[Remote] Healthcare IT Project Manager
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Orion Groups is a professional services firm based in McKinney, Texas that provides experienced consultants to key organizations across the United States. They are seeking a Healthcare IT Project Manager to lead strategic initiatives supporting Medicare, Managed Care, and Population Health programs, driving complex healthcare technology projects from concept through implementation. The role requires collaboration with various stakeholders to improve care coordination, population health outcomes, and operational efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Provide end-to-end project leadership for multiple healthcare technology and operational initiatives, from project initiation through implementation, activation, and transition to operations
- Serve as the primary Project Manager supporting Medicare, Managed Care, and Population Health programs, reporting directly to the Program Manager
- Establish and maintain project governance, including project charters, schedules, forecasts, resource planning, risk management, and status reporting
- Collaborate with business, clinical, technical, and vendor stakeholders to ensure successful project execution, timely delivery, and alignment with organizational objectives
- Lead project team meetings, manage project artifacts, track milestones, issues, risks, and dependencies, and provide regular updates to leadership
- Forecast project resources, monitor financial performance, support capital planning activities, and ensure efficient allocation of resources across initiatives
- Drive implementation of tools and systems supporting longitudinal patient tracking, care coordination, health data integration, and value-based care initiatives
- Proactively identify barriers, escalate risks when appropriate, and ensure open communication among all project participants to achieve successful outcomes
Skills
- 5+ years of Project Management experience leading complex healthcare IT, clinical systems, EHR, or population health initiatives
- Proven experience managing multiple projects simultaneously through the full project lifecycle, from planning and execution through implementation and operational transition
- Strong experience delivering EHR-related projects within provider organizations; Cerner experience preferred, Athena experience considered
- Experience working with product development teams, Agile methodologies, or healthcare technology delivery teams
- Knowledge of care coordination, Health Information Exchange (HIE), interoperability platforms, population health, or value-based care programs
- Experience with project financial management, resource forecasting, budget tracking, capital resource allocation, and project governance processes
- Experience utilizing ServiceNow and other project management tools in an enterprise healthcare environment
- Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Information Technology, Business Administration, Project Management, or related field
- Clinical background or healthcare operations experience preferred
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred
- Prior experience supporting large integrated delivery networks or enterprise health systems
Benefits
- Health benefits
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