Healthcare IT Project Manager Data Analytics, Vendor & Systems Integration

Immediate need for a talented Healthcare IT Project Manager – Data Analytics, Vendor & Systems Integration

This is a 12+ Months Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in US (Remote).

Pay Range: $60 - $70/hour. Traveler benefits as per agency package. (Benefits vary by vendor and assignment.)

• Senior IT Project & Workstream Management
• Develop and maintain an integrated project plan covering multiple concurrent work streams, milestones, deliverables, resources, and dependencies.
• Coordinate activities across Data Acquisition, Vendor Management, and Implementation/Product work streams.
• Work directly with business, IT, data/analytics, and implementation leads to ensure alignment and timely execution.
• Track schedules, assignments, deliverables, critical-path activities, and resource requirements.
• Identify project bottlenecks and proactively drive corrective actions.
• Healthcare Data Integration & Analytics Implementation
• Coordinate data acquisition and integration activities required to establish the new alternate-funded reporting environment.
• Partner with technical teams to manage data dependencies, integration requirements, system interfaces, and reporting platform deliverables.
• Coordinate the flow of information between internal healthcare data sources, IT teams, analytics teams, and external technology vendors.
• Track technical issues, dependencies, data readiness, and implementation milestones.
• Vendor & Implementation Management
• Manage project activities involving external technology vendors and implementation partners.
• Coordinate vendor meetings, deliverables, implementation schedules, milestones, and issue resolution.
• Monitor vendor commitments and ensure alignment with internal business and technical requirements.
• Manage cross-functional dependencies and elevate vendor delivery risks when necessary.
• Experience managing analytics, reporting, healthcare technology, or data platform implementations is highly relevant.
• Project Governance, Risk & Stakeholder Management
• Own project documentation, integrated schedules, RAID logs, action items, decisions, and scope/change tracking.
• Drive accountability across internal teams and external vendors.
• Identify and mitigate risks involving technical dependencies, project timelines, resources, and implementation readiness.
• Provide milestone updates, project status reports, and escalation summaries to leadership and the broader program management team.
• Facilitate project meetings and ensure clear ownership of decisions and follow-up activities.
• Testing, Deployment & Operational Readiness
• Coordinate testing activities, implementation readiness, rollout planning, and transition-to-operations activities.
• Work with business and technical stakeholders to ensure implementation dependencies and deliverables are addressed.
• Support organizational change management, stakeholder communications, and user readiness.
• Maintain alignment between technical implementation activities and business operational requirements.

• 5+ years of experience in IT Project Management, Technical Project Management, or enterprise technology implementation.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex IT implementations, systems integration initiatives, or enterprise data/reporting projects.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent work streams and coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Strong experience managing external technology vendors, implementation partners, and third-party deliverables.
• Experience developing and maintaining integrated project plans, schedules, milestones, resource assignments, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Ability to understand technical discussions involving data integration, system dependencies, analytics platforms, and enterprise technology implementations.
• Demonstrated ability to drive accountability, resolve delivery challenges, and manage competing priorities in a matrixed organization.
• Experience coordinating testing, implementation readiness, deployment, or operational transitions.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Previous experience working in a healthcare organization, healthcare technology environment, health plan, or healthcare payer setting.
• Experience supporting healthcare payers, health insurance companies, or integrated healthcare delivery organizations.
• Experience with self-funded or level-funded employer health plans.
• Understanding of healthcare claims data, health plan…