Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager  
Hybrid (Onsite 2 days/wk)
Must currently reside in PA

Description:
Diversified Systems is searching for a Senior Project Manager to support the implementation of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. The Project Manager is a senior-level resource with specialized knowledge and experience in Electronic Health Records (EHR), health informatics, and health IT. The successful candidate will have proven experience leading large-scale implementations and planning organizational change management (OCM) initiatives to support successful adoption and transition to operations.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the implementation of a new EHR system and transition from system implementation to program operations and maintenance.
• Lead, plan, execute, and monitor all project activities for EHR implementation, including project planning, execution, and governance.
• Direct, administer, manage, and facilitate enhancements, business process reengineering, or development of high-priority enterprise-wide information technology projects.
• Manage, coordinate, and establish priorities for the complete project lifecycle including planning, analysis, design, programming, testing, and implementation.
• Develop project estimates for planning, analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation activities.
• Work with team leads to adjust and revise project estimates as needed.
• Ensure project estimates are reviewed, approved, and agreed upon by stakeholders.
• Develop detailed Project Management Plans for project efforts.
• Obtain approval and sign-off of Project Management Plans from customer representatives and stakeholders.
• Ensure delivery of all work tasks identified in Project Management Plans and Project Schedules.
• Design project plans that identify needs and define major tasks and milestones based on scope, budget, resources, and personnel.
• Manage and track project progress against schedules.
• Monitor milestones and phases and take corrective action to maintain project schedules.
• Monitor and track project budgets and communicate status to stakeholders.
• Plan, organize, prioritize, and manage multiple work efforts across project teams.
• Notify team members of timelines, milestones, phases, work requests, target dates, and approved work packages.
• Schedule and monitor status reviews, project management inspections, and software quality assurance reviews.
• Capture and report required project management metrics.
• Analyze and distribute project metrics associated with work items and improvement measures.
• Ensure all scope changes follow documented Change Management processes.
• Create, review, and obtain approval for Communication Plans and Deliverables Matrices.
• Prepare periodic status reports for project teams, sponsors, leadership, and stakeholders.
• Report status and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Follow IT PMO methodologies, standards, and procedures.
• Provide input and support for continuous improvement initiatives within the PMO.
• Mentor less experienced project management staff as needed.
• Work closely with application, data warehouse, informatics, solution management, networking, security, and service management teams.
• Facilitate discussions between IT teams, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure project objectives are achieved.
• Anticipate issues and proactively address risks and challenges.
• Identify, track, and manage project risks and issues using RAID+ logs.
• Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies and track issues to closure.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and customer representatives.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all project-related issues and resolutions.
• Communicate effectively with customers and software and hardware suppliers supporting the Commonwealth.
• Ensure project compliance with standards and procedures.
• Coordinate system testing with appropriate resources.
• Deliver presentations as necessary.
• Develop and facilitate achievement of project service commitments.
• Balance workload with project team members' capacity.
• Plan, coordinate, and conduct training and orientation sessions.
• Coordinate and present proposals as necessary.
• Complete weekly timesheet reporting in PeopleFluent/VectorVMS by COB Friday.
• Provide weekly status reporting through SharePoint by COB Friday.
• Establish and maintain project SharePoint sites and utilize Microsoft Teams for project documentation.

Requirements:

• 5 years of active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required.
• 7-9 years of relevant Project Management experience required.
• Experience managing the implementation of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system where the organization transitioned from paper-based charting required.
• Experience with EHR, EMR, health informatics, and health IT required.
• Experience leading technical initiatives with project teams across multiple IT disciplines and vendor organizations required.
• 7 years of experience managing technical initiatives with project teams, technical complexity, and vendor involvement required.
• Experience planning, executing, monitoring, and governing complex IT implementations required.
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, risks, issues, communications, and stakeholder expectations required.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and leadership skills required.
• Ability to define requirements, analyze problems, and facilitate recommended solutions required.
• Knowledge of PMI project management methodologies, phases, inputs, and outputs required.
• Experience with organizational change management (OCM) supporting independent customers.
• Familiarity and experience with public health programs and related issues.

About Diversified Systems
Founded in 1990, Diversified Systems is an award-winning Technology Services corporation providing all levels of IT project consulting services nationwide. DSI is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio with regional offices in the American Midwest and East Coast. We offer our consultants a number of flexible and competitive compensation benefit packages.

Diversified Systems is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
DSI values authenticity and is committed to making sure our employees and partners are valued and respected. At DSI, we believe building a diverse culture is important because we know when people work together, we can achieve better results as a team. DSI realizes that everyone comes from various backgrounds. We celebrate these differences because our employees are our greatest asset as we strive to best meet the needs of those we serve. As part of our ongoing efforts, DSI is focused on advancing equality, diversity, and inclusion by setting high standards to continually evolve our culture. This includes but is not limited to recruiting, community involvement, client delivery, and career development.