Senior IT Project Manager - EHR Deployment

S R International Inc; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Commonwealth of PA DOH is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead the implementation of a new Electronic Health Record (EHR) system for 59 State Health Centers and clinical staff within BCHS, BOI and BCD. The role requires deep expertise in EHR/EMR, health informatics, health IT, and organizational change management.

This onsite role in Harrisburg involves coordinating project planning, scheduling, testing, and risk management, plus stakeholder and vendor engagement, while ensuring

Qualifications

• 7–9 years of relevant project management experience.
• Active PMP certification for 5+ years — copy of valid PMP must be submitted
• Demonstrated EHR implementation experience, particularly transitioning from paper-based charting
• EHR/EMR, Health Informatics & Health IT
• Project planning, execution, governance, testing, and implementation
• Business process enhancement/reengineering
• Project schedule, budget, scope, milestones, and risk management
• Stakeholder, vendor, and cross-functional IT team management
• RAID Log and risk mitigationStrong communication and leadership skills
• Currently residing in Pennsylvania
• Able to work in the Harrisburg office 2 days/week.

Responsibilities

• Lead the complete EHR implementation lifecycle, from planning through implementation and transition to operations.
• Develop and manage the Project Management Plan and Project Schedule.
• Manage scope, budget, milestones, resources, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Coordinate testing and implementation activities.
• Manage communication plans, status reporting, project metrics, and stakeholder updates.
• Coordinate with application, data warehouse, informatics, networking, security, service management, and vendor teams.
• Facilitate stakeholder and vendor meetings and resolve project issues.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies and track risks through closure.
• Plan and coordinate project-specific training and orientation.
• Report project status and recommendations to senior leadership.

Skills

Project management

PMP certification

EHR/EMR implementation

Health IT

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Communication skills

Leadership

Job description

The Commonwealth of PA DOH is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead the implementation of a new Electronic Health Record (EHR) system for 59 State Health Centers and clinical staff within BCHS, BOI and BCD. The role requires deep expertise in EHR/EMR, health informatics, health IT, and organizational change management.

This onsite role in Harrisburg involves coordinating project planning, scheduling, testing, and risk management, plus stakeholder and vendor engagement, while ensuring