Senior IT Project Manager Healthcare Transformation (State / Public Sector) - Remote EST

Job Overview

Seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to lead IT missions supporting the state's Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program.

This initiative is backed by a five-year federal funding program designed to modernize healthcare delivery, enhance care quality, and increase accessibility for rural communities.

Work Environment & Key Logistics

• Location: 100% Remote.
• Schedule: Standard State business hours (7:45 AM - 4:30 PM ET, Monday - Friday, excluding State holidays).
• Estimated Duration: Through end of calendar year 2027.
• Infrastructure: Remote access provided via Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) or State-managed equipment.

Key Responsibilities & Deliverables

• Project Governance & Lifecycle: Manage project execution across initiation, planning, execution, and closure using the ADS EPMO Hybrid Lifecycle.
• Schedule & Master Plan Alignment: Create and update detailed Project Schedules using EPMO-prescribed tools. Track milestones, dependencies, and resource allocations weekly, ensuring alignment with the vendor's Implementation Master Schedule.
• Azure DevOps & PPMT Operations: Track work items and backlog in Azure DevOps (ADO), and submit weekly status reports, risk/issue updates, and change requests in the State's Project Portfolio Management Tool (PPMT).
• Budget & Financial Oversight: Maintain project budget records and enter actual monthly financial expenditures in the PPMT.
• Meeting Facilitation & Artifacts: Lead status meetings, backlog grooming, release planning, and risk reviews. Publish agendas 24 hours prior and meeting minutes/action logs within 24 hours post-meeting in the designated repository.
• Vendor Deliverable Oversight: Review and validate vendor outcomes via Deliverable Expectation Documents (DEDs) and Deliverable Acceptance Forms (DAFs).
• Document Repository Management: Organize, archive, and maintain all official project artifacts in the State document repository.
• Closeout & Lessons Learned: Facilitate formal Lessons Learned sessions and author the final Project Closeout Report.

Required Qualifications & Credentials

• Certifications Required:
• Active PMP Certification (PMI).
• HIPAA Training Certification.
• Technical & Domain Experience:
• Demonstrated track record managing complex IT software implementations in public sector, healthcare, or state agency environments.
• Expertise with hybrid project management frameworks (Waterfall governance combined with Agile/Scrum sprints).
• Strong skills in organizational structure, communication, and document repository management.

Tech Stack & Software Tools

• Project & Lifecycle Management: Azure DevOps (ADO), State Project Portfolio Management Tool (PPMT).
• Productivity Suite: MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, MS Project, Visio - v2007+), Adobe PDF.
• Remote Connectivity: Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).