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Sr Project Manager

Medline · Northfield, IL · $92,000–$138,000 a year · Full time

Posted Sep 24, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a customer-facing healthcare project you managed from kickoff to implementation.

What they are checking: Whether they have run real customer projects with testing, validation and sign-off, not just internal ones.

Tell me about a time a project went off track. What did you do?

What they are checking: Whether they own the recovery and communicate honestly with stakeholders when things go wrong.

Tell me about a time you had to get a customer to sign off on something they were unsure about.

What they are checking: Whether they address concerns with evidence and testing results instead of pushing for approval.

What would you do

You're running several customer projects and one hospital keeps changing its requirements. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they manage scope changes formally while keeping the customer relationship positive.

An internal team that owns part of the work keeps missing dates. You have no authority over them. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can get cross-divisional teams to deliver through relationships and clear escalation.

How do you tailor status updates for a hospital executive versus your internal team?

What they are checking: Whether they adjust detail and focus to each audience so updates actually get read.

About the work

How do you spot a project that is at risk before it misses a milestone?

What they are checking: Whether they track leading signals and build mitigation plans early instead of reporting slips after they happen.

What do you know about how hospitals run their supply chain, and how would that shape a project?

What they are checking: Whether they understand the healthcare domain well enough to anticipate customer constraints like clinical staff time.

What project management methods and tools do you use, and how do you choose?

What they are checking: Whether they fit the method to the project instead of forcing one framework on everything.

How do you measure whether a supply chain optimization project actually helped the customer?

What they are checking: Whether they define success metrics up front and follow through after go-live.

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The full job description

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Job Summary Under the supervision of the Director of Supply Chain Optimization, Sr. Project Manager is responsible for delivering best-in-class healthcare solutions that meet our customers’ needs. This role combines project management expertise with a deep understanding of the healthcare domain to drive successful outcomes and maintain positive relationships with customers. A Senior Project Manager will be responsible for managing multiple customers facing projects, delivering a variety of services, working with cross divisional functions to drive customer satisfaction. Effective communication to internal and external stakeholders is crucial, as well as demonstrated ability to handle projects and customers with varying complexity. Job Description MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: • Effectively manage multiple customer projects by providing regular internal updates to key stakeholders which will include adherence to project timelines and milestones, tracking of project progress, identifying potential at risk items with mitigation plans and ensuring project timeline is met. • Serve as primary point of contact with internal and external stakeholders, work with various departments to define project requirements, provide status updates, completion of testing and validation, and receiving final approval for implementation. • Using appropriate tools and project management methodologies, track and record project performance to ensure all projects are delivered on-time and within defined project scope. • Establish and maintain constructive working relationships and keep stakeholders by providing timely feedback of project progress and ensuring the underlying needs of stakeholders are met. • Collaborate with functional group team members across Medline to support the execution of customer projects and manage day to-day questions and concerns • Identify process improvement opportunities while utilizing Lean Processing methodologies through the sales structure. Ensure recommended solutions deliver best in class solutions specific to customer needs. • Collaboratively working with the project management team to provide recommendations for process improvement, ensure proper training of new employees on processes, and assist leadership in building effective Project Manager that are able to perform in a fast-paced environment. • Coordinate and travel to onsite projects to support program implementation, and/or account go-live. MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS: Education: • Bachelor's Degree Certification / Licensure: • None required. Work Experience: • 3-5 years of project management or consulting experience. Knowledge / Skills / Abilities: • Strong communication with internal and external stakeholders • Demonstrated problem solving skills with experience assessing and initiating actions independently. • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint) • Travel requirement of up to 50% PREFERRED JOB REQUIREMENTS: Education: • Degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering or related program Certification / Licensure: • PMP, Six Sigma Lean Certification Work Experience: • Healthcare Industry • Customer facing project management Knowledge / Skills / Abilities: • Microsoft Project Operations Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization. The anticipated salary range for this position: $92,000.00 - $138,000.00 Annual The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s location, education, experience, skills, and abilities. This role is bonus and/or incentive eligible. Medline will not pay less than the applicable minimum wage or salary threshold. Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average. For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions, paid time off, as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits please click here . We’re dedicated to creating a Medline where everyone feels they belong and can grow their career. We strive to do this by seeking diversity in all forms, acting inclusively, and ensuring that people have tools and resources to perform at their best. Explore our Belonging page here . Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, neurodivergence, protected veteran status, marital or family status, caregiver responsibilities, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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