Healthcare IT Workstream Project Manager

Cherokee Federal; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to a 6% 401(k) company match

Paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Cherokee Federal is seeking a Healthcare IT Workstream Project Manager to lead a data-migration effort as part of the IHS modernization program. You will manage the workstream plan, schedule, risks, and dependencies, coordinating with clinical, data, and vendor teams to ensure timely delivery.

The role requires active Public Trust clearance or the ability to obtain one, collaboration with stakeholders, and a focus on delivering high-quality patient data outcomes.

Qualifications

• Active PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is required and familiarity with both waterfall and agile delivery.
• Demonstrated experience managing workstream schedules, RAID logs, dependencies, change control, stakeholder communications, and executive status reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage an assigned workstream supporting migration of current patient data to the new Four Directions Warehouse for the IHS client.
• Develop and maintain the workstream plan, schedule, milestones, dependencies, assumptions, risks, issues, decisions, and change-control documentation.
• Coordinate workstream activities with program leadership and other technical, clinical, functional, data, integration, analytics, and site-deployment workstreams.
• Support data-migration activities within the assigned workstream, including requirements definition, source-data assessment, mapping, transformation, validation, reconciliation, testing, cutover, and post-deployment stabilization, as applicable.
• Coordinate with IHS stakeholders, clinical subject-matter experts, data owners, technical teams, subcontractors, and vendors to define priorities, resolve issues, and maintain delivery alignment.
• Track workstream readiness and manage cross-workstream dependencies that affect the migration, integration, availability, quality, or use of current patient data in the new Four Directions Warehouse.
• Establish and/or maintain workstream governance, including status reporting, RAID logs, decision logs, action-item tracking, and executive briefings.
• Support data-quality and acceptance activities to verify that current patient data is complete, accurate, secure, available, and fit for intended clinical and operational use.
• Facilitate workstream meetings, working sessions, readiness reviews, and stakeholder communications to drive timely decisions and accountability.
• Support user acceptance testing, operational readiness, deployment planning, and post-implementation issue resolution for the assigned workstream.
• Maintain program scope, schedule, and delivery commitments through disciplined risk, dependency, and change management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

PMP Certification

Waterfall & Agile

Job description

Healthcare IT Workstream Project Manager

Remote United States, United States (Remote)

This position requires an active Public Trust clearance or the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance to be considered.

Position Summary:

The Healthcare IT Workstream Project Manager manages an assigned workstream within the Indian Health Service (IHS) modernization program. This part of the program is migrating current patient data to a new Four Directions Warehouse environment to strengthen IHS access to accurate, timely, and usable patient information. The Project Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, executing, and reporting on their assigned workstream. This includes managing scope, schedule, risks, dependencies, resources, stakeholders, subcontractors, and delivery readiness. The role works closely with IHS stakeholders, technical teams, clinical and functional leads, data owners, vendors, and program leadership to ensure the workstream delivers aligned, high-quality outcomes that support the broader warehouse migration.

Compensation & Benefits:

Starting Salary Range for Healthcare IT Workstream Project Manager: $90,000 - $105,000

• Up to a 6% 401(k) company match to help you build long-term financial security
• Paid time off as part of our comprehensive benefits package, so you have the flexibility to rest, recharge, and enjoy what matters most
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus prescription drug coverage
• Basic life and AD&D insurance, with supplemental life options
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options
• Professional development, training, and certification support
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, and identity theft protection
• Because taking care of our employees isn't just a promise, it's part of who we are.
• Benefits are subject to change and eligibility requirements apply.

Essential Functions, Duties & Responsibilities:

Includes the following:

• Manage an assigned workstream supporting migration of current patient data to the new Four Directions Warehouse for the IHS client.
• Develop and maintain the workstream plan, schedule, milestones, dependencies, assumptions, risks, issues, decisions, and change-control documentation.
• Coordinate workstream activities with program leadership and other technical, clinical, functional, data, integration, analytics, and site-deployment workstreams.
• Support data-migration activities within the assigned workstream, including requirements definition, source-data assessment, mapping, transformation, validation, reconciliation, testing, cutover, and post-deployment stabilization, as applicable.
• Coordinate with IHS stakeholders, clinical subject-matter experts, data owners, technical teams, subcontractors, and vendors to define priorities, resolve issues, and maintain delivery alignment.
• Track workstream readiness and manage cross-workstream dependencies that affect the migration, integration, availability, quality, or use of current patient data in the new Four Directions Warehouse.
• Establish and/or maintain workstream governance, including status reporting, RAID logs, decision logs, action-item tracking, and executive briefings.
• Support data-quality and acceptance activities to verify that current patient data is complete, accurate, secure, available, and fit for intended clinical and operational use.
• Facilitate workstream meetings, working sessions, readiness reviews, and stakeholder communications to drive timely decisions and accountability.
• Support user acceptance testing, operational readiness, deployment planning, and post-implementation issue resolution for the assigned workstream.
• Maintain program scope, schedule, and delivery commitments through disciplined risk, dependency, and change management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No supervisory/management authority

Basic Qualifications:

Program & Project Management:

• Active PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is required and familiarity with both waterfall and agile delivery.
• Demonstrated experience managing workstream schedules, milestones, RAID logs, dependencies, change control, stakeholder communications, and executive status reporting.

Reporting & Analysis:

• Experience managing a workstream or major functional area within a large, complex healthcare IT implementation, data modernization, or data-migration program.
• Experience supporting patient data, clinical data, EHR, clinical data repository, data warehouse, data integration, or healthcare analytics initiatives.

Customer & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Experience coordinating technical teams, clinical or functional stakeholders, data owners, vendors, and subcontractors in a multi-workstream environment.
• Strong ability to communicate technical delivery status, risks, dependencies, and decisions to business and executive stakeholders.

Additional Responsibilities:

• U.S. citizenship, pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal and must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance through the Government.
• This position requires an active Public Trust clearance or the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance to be considered.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer; may occasionally require standing or moving about the office for extended periods.
• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting IHS, tribal health, federal healthcare, or other government health programs.
• Experience supporting patient-data migration, healthcare data warehouse implementation, clinical data repositories, data conversion, or data integration.
• Knowledge of healthcare data standards and technologies relevant to the assigned workstream, such as HL7, FHIR, DICOM, ETL/ELT processes, APIs, clinical data models, or data-quality tools.
• Experience with data validation, reconciliation, clinical/business acceptance, testing, deployment readiness, or cutover planning.
• Experience supporting imaging, radiology, CT/X-ray, DICOM, clinical analytics, or other specialized healthcare data domains.
• Experience supporting large EHR implementation, modernization, interoperability, or clinical systems integration programs.

Work Environment:

• Work is performed primarily in a climate-controlled environment.

Company Information:

Behind every government mission stands skilled, mission-driven talent: people whose expertise and dedication turn complex challenges into successful outcomes. Cherokee Nation Integrated Health, part of Cherokee Federal, the federal contracting division of Cherokee Nation Businesses, is that team. We modernize aging systems, deliver care where it's needed most, and keep missions supplied, staffed, and moving across defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies. For more than 60 federal clients, we take on the work others won't, and deliver where it counts. If that's the kind of work you're looking for, you've found your team. Learn more at cherokee-federal.com.

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Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Cherokee Federal is a military-friendly employer.

Veterans and active military transitioning to civilian status are encouraged to apply.

Legal Disclaimer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability or any other status protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Many of our job openings require access to government buildings or military installations.

Candidates must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement Cherokee Federal is a federal contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA). As required by VEVRAA, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans. Protected veterans are encouraged to self-identify during the application process.

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