IT Project Manager

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Join the McNabb Center Team as the IT Project Manager today!

The IT Project Manager

POSITION SUMMARY

• The IT Project Manager establishes and matures the project management discipline for the Information Technology department and drives the successful delivery of IT initiatives from intake through closure.
• This role brings structure and accountability to a busy, multi-workstream environment -building the frameworks, cadence, and reporting that keep cross-functional teams aligned and on task.
• The IT Project Manager coordinates operations, development, and security project work and serves as the primary point of project communication for IT leadership and organizational stakeholders.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Framework & Governance

• Establish and maintain IT project management frameworks, including intake, prioritization, scheduling, status reporting, and project governance.
• Implement and enforce consistent practices for scope, change control, risk and issue (RAID) tracking, and documentation.
• Develop and maintain a portfolio-level view of IT projects and reporting for leadership.
• Standardize project artifacts, templates, and methodologies appropriate to the team's size and pace.

Delivery & Coordination

• Plan, schedule, and drive execution of IT projects, holding team members accountable to milestones and deadlines.
• Manage dependencies, resource coordination, and timeline conflicts across concurrent workstreams.
• Identify, escalate, and remove blockers; proactively manage risk.
• Coordinate vendor deliverables, statements of work, and external implementation partners.
• Lead project meetings, maintain action logs, and ensure follow-through.

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the central project communication point between IT, executive leadership, and clinical and operational stakeholders.
• Translate technical work into clear status, risk, and decision updates for non-technical audiences.
• Support major initiatives such as Microsoft 365 platform rollouts, endpoint and Intune enrollment, ZTNA deployment, and EHR evaluation and implementation.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent professional experience.
• Five or more years of IT project management experience.
• Demonstrated project management experience within a Microsoft 365 environment (required).
• Experience delivering projects in healthcare or another heavily regulated environment (required).
• Strong organizational, facilitation, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• PMP, CAPM, PRINCE2, or recognized Agile/Scrum certification.
• Familiarity with HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 requirements.
• Experience implementing or maturing a PMO or project-governance function.
• Experience coordinating EHR or clinical-system implementations.

TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT

• Microsoft 365 (including Project, Planner, and Teams), Microsoft Entra ID and Intune initiatives, ZTNA and SD-WAN networking projects, data-governance and security tooling, and EHR platform evaluation and implementation.

COMPLIANCE & REGULATORY EXPECTATIONS

• Projects are executed within a dual HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 compliance framework.
• The IT Project Manager ensures that regulatory and privacy requirements are incorporated into project planning, vendor selection, and implementation.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Primarily office and hybrid work based in Knoxville, TN, with occasional travel to other organizational locations.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; and employee will also perform other reasonably related job responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required. This organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties as the need arises. Moreover, management reserves the right to change job descriptions, job duties, or working schedules based on their duty to accommodate individuals with disabilities. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

COMPENSATION:

• Starting salary for this position is approximately $66,139 /yr based on relevant experience and education.

Location:

• Knox County, Tennessee

Apply today to work where we care about you as an employee and where your hard work makes a difference!

Helen Ross McNabb Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

Helen Ross McNabb Center conducts background checks, driver's license record, degree verification, and drug screens at hire. Employment is contingent upon clean drug screen, background check, and driving record. Additionally, certain programs are subject to TB Screening and/or testing. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.