IT Project Manager - EHR Implementation

The State of Pennsylvania is looking for a Senior IT Project Manager to lead the implementation of a new Electronic Health Record (EHR) system across multiple health centers and clinical programs. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in EHR/EMR, Health IT, Health Informatics, and large-scale IT project management., * Lead the complete lifecycle of the EHR implementation project.

• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, and milestones.
• Coordinate IT teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and clinical teams.
• Monitor project progress and take corrective action when needed.
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and changes.
• Coordinate system testing, training, and implementation activities.
• Prepare weekly status reports and project metrics for leadership.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings and provide regular updates to senior management.
• Ensure the project meets business, technical, quality, budget, and schedule requirements.
• Support the transition from EHR implementation to ongoing operations and maintenance.

Experience: 7-9+ years of Project Management experience, * 7-9+ years of IT Project Management experience.

• Active PMP certification from PMI for at least 5 years.
• Hands-on experience implementing a new EHR/EMR system, especially transitioning from paper-based charting to an electronic system.
• Experience leading large-scale EHR implementation projects from planning through deployment and operations.
• Strong knowledge of Health IT, Health Informatics, and EHR/EMR systems.
• Experience managing technical teams, vendors, budgets, schedules, risks, and project deliverables.
• Experience with project planning, governance, testing, implementation, and project reporting.
• Strong experience with organizational change management (OCM).
• Ability to manage multiple IT teams and stakeholders across different areas.
• Strong communication, leadership, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with risk and issue management, RAID logs, and mitigation strategies.
• Must currently reside in Pennsylvania.
• Must be able to work onsite in Harrisburg, PA, 2 days per week.
• Must be available for occasional onsite meetings at State Health Centers.

Nice to Have

• Experience working with public health programs.
• Experience with Commonwealth/State Government projects.
• Experience with Microsoft Teams and SharePoint.
• Experience working with healthcare IT vendors and clinical stakeholders.