IT Project Manager-Healthcare

Summary

We are looking for a candidate with significant experience managing healthcare and laboratory technology projects, including enterprise Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, and related healthcare applications. Candidates should have a strong understanding of healthcare interoperability standards, regulatory compliance requirements, and vendor-hosted enterprise solutions.

• Provide end-to-end project management for vendor-supported healthcare and laboratory systems, including requirements gathering, solution design, implementation, testing, training, deployment, and post-production support.

• Coordinate and manage software vendors, implementation partners, consultants, and internal County stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

• Perform system administration and configuration activities for supported applications as required.

• Lead business process analysis, requirements documentation, workflow reviews, and system configuration discussions with department staff.

• Manage data conversion, system integration, interface development, and interoperability efforts between enterprise systems.

• Coordinate testing activities, including unit testing, system testing, interface testing, user acceptance testing, and validation of production readiness.

• Develop and maintain project plans, status reports, risk registers, issue logs, and executive communications.

• Create and support custom reports and dashboards using tools such as Crystal Reports, SSRS, Power BI, or similar reporting platforms.

• Provide user training, documentation, and knowledge transfer for business and technical staff.

• Coordinate infrastructure and security requirements with County IT teams, including server provisioning, networking, identity management, backups, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity reviews.

• Support production operations by troubleshooting issues, coordinating vendor escalations, managing system enhancements, and ensuring service continuity.

• Ensure compliance with County policies and applicable healthcare regulations related to data privacy, security, records retention, and audit requirements.

• 7 years of IT project management experience, with preference given to candidates with 10 years.

• Experience implementing, upgrading, or supporting LIMS, EHR, public health, behavioral health, or laboratory information systems.

• Knowledge of healthcare data exchange standards including HL7, FHIR, CCD/C-CDA, and interface engine technologies.

• Familiarity with HIPAA, HITECH, healthcare privacy and security requirements, and regulatory compliance standards.

• Experience managing SaaS/cloud-based enterprise applications and vendor relationships.

• Experience with data migration, system integration, user acceptance testing (UAT), validation testing, and production support.

• Strong stakeholder management skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.

• PMP certification and/or healthcare IT certifications are preferred.