Epic M&A Implementation Director

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• Must be able to come onsite for this project and get to know the stakeholders.
• This is NOT just a PM that has epic on their resume or has done a project.
  
  

Epic Implementation Program Director

Location: Georgia (Hybrid Onsite/Remote)

Duration: December 2025 to September 2026 (with potential extension)

Overview

Seeking an accomplished and proven Epic Implementation Program Director to lead the full lifecycle Epic deployment across two recently acquired hospitals

This is not a traditional program management role — this position requires a transformational leader who has owned large-scale Epic implementations from strategy through go-live and post-live optimization. The ideal candidate brings deep experience managing complex, multi-site healthcare integrations, including those tied to M&A transitions.

The Program Director will serve as the executive-level leader for all Epic-related workstreams, guiding 9 project managers, engaging Epic Corporation counterparts, coordinating with technical and operational teams, and ensuring success across Ambulatory, Core Clinicals, Pharmacy, Radiology, Behavioral Health, Emergency, and related domains.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Program Oversight

• Provide end-to-end leadership for the Epic implementation across both hospitals, ensuring alignment with Healthcare’s enterprise strategy and Transformation Office directives.
• Lead and mentor a team of 9 project managers overseeing all Epic functional and technical workstreams.
• Act as the primary liaison between leadership, Epic Corporation, and cross-functional teams across IT, operations, and clinical domains.
• Establish and maintain unified vision, timelines, and quality metrics across all project areas.
• Oversee integration points with third-party applications, conversions, infrastructure, networking, and ERP systems.
  
  

Governance & Communication

• Report directly to the Transformation Program Directors and Executive Steering Committee.
• Drive program governance through structured reporting, milestone tracking, and risk mitigation.
• Communicate progress, issues, and readiness to hospital executives, clinical leadership, and key stakeholders.
• Partner with Epic’s Implementation Executive (IE) and Implementation Director (ID) to ensure coordinated progress and alignment.
  
  

Operational Readiness

• Ensure clinical, technical, and business readiness for go-live, including training, change management, and communications.
• Lead cutover, go-live, and stabilization planning, ensuring seamless transition to post-live operations.
• Oversee post-implementation optimization and lessons-learned initiatives.
  
  

Qualifications

Required:

• 10 years of healthcare IT program leadership, with direct oversight of full Epic implementations at multi-facility health systems.
• Proven experience leading Epic implementations during M&A integrations or hospital acquisitions.
• Demonstrated success managing large, multi-disciplinary teams (100 total resources) across clinical, technical, and operational domains.
• Deep understanding of Epic modules (Ambulatory, Inpatient, Pharmacy, Radiant, Cupid, Beaker, etc.) and supporting ecosystem (interfaces, reporting, infrastructure).
• Exceptional communication, executive presence, and stakeholder management skills — able to work effectively with CIOs, CMIOs, CMOs, and operational leaders.
• Strong project governance, risk management, and change management discipline.
  
  

Preferred

• Prior leadership experience within Epic go-live “Big Bang” environments.
• PMP or PgMP certification.
• Epic implementation training, certification, or previous role within Epic Corporation or an Epic-certified health system.
• Experience managing transitions involving eClinicalWorks, Meditech, or other EMR conversions.
  
  

Ideal Candidate Attributes

• A strategic leader who can operate at both the executive and tactical levels.
• A trusted partner to executives and clinical leaders.
• A servant leader who builds trust, morale, and accountability across diverse teams.
• Someone who has stood up, led, and delivered Epic programs — not just supported them.