Project Manager

Job Description:
The project manager will be working on EHR project. Duties will include the creation of all necessary project documentation such as business case workbooks, project charters and schedule, biennial operating plans and amendments, requirements gathering, coordination, reporting, planning, researching, coordinating, evaluating project management, developing data conversion & migration plans and implementation strategy.
Work with business owners, IT to oversee the solution vendor managing application/data migration efforts, assuring the use of best practices and standards, assisting in the coordination and optimization of HHSC operations and program functions and providing recommendations.
The project manager should act as liaison between business users and vendors to provide required information.
Works under limited direction with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.
Years Required/Preferred Experience
10 Required Experience in managing multiple projects. Experience in implementing EHR application or similar large application across large organizations. to include developing and managing project plans and documenting risks, issues, and contingency plans.
10 Required Knowledge of database like InterSystems Caché Database, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server. Skill in using MS Project, EXCEL, Word, Visio, Jira and other project management tools.
10 Required Ability to research, gather, assemble, correlate and analyze facts; to devise solutions to problems; and to prepare concise reports and/or to analyze and solve complex and difficult problems and prioritize information and issues.
10 Required Develop Migration and implementation strategy. Work with business owners, IT to oversee vendor.
10 Required Experience in EHR application domain, application migration, workflow analysis, design, development of SDLC artifacts, support using software engineering practices.
10 Required Manage existing staff in developing data migration activities. Manage application implementation and mediate between business owners and EHR vendor.
10 Required Ability to appropriately summarize and escalate issues and develop and present weekly status updates (written and verbal) and conduct regular project team status meetings.
10 Required Experience in Communicating with all stakeholders, vendors, staff, team and leadership on day-to-day activities and also facilitate ownership and understand of project goals and objectives.
10 Required Experience in EHR application domain, workflow analysis, design, development of SDLC artifacts, support using software engineering practices.
10 Required Strong interpersonal abilities to lead diverse teams and inspire high productivity and collaboration among team members.
10 Required Provide regular updates on the migration progress to all project stakeholders including immediate managers, leadership, system analysts. Use ticketing systems for information sharing and problem resolution.
10 Required Experience in managing application migration, data mapping, data cleaning efforts.
10 Required Conduct meetings with Business subject matter experts and work with system analysts to document business workflow for existing systems. Address any questions that vendor has and act as liaison between IT, Business, and vendor
5 Preferred Prior experience with SaaS model EHR systems and cloud data migrations.
2 Preferred Experience with HHSC Federal State processes and documentation, project documentation such as business case workbooks and project charters.
2 Preferred PMP Certification
2 Preferred Familiarity with the existing and planned software technology and the global, regional, and local software architecture and infrastructure components