Associate, Project Management

About Chartis

Chartis comprises 1,000 professionals who value working for a purpose-driven organization, people who have committed their careers to helping providers, payers, technology innovators, retail companies, and investors create and embrace solutions that reshape healthcare for the better. We work with over 900 clients annually to help make US healthcare more affordable, accessible, safe, and human.

Through our family of brands—Chartis, Jarrard, Greeley, and HealthScape Advisors—we have created a culture that prioritizes respect for our clients, commitment to each other, and unwavering integrity. From physicians, nurses, healthcare executives, and community health leaders to strategists, digital advisors, transactions experts, and healthcare futurists, we bring a diverse set of perspectives to assess healthcare challenges from every angle.

Believing in what we do helps us attract and retain the best and brightest because the work we do every day makes a meaningful impact. This theme of believing in a better way forward is woven into our brand, Believe in better.

Chartis has offices in Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C., and Nashville. Remote work is allowed.

Role Overview

The Associate, Project Management supports the successful delivery of complex healthcare consulting initiatives by applying established project management tools, frameworks, and methodologies across the full project lifecycle. This role within the High Reliability Care practice independently plans, executes, and oversees multiple concurrent projects, ensuring alignment with defined scope, timelines, quality standards, and client expectations. The Associate serves as a key point of coordination between clients and cross-functional internal teams, facilitating clear communication, informed decision-making, and timely resolution of risks and issues. Through proactive oversight of milestones, deliverables, and dependencies, the role helps maintain momentum and drive consistent, high-quality outcomes.

In addition, the Associate contributes to project management and practice-level effectiveness through status reporting, financial management activities, and continuous improvement efforts. This role applies analytical thinking, sound judgment, and consulting best practices to identify risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and support leadership with actionable insights. The Associate also supports budgeting, resource planning, invoicing, and proposal development as needed, while collaborating closely with consultants and clients to deliver impactful solutions. A flexible, detail-oriented approach and strong healthcare project management experience are essential to success in this role.

Responsibilities

• Drives project management development initiatives by integrating approved tools, frameworks, and processes into project planning and delivery.

• Independently supports the planning, execution, and oversight of projects to ensure achievement of scope, timeline, and quality objectives.

• Leads and facilitates communication across cross-functional teams, clients, and key stakeholders to enable effective decision-making.

• Manages multiple concurrent initiatives, applying sound judgment to balance strategic priorities with detailed execution.

• Serves as a primary point of coordination between clients and internal teams to ensure alignment with project objectives and expectations.

• Oversees project milestones and deliverables, proactively addressing risks and recommending corrective actions to maintain client alignment.

• Leads project activities, including facilitating meetings and documenting key decisions and outcomes.

• Identifies, assesses, and escalates project risks and issues to leadership, providing analysis and recommended mitigation strategies.

• Develops and delivers project status reporting and insights to practice leadership.

• Contributes to financial management activities, including budgeting, resource allocation, and invoicing, and supports contracting and proposal development as needed.

• Applies analytical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and professional judgment to problem-solving and continuous improvement.

• Applies consulting methodologies, project management standards, and tools to drive consistent, high-quality outcomes.

• Contributes to practice-level initiatives and strategic priorities, proactively identifying opportunities to enhance team effectiveness and client impact.

Qualifications and Desired Skills

• Bachelor’s degree is required; equivalent professional experience may be considered.

• Healthcare experience is required.

• 5+ years of project management experience.

• 5+ years of experience in project coordination from the beginning of the project to closure, including experience with creating project plans and communication plans.

• Familiarity and experience with consulting workflows, including client deliverable development, stakeholder management, and team coordination.

• Ability to persuade and facilitate issue resolution.

• Collaborate effectively with consultants and clients to deliver solutions.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and analytics skills

• Flexible, proactive, and able to adapt to changing project needs.

• PMP certification is a plus.

• Exposure to clinical information systems, ancillary systems or revenue cycle systems is a plus.

Salary range: $76,000-$105,000 plus may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. The salary range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skills, experience, training, licensure and certifications, practice area, and other business and organizational needs. In addition, Chartis offers several benefits including medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, disability insurance, life insurance, 401(k) match, paid time off, wellness stipend, and additional voluntary benefits.

At Chartis, we pride ourselves on having a diverse workforce. We value and celebrate the uniqueness of individuals and the different perspectives the provide. We offer equal opportunity employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, or protected veteran status.