, and readiness activities to ensure medical devices meet applicable project requirements before clinical use.

•  Support clinical activation, transition planning, and go-live activities by coordinating equipment availability, stakeholder readiness, outstanding deliverables, and issue resolution.

•  Facilitate project meetings, communicate status updates, monitor action items, and maintain accountability among internal and external project partners.

•  Coordinate project assignments and resources with Clinical Engineering leadership and other project-management personnel to support effective portfolio management and prioritization.

•  Identify opportunities to improve project-management processes, documentation, communication, scheduling, and coordination across Clinical Engineering initiatives.

•  Ensure assigned projects align with Michigan Medicine operational requirements, applicable institutional policies, established project processes, and patient-care priorities.

•  Build productive working relationships across organizational levels by communicating effectively, resolving conflicts, adapting to changing priorities, and facilitating collaboration among multidisciplinary teams.

Required Qualifications*

• Bachelor's degree in project management, engineering, biomedical engineering, healthcare administration, business administration, a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, or an associate's degree in biomedical engineering technology.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating projects involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, schedules, and deliverables.
• Strong organizational, planning, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and establish accountability for project activities and deliverables.
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, prioritize competing demands, and respond effectively to changing project requirements.
• Experience developing project documentation, maintaining schedules, tracking milestones, and preparing status reports.
• Demonstrated ability to identify project risks and issues, coordinate resolution, and communicate potential impacts to stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while collaborating effectively with departmental leadership and institutional partners.
• Proficiency with standard computer applications used for project planning, documentation, reporting, and communication.
• Ability to comply with applicable University of Michigan and Michigan Medicine policies, procedures, and requirements governing workplace conduct, information security, confidentiality, and the protection of institutional and patient information.

Desired Qualifications*

• Experience managing medical equipment, healthcare technology, hospital construction, renovation, or clinical-space activation projects.
• Knowledge of medical devices, clinical engineering operations, biomedical equipment management, and medical technology integration.
• Experience working in an academic medical center, hospital, healthcare system, or other complex healthcare environment.
• Experience coordinating medical equipment procurement, vendor activities, delivery, installation, testing, acceptance, and operational readiness.
• Familiarity with healthcare construction processes, architectural and engineering coordination, infrastructure planning, and clinical workflow requirements.
• Experience coordinating medical device networking and information technology dependencies with technical teams.
• Experience tracking capital expenditures, project budgets, resource requirements, schedules, and project performance.
• Familiarity with formal project-management methodologies, risk-management practices, and project portfolio management.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or other relevant project-management certification.
• Experience using project-management software and tools for scheduling, reporting, document management, and collaboration.
• Strong stakeholder-management, negotiation, facilitation, and change-management skills.
• Ability to identify process improvements and implement practical solutions that improve project delivery, operational efficiency, and accountability.
• Familiarity in both reading Construction Blueprints and working with CAD.

Why Work at Michigan?

Being part of something greater, of serving a larger mission of discovery and care ? that's the heart of what drives people to work at Michigan. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. It's adding a purpose to your profession. Work at Michigan and become a victor for the greater good.

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

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.

Work Schedule

Hours are 8:00am ? 4:30pm, Monday through Friday.  Primary job site is at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan, however, duties may also be performed at off-site locations.  .

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 Reporting Act.

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 at any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.