Senior Project Manager - Physician Organization

Healthcare AdminFull-Time

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Job Description

At our company, our mission starts with our people. Guided by our HEART values of Humility, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Trust, we strive to create a workplace where teammates feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work every day.

As Senior Project Manager - Physician Organization, you’ll lead complex, multidisciplinary, or enterprise-wide projects and provide expertise for short- and long-term assignments within and beyond your designated areas of responsibility.

You’ll develop and guide project teams, monitor progress, analyze and improve work processes, use data to solve problems, and support strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Leads multiple complex, multidisciplinary, or enterprise-wide projects involving strategic planning, business development, financial analysis, affiliations, contracts, staffing, facilities, and operations
  • Coordinates resources, data, information, and personnel to complete assigned projects
  • Monitors project progress against plans and budgets and adjusts plans with project sponsor approval as needed
  • Communicates project progress, issues, and recommendations to stakeholders and leadership
  • Analyzes project data and presents findings to support informed decision-making
  • Evaluates project effectiveness during and after completion and serves as the primary contact for long-term initiatives
  • Coordinates team goals, tracks progress, and provides quarterly updates to executive leadership
  • Identifies and implements improvements to work processes, efficiency, and communication across teams
  • Provides project management and operations guidance to senior leaders on issues involving multiple departments
  • Participates in task forces, leadership committees, and strategic planning initiatives with external healthcare partners
  • Builds and maintains relationships with internal teams, leadership, and external partners

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • 5 years of relevant work experience, including 2 years managing medium to large-sized projects required
  • Bachelor’s degree in business administration, healthcare administration, nursing, or a related healthcare, business, or science field preferred
  • A master’s degree in business administration, healthcare administration, nursing, or a related healthcare, business, or science field may substitute for 2 years of relevant work experience
  • MBA or MHA highly preferred
  • Healthcare background highly preferred

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families.

We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world.

Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Project Team LeadershipBudget MonitoringData AnalysisProcess ImprovementStakeholder CommunicationOperations ManagementResource CoordinationContract ManagementHealthcare PartnershipsExecutive ReportingCross-Functional Collaboration

Healthcare Administration Career Context

Of the 50 active Healthcare Administration listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 24% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Healthcare Administration market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedHealthcare Administration median $85k (middle half $72k–$118k)36 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Healthcare Administration listings in Texas74 active1,280 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 24% remote · 24% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Healthcare Administration pay trend−5.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

38 jobs · 35 employers
13
<$60k
10
$60k-75k
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$75k-90k
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$90k-105k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

30 jobs
401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
10%
Loan repayment
7%
Sign-on bonus
3%
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Houston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$243k
Typical market rent
$1,544/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.