**Core Responsibilities**
- Manage the combined scope, schedule, and budget for all IT workstreams.
- Identify and mitigate program-level risks and dependencies; lead executive-level escalation processes.
- Track capital budgets, cash flow, and variances; forecast future operating costs.
- Provide progress reporting and decision support to executive leadership.
- Oversee the creation of technical "run books" to ensure a smooth transition from project teams to permanent operations.

Requirements

**Experience & Skills**
- Expert knowledge of PM principles and project tracking metrics.
- Proven ability to lead matrixed teams across IT, Facilities, and Clinical domains.
- Ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority and present to executive management.
- Strong vendor negotiation and contract management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to anticipate obstacles and plan contingencies in complex environments.
**Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, Business, or Healthcare (Master’s preferred).
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or PgMP (Program Management Professional) Certification.
- Preferred Knowledge of California HCAI requirements, ITIL, Lean Six Sigma, or Healthcare Construction (HCC/CHC).

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

project management principlesproject tracking metricsvendor negotiationcontract managementrisk managementbudget trackingcash flow forecastingoperating cost forecastingtechnical run bookscontingency planning

Soft Skills

leadershipinfluencing stakeholderscommunicationproblem-solvingteam managementexecutive presentationanticipating obstaclesplanning contingenciescross-functional collaborationnegotiation

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP)Program Management Professional (PgMP)