Senior Project Manager

Mandatory Qualifications

• EHR Implementation Experience

  • Must have led or supported the implementation of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system transitioning from a paper‑based environment.

• PMP Certification

  • Must hold a PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification for at least 5 years.

• Residency Requirement

  • Must currently reside in Pennsylvania (PA).

• On‑Site Availability

  • Must be able to work two days per week in the Harrisburg office as requested.

• Travel for Off‑Site Meetings

  • Must be able to participate in State Health Center or other off‑site meetings when required.

• Project Management Experience

  • Must have 7–9 years of relevant Project Management experience, demonstrating capability to independently lead complex projects.

• Health IT Experience

  • Must have experience with EHR/EMR systems, health informatics, and health IT.

Preferred Qualifications

• Organizational Change Management (OCM)

  • Experience delivering OCM for independent customers or multi‑stakeholder environments.

Responsibilities:

Program & Project Leadership

• Serve as the primary leader responsible for full lifecycle delivery of the HHS DOH program implementation.

• Ensure the project is delivered on schedule, within budget, and meets business, technical, and quality requirements.

• Apply PMI’s five phases and associated inputs/outputs to guide project execution.

Project Planning & Governance

• Develop, manage, and obtain approval for the Project Management Plan, Communication Plan, and Deliverables Matrix.

• Establish project scope, tasks, milestones, and priorities.

• Ensure all work aligns with HHS DC IT PMO methodology and standards.

Execution & Delivery Management

• Manage full project lifecycle: planning, design, programming, testing, implementation.

• Track progress against the project schedule, taking corrective action when needed.

• Monitor and manage the project budget.

• Ensure compliance with Change Management Plan for all scope changes.

Risk, Issue, and Quality Management

• Maintain and manage a RAID+ Log (Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions).

• Develop and track risk mitigation strategies.

• Schedule and oversee status reviews, quality assurance reviews, and project inspections.

• Capture, analyze, and distribute project metrics.

Stakeholder & Team Engagement

• Act as the primary point of contact for all project-related issues.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, vendors, and customer representatives.

• Communicate project status to senior leadership and all relevant stakeholders.

• Coordinate with multiple IT teams: Applications, Data Warehouse, Informatics, Networking, Security, Service Management.

Operational Responsibilities

• Provide weekly updates following HHS DC Daptiv guidelines.

• Complete weekly timesheet reporting and personal status reporting.

• Set up and maintain project documentation in SharePoint and Microsoft Teams.

• Plan and conduct training, orientation sessions, and presentations.

• Mentor junior project management staff.