IT Project Manager, Technical - Digital Technology Services

Overview:

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It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Advises leadership on technology solutions to meet business requirements including new and emerging technologies. Serves as a mentor to other Project Managers, Team Leaders, and Resource Managers. Accountable to Program and/or Portfolio Manager(s) for project statuses for relevant customer group(s).

Position requires Up to 50% on-site at any HMH location

Responsibilities:

A day in the life of a IT Project Manager, Technical at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Lead and manage end-to-end technical projects, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including DTS, clinical, and administrative departments, to define the technical project scope, objectives, and deliverables; involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring alignment and technical feasibility.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, technical system specifications, timelines, and budgets, and communicate project status to stakeholders regularly.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, proactively addressing issues to keep projects on track.
• Work closely with Facilities Engineering, external contractors, and internal technical teams to ensure alignment of hardware and software technology options with project goals and effective utilization of resources.
• Manage implementation of the design, support, audit, and management of applicable infrastructure.
• Participate in planning meetings with vendors and key stakeholders to understand and respond to infrastructure impact.
• Evaluate project outcomes against established goals, seeking continuous improvement in project management processes.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the execution of projects to be completed on time, within budget, and within scope.
• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification/change management techniques.
• Successfully manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders and communicate effectively to management and team members.
• Schedule and supervise the task execution of engineers and technicians assigned to the projects.
• Perform risk and issue management to minimize project risks and issues.
• Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Create technical diagrams, hardware and software specifications, and process flows.
• Adhere to Project Management Office methodology including all gates associated with typical software development lifecycles, including measuring benefits realization during project closure.
• Keep informed of technical and management advances in IT, Digital Technology, and PMO, including industry best practices.
• Willing to work hours as dictated by project schedules which may include nights and weekends.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Qualifications:

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Bachelor's degree; or equivalent relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree, which is 4 years added to the experience required in the next bullet making it a minimum of 9 years of IT and healthcare work experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of Information Technology (IT) and healthcare work experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of project management experience or equivalent leadership experience.
• A minimum of 2 years leading technical projects.
• Most possess the ability to demonstrate technical knowledge in areas such as networking, hardware, and servers.
• Must possess an understanding of general clinician workflows and use of IT technology to deliver patient care.
• Must possess extensive knowledge, expertise, and leadership capabilities in project management and systems development methodology.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time.
• Develop and deliver presentations, training sessions and demos.
• Ability to communicate to all levels within the organization, including Senior leadership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid facilitation and organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
• Strong working knowledge of standard productivity and project management tools such as Google Workspace, Asana, ServiceNow, and/or other such tools.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Experience with Epic Systems, including implementations.
• Experience with construction/facility expansion projects.
• Experience coordinating large-scale device deployment projects through the entire project lifecycle.

Licenses and Certifications Preferred:

• Project Management Professional or Google Project Management.

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!