[Remote] Healthcare IT Project Manager, Population Health

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Orion Groups is a professional services firm based in McKinney, Texas, specializing in providing experienced consultants in the financial and healthcare industries. They are seeking a Healthcare IT Project Manager to lead strategic initiatives in Medicare, Managed Care, and Population Health programs, driving complex healthcare technology projects from concept through implementation.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end project leadership for multiple healthcare technology and operational initiatives, from project initiation through implementation, activation, and transition to operations
• Serve as the primary Project Manager supporting Medicare, Managed Care, and Population Health programs, reporting directly to the Program Manager
• Establish and maintain project governance, including project charters, schedules, forecasts, resource planning, risk management, and status reporting
• Collaborate with business, clinical, technical, and vendor stakeholders to ensure successful project execution, timely delivery, and alignment with organizational objectives
• Lead project team meetings, manage project artifacts, track milestones, issues, risks, and dependencies, and provide regular updates to leadership
• Forecast project resources, monitor financial performance, support capital planning activities, and ensure efficient allocation of resources across initiatives
• Drive implementation of tools and systems supporting longitudinal patient tracking, care coordination, health data integration, and value-based care initiatives
• Proactively identify barriers, escalate risks when appropriate, and ensure open communication among all project participants to achieve successful outcomes

Skills

• 5+ years of Project Management experience leading complex healthcare IT, clinical systems, EHR, or population health initiatives
• Proven experience managing multiple projects simultaneously through the full project lifecycle, from planning and execution through implementation and operational transition
• Strong experience delivering EHR-related projects within provider organizations; Cerner experience preferred, Athena experience considered
• Experience working with product development teams, Agile methodologies, or healthcare technology delivery teams
• Knowledge of care coordination, Health Information Exchange (HIE), interoperability platforms, population health, or value-based care programs
• Experience with project financial management, resource forecasting, budget tracking, capital resource allocation, and project governance processes
• Experience utilizing ServiceNow and other project management tools in an enterprise healthcare environment
• Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Information Technology, Business Administration, Project Management, or related field
• Clinical background or healthcare operations experience preferred
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred
• Prior experience supporting large integrated delivery networks or enterprise health systems

Benefits

• Health benefits
• W2 contract

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