Project Manager

Zone: Digital Health
Location: NL Centre for Health Information (NLCHI)

Project Manager
Digital Health - STARLING PROJECT
Temporary Full-time
Hours: 70 (8 hours; Days)
Salary: HL-21 ($72,639-$94,431)
Competition Number: VAC0002822
Posted Date: 2024-10-25
Closing Date: 2024-11-01

Demands, Duties, Qualifications
The Project Manager position will be required for the implementation of the new Health Information System Project (Epic Project). The Project Manager will be assigned to specific applications, analytics, or technical teams. A Project Manager will be expected to be cross-trained.

The Project Manager works under the direction of the Epic Project Management Lead/Delivery Manager (Epic Project PMO) and will work under the supervision of the Epic Project PMO Director.

Training on the Epic Application will be a requirement; therefore, travel to the United States (Wisconsin) may be expected.

You will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

• Assist the core implementation team with project management
• Adhere to the implementation workplan
• Responsible for detailed planning
• Coordinate activities and follow-up
• Report status updates
• Manage and update project scope
• Manage project issues
• Manage, identify and monitor project risk
• Maintain the workplan of the designated implementation team
• Follow and complete project management processes for reporting, milestones review, resource planning, and active issue and risk management
• Monitor consistent and efficient project execution
• Track progress and develop draft project status reports
• Document change requests
• Identify key operational impacts to project
• Prepare remediation strategies for the PMO Director
• Analyze workflows and documentation, including use case development
• Elicit and translate business and technical requirements into appropriate technical specifications
• Work with end-users to define, execute, and track test scenarios and ensure appropriate end-user training
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients across all levels of the organization
• Communicate and document business and IT information in line with agreed processes and procedures
• Facilitate and lead group meetings such as workshops while documenting outcomes
• Provide input and advice on IT solution strategies, plans, and deployments
• Ensure adherence to governance and Digital Health Division standards (e.g., privacy and security)
• Provide oversight, advice, and guidance to high-paced teams

About You

Your education and experience include:

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of three years direct experience in technical analyst or an IT project environment
• Ability to action project management methodology and tools
• HIS experience or large system implementation experience

Key technical experience that is considered an asset:

• Familiarity with both on-premise and cloud environments, including servers, networking, storage, and databases.
• Knowledge working with hybrid cloud environments (Azure, AWS) and infrastructure migrations.
• A working knowledge of data centers, virtualization (e.g., VMware), high availability (HA), and disaster recovery planning.
• Experience with infrastructure monitoring and automation tooling. Strong understanding of healthcare data protection, including encryption, identity and access management, and adherence to standards like NIST or ISO 27001.
• Experience integrating Health Information Systems with other third-party systems via APIs, web services, and middleware.
• Knowledge of large-scale IT architecture, including data flows, load balancing, and storage in healthcare.
• Ability to align clinical, business, and technical needs through effective communication.
• Proven experience in managing vendors and leading technical teams to meet project deliverables.

You have the following skills and abilities:

• Superior communication, interpersonal, and networking skills
• Self-motivation with excellent time management and organizational skills
• Sound judgement skills with the ability to build consensus among groups with differing priorities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective leadership skills with the ability to work collaboratively in diverse team settings
• Able to balance multiple tasks effectively and efficiently
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Communicate with people effectively
• Provide consistent communication to the project team
• Approach problems constructively by focusing on how to move the project forward
• Match organizational needs to the system's functionality
• Explore and analyze alternatives

Demonstrated equivalencies may be considered.

Other Information

We can offer you a respectful and engaging workplace that provides:

• Meaningful work
• Medical and dental benefits
• A defined benefit pension plan
• Flexible work arrangements (flex time; compressed; remote)
• Work-life balance
• A generous paid leave program (six weeks)
• An active social club
• An employee and family assistance program
• An innovative, energetic, and forward-thinking workplace culture