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KēSTA I.T is actively seeking a Project Manager for an immediate contract engagement with our government client.
Work Location: This position is Hybrid
Job Description:
We Are Seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead strategic public health interoperability initiatives that improve secure and efficient data exchange between healthcare organizations, public health agencies, and community partners. This role is responsible for planning, executing, and overseeing complex healthcare IT projects while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, and driving the successful adoption of interoperability solutions. The ideal candidate will possess extensive project management experience in healthcare or public health environments, strong leadership and communication skills, and a thorough understanding of health information systems and project management methodologies.
Responsibilities:
· Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of public health interoperability projects from initiation through completion.
· Develop and manage comprehensive project plans, schedules, budgets, resource allocations, and project timelines.
· Coordinate activities between internal teams, healthcare organizations, public health agencies, and community partners to achieve interoperability objectives.
· Ensure projects comply with HIPAA and other applicable privacy, security, and regulatory requirements.
· Facilitate stakeholder meetings, workshops, and ongoing communications to promote collaboration and project alignment.
· Monitor project progress, milestones, budgets, risks, and deliverables while providing regular status reports to leadership and funding stakeholders.
· Identify project risks, dependencies, and barriers, and implement mitigation strategies to ensure successful project outcomes.
· Promote the adoption and implementation of interoperability tools, technologies, and standardized workflows.
· Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to support healthcare data exchange initiatives and system integration efforts.
· Support continuous process improvement initiatives to enhance project delivery and operational effectiveness.
· Maintain project documentation and ensure adherence to organizational project management standards and best practices.
· Foster strong relationships with stakeholders while driving collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.
Required Skills:
· Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Health Informatics, Information Technology, Healthcare Administration, or a related field (Master's degree preferred).
· 8+ years of project management experience, preferably within public health, healthcare, or healthcare IT environments.
· Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
· Experience managing projects using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project management methodologies.
· Knowledge of healthcare interoperability concepts, health information systems, and data exchange initiatives.
· Familiarity with healthcare privacy and security regulations, including HIPAA.
· Strong leadership, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively engage executive leadership, technical teams, healthcare providers, and external partners.
· Proven ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, timelines, and stakeholders simultaneously.
Preferred Qualifications
· CAPM, Agile, Scrum, or other project management certifications.
· Experience supporting public health programs, clinical systems, healthcare IT infrastructure, or interoperability initiatives.
· Knowledge of healthcare data standards and public health information systems.
· Experience collaborating with government agencies, healthcare organizations, and community partners.
· Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams and delivering complex healthcare technology projects on time and within budget.
Available Benefits:
· Medical Benefits (Platinum level plans available)
· Work from home / Hybrid / Onsite options
· PTO
· Holiday Pay
· VTO
· 401K
· Charitable Match
· Training reimbursement
About KēSTA I.T.:
Our name says it all; KēSTA I.T. (Keys-to-I.T.) AND our people are our keys to our success!
KēSTA I.T. is a premier Utah-based technical staffing and consulting services firm. We specialize in temporary and permanent placement of Software, Hardware, Network, Cloud, CRM/ERP, Data, End-User support, Web and Executive / leadership-based positions on a full time and consulting basis.
If you're interested in a role where top performance is rewarded, personal time is valued, and excellence is demanded at every level we want to talk to you today!
Where do you want to go? We've got the keys! ~ KēSTA I.T.