Head of Project Management

Job Description

Job Description Job Title: Project Manager

Job Code: PA 812214

Client: Commonwealth of PA – Department of Health (DOH)

Location: Harrisburg, PA – Onsite/Local

Duration: Through 12/31/2026, possible extension

Closing Date: 09/30/2026 at 4:00 PM

Position Overview

The Commonwealth of PA DOH is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead the implementation of a new Electronic Health Record (EHR) system for 59 State Health Centers and clinical staff within BCHS, BOI, and BCD. The role requires strong experience in EHR/EMR, health informatics, health IT, project management, and organizational change management (OCM).

Required Skills

• 7–9 years of relevant Project Management experience
• Active PMP certification for 5+ years — copy of valid PMP must be submitted
• Demonstrated EHR implementation experience, particularly transitioning from paper-based charting
• EHR/EMR, Health Informatics & Health IT
• Project planning, execution, governance, testing, and implementation
• Business process enhancement/reengineering
• Project schedule, budget, scope, milestones, and risk management
• Stakeholder, vendor, and cross-functional IT team management
• RAID Log and risk mitigation
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Currently residing in Pennsylvania
• Able to work in the Harrisburg office 2 days/week

Preferred Skills

Organizational Change Management (OCM)

Public health program experience

Health informatics and governance

Experience managing large-scale enterprise IT implementations

Key Responsibilities

Lead the complete EHR implementation lifecycle, from planning through implementation and transition to operations.

Develop and manage the Project Management Plan and Project Schedule.

Manage scope, budget, milestones, resources, risks, issues, and dependencies.

Coordinate testing and implementation activities.

Manage communication plans, status reporting, project metrics, and stakeholder updates.

Coordinate with application, data warehouse, informatics, networking, security, service management, and vendor teams.

Facilitate stakeholder and vendor meetings and resolve project issues.

Develop risk mitigation strategies and track risks through closure.

Plan and coordinate project-specific training and orientation.

Report project status and recommendations to senior leadership.

Important Notes

PMP certification is mandatory for at least 5 years.

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