Technical Project Manager – Healthcare Application Evaluation & Integration Program, Washington, DC
Location-Hybrid / On-Site (As Required)
About Us
Edera L3C is a fast-growing healthcare consultancy that addresses today’s issues and helps create tomorrow’s solutions by connecting the brightest minds in healthcare. Our team of management, clinical, revenue, technology, and creative services consultants work collaboratively with industry experts who bring deep experience and expertise to create transformational business solutions. We believe complex challenges and multi-faceted opportunities call for multi-disciplinary approaches and that’s how we work. We transform healthcare by bringing industry best practices from the private sector to the public sector, and the public sector to the private sector. Edera is an L3C (a variation of a limited liability company) that places “purpose before profit;” a social enterprise venture. This means we are focused on a socially beneficial mission to transform organizations rather than being driven to maximize income. Profits beyond our business sustainability goals are reinvested into communities or clients.
Position Summary
The Technical Project Manager (TPM) leads the planning, execution, governance, and technical coordination of a healthcare application evaluation project intended to support clinical and operational healthcare workflows and enable future integration with MHS GENESIS and JOMIS.
The TPM is responsible for managing cross-functional teams through the evaluation, selection, implementation planning, and integration-readiness phases of the project. This role serves as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, healthcare subject matter experts, technical architects, cybersecurity teams, vendors, and executive leadership to ensure the selected solution meets operational requirements, interoperability standards, security requirements, and long-term enterprise integration objectives.
The ideal candidate combines strong project management expertise with technical leadership experience in healthcare IT, enterprise systems integration, and software delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Project Leadership & Delivery
Lead all phases of the healthcare application evaluation project from initiation through implementation planning and transition.
Establish project scope, objectives, success criteria, schedules, budgets, and governance processes.
Develop and maintain integrated project plans, roadmaps, and milestone schedules.
Manage project execution using Agile, Hybrid, or Waterfall methodologies as appropriate.
Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across clinical, operational, technical, cybersecurity, and vendor organizations.
Ensure project deliverables are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.
Healthcare Application Evaluation
Direct the evaluation and assessment of healthcare applications against clinical, operational, technical, security, and interoperability requirements.
Facilitate requirements gathering, stakeholder workshops, vendor demonstrations, proof-of-concept activities, and technical assessments.
Oversee evaluation scoring methodologies and recommendation development.
Ensure traceability between business requirements, technical requirements, and solution selection decisions.
Lead development of implementation and integration readiness strategies for the selected solution.
Technical Integration Planning
Develop and manage integration strategies supporting future interoperability with MHS GENESIS and JOMIS.
Coordinate with enterprise architects, integration engineers, and application teams to define:
Interface requirements
Data exchange requirements
Integration architecture
API strategies
Data migration approaches
Identity and access management requirements
Ensure alignment with enterprise healthcare interoperability frameworks and standards.
Track integration dependencies, milestones, and readiness activities throughout the project lifecycle.
Stakeholder & Vendor Management
Serve as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders and executive leadership.
Manage relationships with software vendors, implementation partners, and government stakeholders.
Facilitate technical and programmatic decision-making processes.
Present project status, risks, recommendations, and strategic options to leadership.
Build consensus among clinical, operational, and technical stakeholders.
Risk, Issue & Change Management
Identify, assess, and manage project risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies.
Develop mitigation strategies for technical, schedule, budget, cybersecurity, and integration risks.
Lead change control processes and impact assessments.
Escalate critical issues and recommendations to governance boards and executive sponsors.
Cybersecurity & Compliance Oversight
Ensure the solution evaluation process addresses applicable security, privacy, and compliance requirements.
Coordinate security assessments, architecture reviews, and accreditation planning activities.
Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements.
Support planning for Authority to Operate (ATO) and related security certification activities where applicable.
Governance & Reporting
Establish project governance frameworks and reporting structures.
Develop executive dashboards, status reports, risk reports, and milestone reviews.
Monitor project performance metrics and implement corrective actions when necessary.
Support audits, reviews, and executive oversight activities.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Healthcare Informatics, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
7+ years of project management experience leading complex technology initiatives for federal agencies
5+ years of experience managing healthcare IT, enterprise software, systems integration, or digital transformation projects.
Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional technical teams and vendor engagements.
Experience managing projects involving software evaluation, implementation, or enterprise integration.
Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies.
Experience with Agile, Scrum, Hybrid, and Waterfall delivery frameworks.
Proficiency with:
Microsoft Project
Jira
Confluence
Microsoft Power BI
Microsoft Office Suite
SharePoint
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting healthcare technology programs within military, federal, or large healthcare organizations.
Familiarity with MHS GENESIS workflows, architecture, and interoperability requirements.
Knowledge of JOMIS capabilities, objectives, and operational healthcare environments.
Experience with healthcare interoperability standards including:
HL7
FHIR
DICOM
IHE
Experience managing cloud-based healthcare solutions and enterprise architecture initiatives.
Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks, risk management processes, and accreditation requirements.
Experience supporting Department of Defense or federal healthcare programs.
Certifications (Preferred)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
SAFe Agilist
ITIL Foundation Certification
Healthcare Informatics or Health IT certifications
Key Competencies
Project & Program Leadership
Strategic Planning
Technical Project Delivery
Program Governance
Schedule & Budget Management
Executive Communications
Technical Management
Systems Integration
Enterprise Architecture Coordination
Healthcare IT Solutions
Application Evaluation & Selection
Data Management & Interoperability
Risk & Compliance
Risk Management
Cybersecurity Coordination
Regulatory Compliance
Change Management
Leadership & Collaboration
Stakeholder Engagement
Vendor Management
Team Leadership
Conflict Resolution
Decision Facilitation
Security Clearance Requirement: US citizenship is required to obtain and maintain a Public Trust, Secret, or other applicable government security clearance based on program requirements.
Edera is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Edera prohibits discrimination against individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. Edera takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or Veteran status.