Project Manager - AI Implementation

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist; Charlotte (NC); Remote; USD 46,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health and welfare benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts

Adoption assistance

Employer retirement plan match

Educational Assistance Program

Job summary

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is seeking a proactive Healthcare Project Manager to lead AI implementations end-to-end, from workflow design to go-live and ongoing optimization. You will coordinate operational, clinical, IT, Epic, and vendor partners; translate needs into requirements; manage plans, risks, and decisions; and ensure safe integration into patient access and care pathways.

The role requires balancing innovation with patient experience, operational readiness, and sustainable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with at least 2 years of relevant experience.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams in healthcare IT projects.
• Knowledge of AI-enabled workflow implementations and Epic/EHR systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI implementations from workflow design through testing and go-live.
• Coordinate operational, clinical, IT, Epic and vendor partners.
• Translate operational needs into clear requirements and manage risks.
• Maintain project plans, dependencies, decisions and issue resolution.
• Ensure AI workflows integrate safely into patient access and care pathways.
• Drive accountability across teams without direct authority.

Skills

Healthcare operations experience

AI-enabled workflows

Epic/EHR knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Department

12210 Wake Population Health - Population Health

Department

12210 Wake Population Health - Population Health

Status

Full time

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Hours Per Week

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information

Fully remote 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Pay Range

$33.05 - $49.60

Job Overview

A proactive healthcare project manager who can lead AI implementations from workflow design through testing, go-live, and ongoing optimization. This person will coordinate operational, clinical, IT, Epic, and vendor partners; translate operational needs into clear requirements; manage project plans, dependencies, risks, decisions, and issue resolution; and make sure new AI workflows integrate safely and seamlessly into existing patient access and care pathways. We need someone who can bring structure to fast-moving work, drive accountability across teams without direct authority, and balance innovation with patient experience, operational readiness, and sustainable adoption.

Essential Functions

• Manages the assigned project and key deliverables.


• Primary liaison between the project stakeholders


• Communicates on-going project status, potential issues, and timelines as required


• Plans, organizes, and manages all aspects of assigned retrospective, outcome, and prospective projects


• Organizes and leads necessary team training efforts for all facets of the project.


• Consults with staff/leaders to coordinate training and monitor efforts, as well as discuss noted findings


• Leads and manages the efforts of all key cross-functional departments to perform all project-related activities according to project milestones/timelines in a manner consistent with the applicable process, regulatory and accrediting entities, and ethical business practice


• Maintains communication as required, to discuss the outcome of any identified opportunities and/or barriers to the successful completion of the project Manages project financials

Physical Requirements

Will work in office environment. Requires sitting, standing, lifting, supplies and equipment, and operation of a keyboard and computer. Responsibility to work in a safe manner.

Preferred Qualifications

• Healthcare operations experience


• Experience implementing technology or AI-enabled workflows


• Epic/EHR knowledge

Education, Experience And Certifications

Bachelor's degree required. Minimum of 2 years relevant experience required.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our CommitmenttoYou

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training


• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job


• Incentive pay for select positions


• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits And More

• Paid Time Off programs


• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, andShort- and Long-Term Disability


• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses


• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave


• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs


• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Supervises the assigned project and collaborates with assigned staff/leaders ensuring high quality data with compliance. Coordinates and manages all aspects of the assigned project.