Sr. Project Manager with Digital Health exp / Remote ( Sacramento, CA ), 12 Months Contract

Our client•Sacramento, CA

8h•Remote

About The Position

Our client is seeking an experienced project manager with program experience to support the Operations Center of Excellence in designing and implementing improvements across the care continuum that support delivery of care at home and digital transformation. This role will be responsible for leading projects in an ideation and operational process development environment. They will work with a team of designers, developers, researchers, and clinicians to turn ideas into managed projects. The incumbent will have a thorough understanding and proven experience in leading projects in the health care industry. They will be expected to provide technical guidance, leadership and perform a variety of duties relating to information technology, product, and ideation development. Under the supervision of the Operations Center of Excellence leadership, the project manager is responsible for using various project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, Lean) for managing multiple projects through a continuous cycle of project planning, execution, monitoring and reporting as directed by the Operations Center of Excellence.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience.
Minimum of 5 years IT technical project management experience
Minimum of 2 years' experience leading enterprise-wide implementations including the management of project scope, risk, and resources.
Experience leading multiple, complex projects supporting digital healthcare technology initiatives including telehealth, remote patient monitoring, digital health equity, digital monitoring, OR care at home.
Demonstrated experience in organizational change management
Effective verbal and written skills and proficient in clearly communicating at all levels within an organization
Demonstrated capacity to anticipate obstacles and plan for contingencies.
Experience developing and managing project artifacts including project plans, issue logs, testing and communication plans
Experience managing project lifecycles including initiation, development, testing, deployment, and transition planning
Experience leading multiple, complex projects in a matrixed organization
Advanced skills in assembling and directing large project teams, developing detailed project plans and schedules and monitoring budget and resources
Experience with system interfaces
Experience with integrated multi-vendor applications
Demonstrated ability to function in a highly dynamic, fast-paced, and continually changing environment
Experienced in facilitating multi-disciplined workgroups to develop solutions to problems and/or consensus
Proficient in Microsoft suite of applications including Visio, Teams and SharePoint
Experience scheduling complex meetings to include coordination of schedules, planning location and catering, use of MS Teams, WebEx or Zoom.

Nice To Haves

Program management experience
Advanced experience with ServiceNow implementation, ITBM
Experienced in organizational change management
Six Sigma and/or project management institute certification
Experience working in a large health care system and familiar with clinical and operational applications
Experience working in a PMO

Responsibilities

Collaboration with Operations Center of Excellence leadership and stakeholders to develop project materials (project plan, charter, schedules, requirements, workflows, testing plans and final specifications) as needed
Provide updates to management and stakeholders of progress through frequent communication that aligns with the project communication plan and ongoing demands
Exercise strategic thinking in prioritizing workload, as well as escalation to leadership
Align with the Value Realization Office (VRO) to maintain projects using established best practices and standards
Create partnerships amongst all relevant UCDH departments / teams, vendors, and resources to ensure technology is fully and accurately designed, costed, and deployed
Partner with Information Technology infrastructure, security, and other technical leaders to identify and document system requirements
Conduct and participates in departmental customer/stakeholder interviews to understand and document workflow and technology requirements
Conduct and participates in technology vendor interviews to coordinate/complete bids or RFPs as relevant for system budgeting and implementation planning
Contribute to IT status reports by providing concise, meaningful project status updates on all completed, active, and future projects
Other project management duties as assigned
Although project management is the primary responsibility, may be asked to perform analysis
Provide direction, set priorities, and analyzes workflow for clinical applications subordinate staff, according to established policies and management guidance