Senior EIS Project Manager - Hybrid

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center•Los Angeles, CA

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

Grow your career at Cedars-Sinai! Cedars-Sinai’s Project Management Office (PMO) operates primarily under Enterprise Information Services (EIS) and Operational Effectiveness. It drives the execution of strategic healthcare initiatives, including large-scale IT implementations (like Epic), clinical infrastructure build-outs, and cross-departmental investments. The organization’s Healthtech excellence was acknowledged again, this time by the esteemed “ CHIME Digital Health Most Wired “ recognition program. Cedars-Sinai was assigned a Level 10—the most prestigious level of certification—among more than 300 surveyed healthcare organizations. Cedars-Sinai netted high scores across multiple verticals and particularly excelled in areas of infrastructure, interoperability, and population health innovation. Why work here? Beyond an outstanding benefit package and competitive salaries, we take pride in hiring the best, most committed employees. Our staff reflects the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve. They are proof of our dedication to creating a multifaceted, inclusive environment that fuels innovation and the gold standard of patient care we strive for.

Requirements

Three (3) plus years of experience managing system implementations, preferably in a healthcare organization.
Demonstrated experience in project management, scope, cost, time, risk, quality, and communication using Project Management Institute and/or Information Technology Infrastructure Library Foundation principles.
High School Diploma/GED required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in health care, business, or technical field highly preferred.
PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Planning and coordinating all activities necessary to implement various information systems.
Managing system requirements definition, process and/or workflow redesign, vendor evaluation and contract negotiation (if applicable), implementation coordination with operations and other EIS departments and more specifically projects driven by the Enterprise Data Infrastructure team.
Developing and managing detailed project budgets and schedules, status reports, project PowerPoint presentations, and escalation of critical issues.
Coordinating communication between all project team members and operational partners.
Ensuring vendor responsiveness and compliance with the terms of the contract (if applicable).
Coordinating initial user training/transition to an ongoing user support group.
Mentoring and assisting junior staff on more complex projects.
End to end project management (from intake and discovery to execution and post-go-live operations).
Facilitation of key decisions and executive strategic and operational planning.
Management and oversight of major project portfolios, including Data Infrastructure Modernization, Cloud Migrations, CPO Clinic expansions.
Portfolio and intake support, including evaluation and prioritization of new project requests.
Strategic planning and operational alignment activities with business and technical leaders.
Vendor relationship management, including participation in product roadmap discussions and coordination of issue resolution.
Mentoring and coaching junior project managers and team members on project management methodologies and best practices.
Continuous process improvement initiatives to enhance project delivery, governance, and operational efficiency.
Participation in departmental committees, leadership meetings, organizational initiatives, and special assignments.
Professional development activities to maintain knowledge of healthcare technology, project management methodologies, and industry trends.
Support of go-live readiness activities and occasional after-hours coordination during critical implementations.