Job Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced Project Manager to lead large-scale and complex IT projects from planning through successful execution and delivery. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in IT project management, application development processes, project planning, stakeholder coordination, vendor management, and budget oversight. The selected candidate will be responsible for managing project scope, schedules, resources, risks, and deliverables while ensuring alignment with organizational policies, standards, and business objectives. Local candidates only.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead project planning activities, including defining project scope, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
- Develop comprehensive project plans and communicate them to program areas, stakeholders, and project teams.
- Coordinate internal resources and external vendors to ensure successful project execution.
- Assign and delegate project tasks based on team members’ skills, experience, and capabilities.
- Collaborate with program areas and stakeholders to understand and clarify project requirements.
- Develop, maintain, and manage detailed project plans to monitor progress, dependencies, and risks.
- Manage changes to project scope, schedules, and budgets using appropriate project management and change control processes.
- Ensure project activities comply with applicable policies, standards, procedures, and application development practices.
- Oversee application development activities and coordinate software testing and quality assurance processes.
- Prepare and present project status reports to management and escalated issues, risks, and concerns when necessary.
- Monitor project performance against short-term and long-term goals and ensure timely completion of deliverables.
- Manage project budgets, track expenditures, and make adjustments based on financial analysis.
- Identify project challenges and implement corrective actions to maintain project timelines and objectives.
- Perform other related project management duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 15 years of experience in IT project management, particularly managing large and complex projects.
- Minimum 15 years of experience with project management tools, methodologies, and industry best practices.
- Minimum 15 years of experience developing project plans and managing project progress, schedules, and risks.
- Minimum 15 years of experience with application development policies, standards, procedures, and methodologies.
- Minimum 15 years of experience with application development software and testing practices.
- Minimum 15 years of experience managing project budgets and financial objectives.
- Minimum 10 years of experience working with business stakeholders, external vendors, and cross-functional teams.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Health Information, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of IT project delivery and application development lifecycle processes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, leadership, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate complex project activities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Knowledge of Project Management Institute (PMI) standards and best practices.
- Experience managing projects within the healthcare industry.
- Experience coordinating large‑scale enterprise IT initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and vendors.
Core Skills
- IT Project Management
- Large-Scale and Complex Project Delivery
- Project Planning and Scheduling
- Scope, Budget, and Resource Management
- Risk and Issue Management
- Stakeholder and Vendor Management
- Application Development Lifecycle
- Software Development and Testing Practices
- Project Management Tools and Methodologies
- Financial Analysis and Budget Control
- Project Status Reporting and Governance
- Change and Schedule Management
- PMI Best Practices
- PMP Certification
Location Requirements
- Local candidates only.
- Candidates must be able to work locally at the project location.