IT Program Director EPIC
About Us
Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings.
Our Mission
As CommonSpirit Health, we make the healing presence of God known in our world by improving the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all. To learn more about a calling that defines and unites, please click here for more information about our mission, vision, and values.
The posted compensation range of $60.24 - $89.60 /hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. CommonSpirit may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.
Job Summary and Responsibilities
This is a remote position.
Job Summary
The Program Director will lead and oversee large scale, high complexity programs and projects, specifically Epic implementation. The ideal candidate will have a strong knowledge of workflows, implementation methodology, in-depth PM philosophy and skills and a full large scale implementation under their belt. Large scale implementations include but are not limited to key organizational initiatives like the Growth Portfolio, enterprise wide programs such as EHR implementations, Application Rationalization, and other high complexity implementations. The Program Director (PD) is accountable for meeting defined program and project objectives. They are responsible for overseeing multi-million dollar program budgets, managing a large roster of matrix resources, partnering and influencing executive level stakeholders, and balancing competing organizational priorities. The PD plays an active role in making decisions involving processes and structures to support enterprise wide change. The PD must have the ability to manage business sponsor relationships and navigate the political landscape. They will oversee large programs and, at times, be simultaneously assigned to multiple projects.
Essential Functions
- Facilitates demand management practices to balance capacity with demand in support of the rolling program delivery process.
- Owns program delivery roadmap and schedule, including critical milestones.
- Finds creative solutions to maximize resource capacity including employees, contractors, professional services, and onshore/nearshore/offshore resources.
- Drives excellence and best practices in multi-delivery methodologies (e.g., Agile, scrum, Kanban, waterfall, etc.). Adept at implementing appropriate methodology that is best suited to the program characteristics.
- Owns the consolidated high-level tracking/reporting of the end-to-end investment portfolio from intake/discovery, governance, and project delivery for the committee
- Understanding of Finance and Accounting principles in relation to project budgets, purchasing and analysis of financial results
Job Requirements
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelors or equivalent work experience
- Minimum of & years of expereicne with a focus on Epic implementations required.
- 10+ years of program and project management experience
- Previous experience in Healthcare IT
- Leadership experience managing cross functional teams. Capable of building strong relationships and collaborating with executive level stakeholders and business partners
- Experience leading large programs, spanning multiple years, that include several interconnected projects that holistically deliver a set of program objectives
- Experience leading programs/projects greater than $50M and staffing of 100+ resources
- Previous experience in Healthcare IT
- Project Management Professional (PMP) is preferred
At the heart of CommonSpirit Health's ministry are the national office departments that provide the foundational support, resources, and expertise that empower local communities to focus on what they do best—caring for patients. Our teams bring together expertise in clinical excellence, operations, finance, human resources, legal, supply chain, technology, and mission integration.
Guided by our faith-based values, the national office fosters consistency, alignment, and innovation across CommonSpirit. By centralizing expertise and leveraging economies of scale, we enable each location to operate efficiently while maintaining flexibility to address unique local community needs. From advancing digital solutions to driving health equity, these departments extend the healing presence of humankindness everywhere we serve.
Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.
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