Epic Revenue Cycle Project Leader

Paylocity; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarity Partners is seeking an Epic Applications & Project Manager in the Chicago area to lead Epic professional billing and health-plan application builds, with responsibility for design, testing, go-live, and post-implementation operations.

The role demands 7+ years of healthcare IT experience, deep Epic expertise, and strong change management and executive communication skills. A PMP or Epic certification is preferred. Salary ranges reflect market norms in Chicago.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Business, Finance, Healthcare Administration or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 7+ years healthcare IT experience implementing and supporting revenue cycle or billing apps.
• Recent Epic implementations in complex healthcare settings required.
• Experience leading Epic application and technical teams through full lifecycle (design to stabilization).
• Experience coordinating cross-team dependencies across billing, finance, payer, health plan, tech and operations.
• Strong understanding of professional billing, claims, remittance and payer requirements.
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, staffing plans and deliverables.
• Change management and executive communication experience; translating technical concepts for diverse audiences.
• Epic certification/ accreditation preferred; ability to obtain within program timelines.
• PMP or comparable certification preferred.
• Experience with public health systems, safety-net institutions, or government healthcare organizations preferred.
• Experience in consulting or staff augmentation environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead Epic professional billing and health plan application build and configuration decisions.
• Lead billing, claims, and remittance workflow design and validation sessions.
• Direct testing activities (unit, integration, end-to-end) across billing and health plan apps.
• Manage cross-application and cross-team dependencies through the implementation timeline.
• Lead go-live readiness assessments and go-live execution.
• Own the transition from go-live support into ongoing operations.

Skills

Epic project leadership

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Change management

Cross-functional coordination

Budget planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Healthcare

Epic certification or accreditation

PMP or project management certification

Tools

Epic Resolute

PB Claims & Remittance

Tapestry

Healthy Planet for Health Plans

Job description

Clarity Partners is seeking an Epic Applications & Project Manager in the Chicago area to lead Epic professional billing and health-plan application builds, with responsibility for design, testing, go-live, and post-implementation operations.

The role demands 7+ years of healthcare IT experience, deep Epic expertise, and strong change management and executive communication skills. A PMP or Epic certification is preferred. Salary ranges reflect market norms in Chicago.