Program Manager 2
About The Position
The Program Manager 2 (IT Project Manager) leads technology projects that support MU Health Care’s clinical, operational, and strategic priorities. Working across Tiger Institute teams, MU Health Care departments, and technology vendors, the role manages projects from initiation through implementation and transition to operational support. The successful candidate combines strong project management skills with an understanding of healthcare operations to deliver solutions that improve care delivery, strengthen technology services, and support a reliable experience for patients, clinicians, and staff.
Responsibilities
- Manage multiple IT projects, establishing scope, objectives, deliverables, schedules, resource needs, budgets, and measurable success criteria.
- Partner with clinical leaders, operational departments, informatics, application teams, infrastructure, information security, and vendors to align requirements and priorities.
- Develop and maintain project charters, schedules, risk and issue logs, decision records, status reports, and change requests.
- Identify barriers, assess impacts on patient care and business operations, and escalate issues with clear recommendations.
- Coordinate projects involving electronic health records, clinical and business applications, integrations, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and digital health tools.
- Provide timely, accurate updates to project sponsors, governance groups, and team members regarding milestones, costs, decisions, and delivery risks.
- Organize testing, stakeholder acceptance, training, communications, cutover planning, and go-live support to minimize disruption to care delivery.
- Engage appropriate specialists to ensure project plans address organizational policies, patient information protection, and applicable requirements.
- Track vendor deliverables, timelines, dependencies, and performance against agreed project expectations.
- Confirm support ownership, documentation, knowledge transfer, stabilization plans, and project closure.
- Capture lessons learned and strengthen project management standards, templates, and processes.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance and AD&D
- Supplemental life insurance
- Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Paid vacation
- 11 paid holidays
- Paid sick leave
- Paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Financial planning and group legal benefits
- Voluntary auto, homeowner, and pet insurance
- Volunteer programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
