Senior Project Manager with experience implementing digital solutions for the public to access their personal health information as part of the modernizati

Our client is seeking a Senior Project Manager with experience implementing digital solutions for the public to access their personal health information as part of the modernization of a provincial eHealth platform. (589)

This is a primarily remote role but may require travel to Edmonton for onsite meetings at consultant's expense.

Must Haves:

• 7+ years' of experience as an IT Project Manager
• Experience developing project deliverables including project charters, business cases, briefing notes, status reports, risk logs and project closures.
• Experience successfully implementing IT solutions in an environment with project resources from across multiple teams or organizations.
• Bachelor degree, diploma or certificate in IT, Computer Science or related field of study.

Additional Experience Required:

• PMP or PGMP certification
• 3+ years' experience with the following:
• Demonstrated experience in the development, implementation or support of solutions aimed at citizen engagement or citizen access to their personal health information.
• Demonstrated experience working in the health industry and knowledge of business practices, information, data and technology requirements.
• Experience developing and maintaining positive stakeholder relationships across the organization, including executive level.
• Experience developing change management deliverables including Change Strategy and Plans, Training Strategy and Plans, Stakeholder Impact Assessments, Communication Strategy and Plans.

Project Details:

Responsible for the coordination and completion of strategic IT projects related to eHealth modernization within the Consumer eHealth unit which is primarily responsible for implementation of public facing services including the MyHealth Records program. Oversees all aspects of project management including setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, and monitoring and reporting on project progress. Builds and maintains working relationships with team members, vendors, other departments including Provincial Health Agencies and external stakeholders involved in projects. Prepares reports for upper management regarding status of project.

Responsibilities:

• Compile project charters and business/project plans to support activities, including the most suitable approach to be used in the development of each applicable project, to ensure business objectives and data integrity are achieved.

• Manage project(s) that will document business requirements, design and deliver IT solutions that are compliant with and contribute to the Ministries’ enterprise architecture and overall objectives.

• Assist with the development of recommendations including providing details of resource requirements, dependencies, interdependencies, policy implications pertaining to internal/external influences and the methodology to be applied.

• Produce and package deliverables for presentation to various internal support teams, steering committee, and other project stakeholders including external audiences.

• Develop strong partnerships, through consultations and engagement sessions to gather input from a diverse group of internal and/or external stakeholders on key issues and business requirements to support projects.

• Manage multiple projects, project resources and project governance.

• Work with project sponsors to ensure that effective project communication exists through the duration of the project including escalation of risks as required.

• Manage relationships and overcome hurdles to ensure win-win solutions.

• Collaborate with business and IT leadership to develop a well-defined project plans that clearly states the project’s objectives, scope, assumptions, timeline, resource requirements, risks, benefits and budget.

• Work with project sponsors and the project management office to develop a project organization structure with clearly defined roles and responsibilities for all stakeholders.

• Document and report project status against established objectives, milestones, budget and resources and facilitate tracking and closure of issues and risks.

• Develop project schedule plans and strategies, estimate resource requirements, develop and monitor work plans and take corrective action for completion of project tasks.

• Provide guidance to project resources in establishing work priorities and prompt delivery of project tasks.

• Develop, as required, related requirements documentation.

• In collaboration with project sponsors, assess whether the project achieved stated outcomes and identify opportunities for improvement for future similar projects.

• Responsible for managing and coordinating the delivery of components for identified projects and operational considerations for new system development including external stakeholder engagement, change management activities and communication support.