IT Project Manager-Stony Brook Medicine

The IT Project Manager will be a member of the Stony Brook Medicine IT PMO Team and will report to the SBM Director, IT Program Manager. This individual will work in a fast-paced environment as part of multi-disciplinary project teams. The Project Manager will focus on implementing IT solutions focusing on Outpatient Physician and/or Outpatient Hospital Practice Expansions. These expansions include, but are not limited to, the opening of new practice locations, moves of existing practices to new locations, breakdowns and setup of practice locations.

The successful candidate will bring a balance of creative problem solving and hands-on IT Project Management skills and will follow SBM Project Management Office (PMO) standard methodology.

Responsibilities will include:

• Develops the project work plan, work breakdown structure, and schedule using a designated project management tool for project team usage. Project Plans include sufficient task-level detail to capture known dependencies and major milestones.
• Management of all projects assigned to oversee.
• Utilize effective project and time management skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ensure all projects are consistent with overall customer objectives and strategic plans.
• Manage the day-to-day activities of cross-functional project teams and ensures adherence to the project plan.
• Deploy best practices approach defined by IT PMO team.
• Work to control change, adjust the budget, timeline, and project scope to accommodate approved changes.
• Produces timely, detailed summaries and high-level reports
• Provide timely and accurate project status providing transparencies for issues, risks, current project state
• Identifies and mitigates project risk, keeping issues visible to avoid affecting the project's success.
• Confirm the alignment of customer expectations and project goals.
• Ensure proper quality assurance and user acceptance of solutions prior to implementation.
• Review and finalize deliverables and monitor quality control.
• Develops and maintains strong working relationships with all key stakeholders, including strong working relationships with all key stakeholders, including IT and Practice Executives, Directors, Managers, and Resource Allocation Managers.
• Collaborate with Resource Allocation Team to ensure resources with required skills are available to support the implementation of solutions implementations.
• Management of all resources assigned to projects.
• Motivate, guide and lead the implementation project team to achieve organizational goals and satisfy customers.
• Proactively identify project and staff-related issues.
• Participate in performance appraisals and contribute to project team performance appraisals.
• Assist Practice Owner in the development and tracking of an overall Budget for each implementation.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• 3 to 4 years of demonstrated experience managing or leading IT projects in an enterprise environment, preferably in a Healthcare and/or Ambulatory Practice environment
• Experience working with tools to create and manage project plans, such as MS Project/Smartsheet
• Experience with healthcare EHR/EMR, medical equipment, and ancillary systems, HL7 interface projects a plus
• Experience with the implementation of IT infrastructure components such as network ports, telephony, peripherals, and desktop equipment
• Implementation management
• Knowledge of project management best practices such as PMBOK
• Familiarity with SDLC, change management processes
• Experience managing project budgets and project teams
• Background in managing projects in a matrix environment
• PMP preferred

Physical Demands:

May spend a great deal of their professional day walking, standing, moving, and manipulating equipment, as well as lifting and moving objects, equipment and supplies. It is reasonable to anticipate lifting 20-25 pounds in any given day. Bending or twisting of the body may also be a frequent occurrence. Must be able to sit for long periods of time and must have manual dexterity to work on computer systems and keyboard.

Travel and Schedule Flexibility:

This position requires a significant amount of local travel. Travel expectations may vary and can change frequently based on project demands, operational requirements, and evolving business needs.

Additionally, this role requires flexibility in daily work hours. Start and end times may need to be adjusted as necessary to support operations before practices open and/or after they close. The incumbent must be able to accommodate a flexible schedule to meet these requirements.