Contractor Sr. Project Manager Healthcare Contract

• Project Management: Manage clinical projects while integrating Clinical Operations and IT support departments to deliver technology that drives business/clinical benefit. This includes all project management activities, such as project development, schedule creation and management, WBS development, budget development and management, contract negotiations, monitoring of contract and project deliverables, risk assessment and mitigation, scope and change management, issue management, status reporting at all levels, project resource management, training plans and execution, communication planning, go-live management, transition to IT production support planning and management, value realization, and lessons learned review.
• Project Management Approach: The Sr. PM will guide project stakeholders and team members through the project life cycle. They will ensure effective utilization of resources. Assist in management of project database tool. Oversee project database to ensure standards and methodology are being followed.
• Vendor Management: Manage the vendor relationships within scope of project-specific work. This includes but is not limited to contract reconciliation, maintenance agreements, managing enhancements and upgrades, issue escalation, and partnership agreements.
• Provide General Leadership and Direction: in the analysis, selection, design, and implementation of IT solutions that best meets information security and compliance requirements, guidelines and standards.
• Assist in preparation and production of governance materials to support the review and approval of IT programs and projects to proceed to the next phase based on analysis of cost, schedule, risk management and requirements.
• Prepare and present portfolio, program and project status updates to stakeholders.
• Continuously improve all components of the PMO, including a training course, processes, procedures and tools to ensure the successful management and reporting of all IT programs and projects.
• Provide Administrative PM Support – tracks project schedule, monitors all artifacts, ensures readiness for Enterprise Strategy Council (ESC) and Leadership Meetings

• Bachelor’s degree in MIS, Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• 8 or more years' experience in managing complex, strategic information technology programs and projects in healthcare is preferred and must be recent (within the last five years)
• 5+ years Cerner Experience and/or Knowledge
• 5+ years of experience in net new project implementations (and systems conversion projects)
• 5 or more years of project management experience

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