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University of Miami · 10 hours ago

IT Portfolio Manager, Health Applications

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

7+ years exp

The University of Miami Health System, known as UHealth, is seeking a Full-time IT Portfolio Manager for Health Applications to work remotely. This role involves overseeing and administering programs and projects within the IT portfolio, ensuring alignment with organizational strategic priorities, and managing resources to optimize project execution in the healthcare domain.

Higher Education

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Works to develop and implement best practices, processes, and toolsets for effective portfolio/project management, and helps educate staff on best practices and effective project execution

Manages and leverages the life cycle of a wide range of cross departmental initiatives, investments, programs, projects, and outcomes to optimally achieve enterprise goals and objectives

Recalibrates the portfolio as necessary when the demands of the business dictate a change in delivery or scope of work

Collaborates with Project Intake Team to manage the processes of reviewing new requests, assessing project priority, and making go / no-go recommendations to Executive Steering Committee

Coordinates with Enterprise PMO on management of large, strategic initiatives

Works with the leadership team, department directors and project business sponsors to provide a comprehensive overview of capital and operational projects (overview includes the anticipated overall budget for each initiative in the portfolio)

Partners with the PMO on project requests, processes and procedures through project completion including projects specifically managed by PMO/PMs

Provides oversight to program and project managers within the portfolio and quality assurance ensuring that initiatives are being well managed and adhering to appropriate standards and good practice; develops and facilitates regular portfolio performance review presentations for Executive Steering Committee

Manages all aspects of change control and risk oversight

Develops an overall understanding of each initiative in the portfolio to understand the potential customer impact and service requirements generated by each initiative in the portfolio

Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets

Oversee and administer clinical application programs and projects within the Health Applications portfolio, including Epic implementations, upgrades, and integrations

Collaborate with clinical stakeholders, including CMIO, nursing leadership, and department heads, to align project priorities with strategic clinical goals

Lead intake and assessment of clinical IT projects, balancing capacity against demand and ensuring alignment with enterprise clinical strategies

Conduct resource planning, budgeting, and continuous monitoring of Health Application portfolio health

Develop and implement best practices for clinical application project execution, including Epic-specific methodologies

Provide oversight and quality assurance for clinical application project managers, ensuring adherence to standards and regulatory requirements

Prepare and present clinical portfolio performance reviews to executive leadership and steering committees

Manage change control and risk oversight for clinical systems, ensuring patient safety and compliance

Understand the clinical impact of each initiative, including workflow changes, patient experience, and service delivery

Qualification

Epic applicationsPMPHealthcare IT managementClinical workflowsAgile/ScrumMS OfficeChange managementRisk oversightInterpersonal skillsCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, nursing, health informatics, computer science, or related field

Minimum 7 years of experience in portfolio, program, or project management, with a strong track record in clinical application implementations

Experience managing large-scale clinical systems implementations and upgrades

Proven ability to manage multiple clinical projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Proven experience managing expectations and managing cross-functional teams

Demonstrated use of sound and proven program / project management practices and tools, including excellent MS Office skills (ServiceNow preferred)

Ability to work independently with minimum supervision

Strong understanding of clinical workflows and healthcare operations

Familiarity with healthcare regulations (HIPAA, Joint Commission, CMS)

Excellent interpersonal and communications skills (both oral and written) with the ability to clearly communicate complex messages to a variety of audiences and maintain successful relationships across all departments

Preferred

Master's degree

Experience with Epic applications or Epic EMR certified

PMP, PMI-ACP, or CSM

One to two years' experience in healthcare IT portfolio management, preferably with Epic systems

Experience in cybersecurity or architecture within clinical environments

Experience in an Agile/Scrum

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Tuition remission

And more

Company

University of Miami

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At UM you'll join a diverse and energized academic community.

Founded in 1925

Coral Gables, fl, US

5001-10000 employees

http://miami.edu

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