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Project Manager III- Data Coord Center


Job Location:

Seattle, OR - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 118174 - 177262
Posted: 29 September 2026 (15 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Please note this is a hybrid position and will require three days a week on-site.

The Data Coordinating Center (DCC) is a multidisciplinary team that supports complex multi-site clinical research and collaborative learning networks across Seattle Childrens Research Institute and external partners. Our team specializes in the design coordination and operational management of multicenter clinical studies providing expertise in project management data coordination regulatory oversight and research addition to traditional clinical research the DCC plays a key role in advancing Learning Health Systems and quality improvement (QI) initiatives helping clinical networks use real-world data to continuously improve patient care and outcomes. We work closely with investigators clinicians and national collaborators to translate data into actionable insights that accelerate discovery and improve the health of children.

The Project Manager III provides strategic leadership for multifaceted cross-functional high-impact projects that advance organizational priorities. This role oversees comprehensive project planning execution interdepartmental coordination and stakeholder engagement to ensure deliverables are achieved within approved scope timelines and funding parameters.

Beyond project delivery the Project Manager III identifies strategic opportunities to enhance or scale initiatives providing high-level budget tracking and managing risk to make informed trade-off decisions developing complex proposals and presenting data-driven recommendations to ensure alignment. This role leads matrixed project teams mobilizes stakeholders in support of continuous improvement initiatives and advises leaders on project direction risks and investment decisions.

The Project Manager III exercises wide latitude for independent judgment and decision-making and plays a key role in shaping project impact and value realization across the organization.

SERIES CONCEPT: A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product service or result. A project is temporary in that it has a defined beginning and end in time and therefore defined scope and resources. And a project is unique in that it is not a routine operation but a specific set of operations designed to accomplish a singular goal. So a project team often includes people who dont usually work together sometimes from different functional areas and across multiple geographies.

Required Education and Experience
Bachelors Degree in business healthcare or related field or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience gained through project coordination operations or administrative roles that demonstrate readiness for project management of seven (7) years related experience to include at least five (5) years managing multifaceted experience leading large-scale multifaceted or enterprise-impacting projects from initiation through close managing significant operational financial and organizational ability to manage project scope schedules resources risks and budgets for multiple projects simultaneously while navigating competing and moving priorities. Proven success managing consultants and purchased services to ensure project leading coaching and mentoring project teams project coordinators and junior project managers.

Required Credentials
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required within 6 months of hire.

Preferred
Demonstrated use of formal project management methodologies governance frameworks or portfolio management building and managing vendor degree in health administration business or related field or Masters Certificate in Project ManagementExperience identifying opportunities and leading continuous improvement or quality improvement practices within contributing to strategic planning investment decisions or enterprise contributing to strategic planning investment decisions or enterprise leading projects that span multiple departments service lines or organizations.

Compensation Range

$118174.00 - $177262.00 per year

Salary Information

This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity skills experience and expertise and may vary within the range provided.

Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants

This compensation range is specific to Seattle positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors.

Benefits Information

Seattle Childrens offers a generous benefit package including medical dental and vision plans 403(b) life insurance paid time off tuition reimbursement and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website Us

Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Childrens to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many and touches the hearts of all #HOPECARECURE

Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region regardless of the families ability to pay. Together we deliver superior patient care advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research and serve as the pediatric and adolescent academic medical center for Washington Alaska Montana and Idaho the largest region of any childrens hospital in the country.

U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Childrens among the nations best childrens hospitals. For more than a decade Seattle Childrens has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nations very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

As a Magnet designated institution we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion Excellence Integrity Collaboration Equity and Innovation. Whether its delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner practicing the highest standards of quality and safety or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.

Our Commitment

Seattle Childrens welcomes people of all experiences backgrounds and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our patients and families. Our organization recruits employs trains compensates and promotes based on merit without regard to race religion color national origin gender (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

The people who work at Seattle Childrens are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves.

Seattle Childrens is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.


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One of the best children's hospitals in the country, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report, Seattle Children's Hospital, Foundation and Research Institute advance pediatric care.

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