Senior IT Project Manager

Job Title: Senior IT Project Manager – EHR / Health IT
Job Code: PA 810424
Client: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – Department of Health (DOH)
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 2 days onsite per week
Duration: Until 12/31/2026
Rate: $68/hr W2 | $78/hr C2C/1099
Closing Date: 09/03/2026 at 4:00 PM


Important Notes

• Pennsylvania residents only.
• Candidate must currently reside in Pennsylvania.
• Must be able to work from the Harrisburg office 2 days per week as requested.
• Participation in off-site meetings, including State Health Centers, may be required.
• Must have an active PMP certification from PMI for at least 5 years.

Position Overview


The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead the implementation of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) for 59 State Health Centers (SHCs) and clinical staff within the Bureau of Community Health Systems (BCHS), Bureau of Immunizations (BOI), and Bureau of Communicable Diseases (BCD).


The ideal candidate will have specialized experience in EHRs, health informatics, health IT, large-scale technology implementations, project governance, and organizational change management (OCM).


Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end implementation of a new EHR system, including transition to operations and maintenance.
• Plan, execute, monitor, and govern all project activities.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, resources, milestones, risks, issues, and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain detailed Project Management Plans, project schedules, communication plans, and deliverables matrices.
• Manage complete project life cycles including planning, design, development, testing, and implementation.
• Coordinate system testing and implementation activities with technical and business teams.
• Manage project risks and issues using RAID+ logs and develop mitigation strategies through closure.
• Facilitate collaboration between program areas, IT teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Work closely with Application, Data Warehouse, Informatics, Solution Management, Networking, Security, and Service Management teams.
• Prepare project status reports, metrics, presentations, and recommendations for senior leadership.
• Coordinate training, orientation, and stakeholder communications.
• Ensure project compliance with HHS DC IT PMO standards and procedures.
• Establish and maintain project SharePoint sites and utilize Microsoft Teams for project documentation.
• Mentor less experienced project management staff as needed.

Required Skills

• 7–9+ years of relevant Project Management experience.
• Demonstrated experience implementing an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, particularly transitioning from a paper-based charting environment.
• Active PMP certification through PMI for a minimum of 5 years.
• Experience leading large-scale IT implementations from planning through production/operations.
• Experience managing technical initiatives involving multiple IT teams, technical complexity, and vendors.
• Strong experience with project planning, execution, governance, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and stakeholder management.
• Strong communication, facilitation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills

• EHR / EMR
• Health Informatics
• Health IT
• Public Health
• Organizational Change Management (OCM)
• Experience working with independent customers.
• Experience with Microsoft SharePoint and Teams.
• Experience in government or public-sector healthcare environments.

Primary Skills


IT Project Management | EHR Implementation | EHR/EMR | Health Informatics | Health IT | PMP | Project Planning | Project Governance | Project Execution | Risk Management | Vendor Management | OCM | Public Health | System Testing | Change Management | Stakeholder Management | IT Implementations


Screening Questions

1. Do you have demonstrable experience leading an EHR system implementation, including transitioning from implementation to operations and maintenance?
2. Do you currently reside in Pennsylvania?
3. Are you able to work in the Harrisburg, PA office two days per week?
4. Do you have an active PMP certification through PMI with at least 5 years of certification history?

 

Flexible work from home options available.