IT Project Manager - Healthcare IT & Program Implementation

We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to support technology initiatives under a Rural Health Transformation Program focused on improving healthcare accessibility and services for rural communities.

The ideal candidate has strong project management experience, can manage a hybrid Waterfall and Agile project lifecycle, and is skilled in vendor coordination, project governance, risk management, and stakeholder communication.

This role requires someone highly organized who can maintain project schedules, budgets, documentation, and deliverables while ensuring compliance with established project management standards.

This is a fully remote, full-time position requiring availability during Eastern Time business hours.

• Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, resource assignments, and implementation timelines.
• Coordinate with implementation vendors to track deliverables and maintain the master implementation schedule.
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests through established governance processes.
• Prepare weekly project status reports and maintain decision logs, action items, stakeholder registers, and deliverable approval matrices.
• Monitor project budgets, record expenditures, and track approved changes affecting project costs and resources.
• Facilitate project meetings, including status reviews, risk discussions, backlog grooming, release planning, and change reviews.
• Coordinate with project sponsors, program managers, governance committees, and technical teams to resolve issues and support timely decisions.
• Ensure project documentation follows established PMO standards and is properly maintained in designated repositories.
• Oversee vendor deliverable expectations and acceptance documentation.
• Conduct project closeout activities, including lessons learned and final reporting.

• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
  .
• Current HIPAA training
  , with documentation available for verification.
• Demonstrated experience managing IT projects and project deliverables.
• Strong understanding of hybrid project management methodologies combining Waterfall governance with Agile implementation practices.
• Experience with Azure Dev Ops and Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Project, and Visio.
• Strong organizational, documentation, and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage project schedules, risks, issues, budgets, and stakeholder expectations.
• Ability to work full-time from 7:45 AM to 4:30 PM Eastern Time.
• Willingness to be employed as a W-2 employee and successfully complete the required background check and employment eligibility verification.

• Experience supporting federally funded healthcare or human services programs.
• Familiarity with CMS or FNS governance requirements.
• Experience working with state government enterprise project management offices (EPMOs).
• Experience managing implementation vendors, including deliverable reviews and formal acceptance processes.
• Familiarity with project portfolio management tools and project financial tracking.