Senior IT Project Manager Healthcare Transformation (State / Public Sector) - Remote EST

Senior IT Project Manager Healthcare Transformation (State / Public Sector)

Job Title Options (for Dice Search Optimization)

• Senior IT Project Manager Healthcare Transformation (State/Public Sector)
• Healthcare IT Project Manager (PMP / Agile / Azure DevOps)
• EPMO Senior Project Manager Health Transformation Program

Job Overview

Seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to lead IT missions supporting the state's Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program. This initiative is backed by a five-year federal funding program designed to modernize healthcare delivery, enhance care quality, and increase accessibility for rural communities.

The selected candidate will lead project delivery using a hybrid lifecycle approach (blending State governance with Agile implementation practices).

Work Environment & Key Logistics

• Location: 100% Remote.
• Schedule: Standard State business hours (7:45 AM 4:30 PM ET, Monday Friday, excluding State holidays).
• Estimated Duration: Through end of calendar year 2027
• Infrastructure: Remote access provided via Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) or State-managed equipment.

Key Responsibilities & Deliverables

• Project Governance & Lifecycle: Manage project execution across initiation, planning, execution, and closure using the ADS EPMO Hybrid Lifecycle.
• Schedule & Master Plan Alignment: Create and update detailed Project Schedules using EPMO-prescribed tools. Track milestones, dependencies, and resource allocations weekly, ensuring alignment with the vendor's Implementation Master Schedule.
• Azure DevOps & PPMT Operations: Track work items and backlog in Azure DevOps (ADO), and submit weekly status reports, risk/issue updates, and change requests in the State's Project Portfolio Management Tool (PPMT).
• Budget & Financial Oversight: Maintain project budget records and enter actual monthly financial expenditures in the PPMT.
• Meeting Facilitation & Artifacts: Lead status meetings, backlog grooming, release planning, and risk reviews. Publish agendas 24 hours prior and meeting minutes/action logs within 24 hours post-meeting in the designated repository.
• Vendor Deliverable Oversight: Review and validate vendor outcomes via Deliverable Expectation Documents (DEDs) and Deliverable Acceptance Forms (DAFs).
• Document Repository Management: Organize, archive, and maintain all official project artifacts in the State document repository.
• Closeout & Lessons Learned: Facilitate formal Lessons Learned sessions and author the final Project Closeout Report.

Required Qualifications & Credentials

• Certifications Required:
• Active PMP Certification (PMI).
• HIPAA Training Certification.
• Technical & Domain Experience:
• Demonstrated track record managing complex IT software implementations in public sector, healthcare, or state agency environments.
• Expertise with hybrid project management frameworks (Waterfall governance combined with Agile/Scrum sprints).
• Strong skills in organizational structure, communication, and document repository management.

Tech Stack & Software Tools

• Project & Lifecycle Management: Azure DevOps (ADO), State Project Portfolio Management Tool (PPMT).
• Productivity Suite: MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, MS Project, Visio - v2007+), Adobe PDF.
• Remote Connectivity: Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).

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