Information Systems Project Manager

University Health; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Community First Health Plans is seeking an IS Project Manager to lead enterprise-scale IT initiatives, ensuring deliverables meet scope, timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

You will collaborate with senior business SMEs, drive governance across all project phases, and report progress to Senior Leadership, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HIM or IS.
• PMP or equivalent certification required.
• 8 years of PM experience leading technical projects.
• 8 years' experience with SDLC (Waterfall, RUP, Agile).
• 5 years in healthcare/MCO claims and clinical data.
• Experience with Jira and Cognizant Product Suite is a plus.
• Proficiency with MS Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Manage enterprise-wide IS projects ensuring scope, deadlines, budget, and quality.
• Provide project leadership across phases with key business SMEs.
• Report progress to Senior Leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Healthcare IT

Stakeholder management

SDLC (Waterfall/RUP/Agile)

Leadership

Education

Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management

Information Systems

PMP Certification

Tools

MS Office

Jira

Cognizant Product Suite

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES

The Information Systems (IS) Project Manager (PM) is responsible for managing multifaceted IS projects ensuring scope is delivered according to deadlines, budget, and quality standards. The IS Project Manager manages enterprise-wide strategic projects with complex scope and scale, and reports progress or matrix reports on a project directly to Senior Leadership. The IS PM will oversee all information technology project activities and provide project leadership across all phases, working in partnership with key business subject matter experts (SME).

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information Management, Information Systems. Project Management Professional (PMP) or other project management certification is required. Eight years of project management experience leading technical projects, including development and execution. Eight years’ experience working all aspects of the System Development Life Cycle. Must have 5 years’ experience in Health Care, specifically dealing with Managed Care Organization (MCO) claims and clinical data. Proficiency with various system development lifecycles such as waterfall, RUP, and Agile methods. Proficiency with MS Office (Including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, Project and Visio). Experience with Jira (Atlassian) Products is a plus. Experience with Cognizant Product suite is a plus – QNXT, Clinical Care Advance, TCS, etc.