Sr. Project Manager Healthcare Contract

Job Details

Location Type: Remote Employment Type: Contract

Job Description

Senior Project Manager, Clinical Projects This position will require on-site 2-3 days per week. This position will support multiple Clinical/Ancillary projects. The Sr. IT Project Manager plans, directs, controls and implements highly complex, large-scale, strategic IT projects enabling technology solutions and systems to meet department and enterprise-wide business and clinical needs, using IT PMO project management methodologies.

They are a member of the IT Program Management Office (PMO) and perform additional PMO related activities such as:

• Assisting in the establishment and on-going management of PMO governance to guarantee program and project approval, implementation and validation according to established criteria, and ensure projects are managed on time and within budget, and meet quality and success requirements.
• Continuously improve all components of the PMO, including a training course, processes, procedures and tools to ensure the successful management and reporting of all IT programs and projects.
• Mentor and perform PMO education.

Job Responsibilities

Project Management

• Manage clinical projects while integrating Clinical Operations and IT support departments to deliver technology that drives business/clinical benefit.
• This includes all project management activities, such as:
  • Project development
  • Schedule creation and management
  • WBS development
  • Budget development and management
  • Contract negotiations
  • Monitoring of contract and project deliverables
  • Risk assessment and mitigation
  • Scope and change management
  • Issue management
  • Status reporting at all levels
  • Project resource management
  • Training plans and execution
  • Communication planning
  • Go-live management
  • Transition to IT production support (turn over to operation teams for post-implementation, on-going support) planning and management
  • Value realization
  • Lessons learned review

Project Management Approach

• The Sr. PM will guide project stakeholders and team members through the project life cycle.
• They will ensure effective utilization of resources.
• Assist in management of project database tool (e.g., add templates, users, etc.).
• Oversee project database to ensure standards and methodology are being followed.

Vendor Management

• Manage the vendor relationships within scope of project-specific work.
• This includes but is not limited to:
  • Contract reconciliation
  • Maintenance agreements
  • Managing enhancements and upgrades
  • Issue escalation
  • Partnership agreements

Provide General Leadership and Direction

• In the analysis, selection, design, and implementation of IT solutions that best meets information security and compliance requirements, guidelines and standards.
• Review project performance relative to commitments.
• Work with IT resource managers to resolve barriers and conflicts that affect program or project performance.

Project Portfolio Management

• Assist in preparation and production of governance materials to support the review and approval of IT programs and projects to proceed to the next phase based on analysis of cost, schedule, risk management and requirements.
• Assist in gathering data to support the review of authorizing existing project change requests affecting scope or timeline and ultimately having the potential to impact the portfolio (timeline or resource availability of other projects).

Project/Program Portfolio Management

• Assist in IT PMO governance value assessment and prioritization activities ensuring IT program and project decisions align with organization strategic goals and are made in recognition of established IT governance criteria.
• Assist with the review, sequencing and scheduling of IT programs and projects and ensure they are made in recognition of prioritization performed, resource availability, and other constraints (e.g., compliance with federal laws, regulations, and policies; other external).