IM Application Program Manager Sr

luriechildrens; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 118,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Employer paid group term life and disa

Job summary

Lurie Children's is seeking an IM Program Manager - Applications Sr. to lead end-to-end delivery of the hospital's software and application portfolio, with Epic at the core, across the Downers Grove project.

You will coordinate multiple PMs, manage budgets, and ensure clinical workflows are captured and activated, partnering with clinical and operational teams. You will drive the design, build, testing, and activation of the full application ecosystem, ensuring readiness for go-live and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Epic certification preferred.
• 10 years' experience in project management, healthcare, or application delivery, including large-scale Epic or clinical implementations.
• Epic experience required; knowledge of unified communication tools and hospital systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery, planning, design, build, configuration, integration, testing, activation, and transition-to-operations of the hospital's software portfolio, with Epic at the core.
• Manage multiple application PMs, set priorities, remove roadblocks, and drive decisions in a complex environment.
• Own Epic build/configuration and integrations across Epic and other systems, ensuring workflows are captured and validated.
• Develop and manage application budgets, licensing, capital plans, vendor estimates, and ROI analyses.
• Represent applications in governance forums and provide status, financial, and risk reporting to leadership.

Skills

Project management

Epic experience

Healthcare domain

Vendor management

Budgeting

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Epic certification

Tools

RTLS

PACS

LIS

PIS

Job description

Location

680 Lake Shore Drive

Job Description

General Summary

The IM Program Manager - Applications Sr., is accountable for the end-to-end delivery of the software and application portfolio supporting a new community hospital and outpatient clinic in Downers Grove, IL, from early planning through go-live and transition to operations. They will be accountable for Epic and all other applications timeline and budget through design, build, configuration, integration, testing, and activation of the full application ecosystem. The role will manage multiple application project managers to ensure clinical and operational workflows are fully enabled at activation.

Essential Job Functions

• Lead the end-to-end delivery, planning, design, build, configuration, integration, testing, activation, and transition-to-operations of the hospital's full software and application portfolio, with Epic as the core platform. This includes setting up day in the life and command center support events.
• Manage multiple application project managers across discrete application domains, setting priorities, developing the team, removing roadblocks, and driving decisions in a complex, matrixed environment.
• Establish and manage the application program plan, schedule, dependencies, and risks, integrated with the overall hospital build and activation timeline.
• Own Epic build and configuration (ambulatory, inpatient, and ancillary modules) and the integrations and interfaces between Epic and all upstream and downstream software systems.
• Ensure clinical and operational workflows are captured, validated, and reflected in application design and configuration, partnering with clinical, operational, and ancillary department stakeholders.
• Partner with the Infrastructure Program Manager, operational program leads, application leadership, and overall project leadership to sequence application deployment and go-live against infrastructure, device, network, and location-services readiness.
• Develop and manage application budgets, licensing, capital plans, vendor estimates, and ROI and trade-off analysis from conceptual design through final design.
• Lead vendor strategy and selection processes for any new technologies related to the Downers Grove project. Inclusive of but not limited to virtual care technology and real time location services (RTLS).
• Represent applications in hospital build governance and executive readiness forums, provide regular status, financial, and risk reporting to the Senior Director of Digital Health and IM leadership, and proactively esc...
• Other job functions as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Education: Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Certification/Licensure/Registration: Project management certification preferred; Epic certification(s) preferred.
• System Experience: Epic experience required, preferred knowledge in unified communication tools, RTLS, PACS, LIS, PIS, and other hospital systems.
• Experience: 10 years' experience in project management, healthcare, or application/software delivery, including large-scale Epic or clinical application implementations.
• Computer Skills: Fluency in project management tools; proficient across the Microsoft Office suite.
• Other Skills Required: Skills in program and project management, application and integration design, clinical and operational workflow, and software delivery for new facility design and activation, large project implementation.

Pay Range

$117,520.00-$193,918.40 Salary

At Lurie Children's, we are committed to competitive and fair compensation aligned with market rates and internal equity, reflecting individual contributions, experience, and expertise. The pay range for this job indicates minimum and maximum targets for the position. Ranges are regularly reviewed to stay aligned with market conditions. In addition to base salary, Lurie Children's offer a comprehensive rewards package that may include differentials for some hourly employees, leadership incentives for select roles, health and retirement benefits, and wellbeing programs. For more details on other compensation, consult your recruiter.

Benefit Statement

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer paid group term life and disability
• Employer contribution towa