Healthcare Technology | Long-term contract
Senior IS Program Manager
Strategic Healthcare Technology Programs (M&A, Integration & Transformation)
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- Location
- Remote / Hybrid (Pacific Northwest preferred)
- Type
- Long-term contract
- Travel
- Occasional
- Industry
- Healthcare Technology
Position overview
Our client is seeking a seasoned Senior IS Program Manager to lead complex, enterprise-wide technology programs within a large healthcare environment. This role will oversee high-visibility strategic initiatives involving mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, technology modernization, application rationalization, operational transitions, and cross-functional business transformation efforts.
The ideal candidate combines executive-level communication skills with disciplined program execution and has successfully delivered large-scale healthcare technology initiatives across business, operational, clinical, and IT organizations.
Key responsibilities
Strategic Program Leadership
- Lead large, complex enterprise technology programs from planning through operational transition.
- Develop integrated program plans, governance structures, milestones, and delivery roadmaps.
- Coordinate multiple project teams, technology workstreams, vendors, and business stakeholders.
- Drive alignment across executive leadership, operational departments, clinical teams, and IT organizations.
- Translate strategic objectives into measurable outcomes and delivery plans.
Governance & Executive Engagement
- Establish and maintain program governance frameworks.
- Facilitate executive steering committees and leadership reviews.
- Develop executive-ready presentations, dashboards, status reporting, and decision-support materials.
- Manage program risks, issues, dependencies, and escalation activities.
- Provide visibility into program health, milestones, and strategic outcomes.
M&A, Integration & Transformation Initiatives
- Support technology initiatives related to mergers, acquisitions, integrations, divestitures, and organizational transformation.
- Coordinate cross-functional planning and execution activities.
- Lead application and infrastructure transition efforts.
- Manage interdependencies across technology, business, operational, and vendor teams.
Stakeholder & Vendor Management
- Build trusted relationships with executive sponsors and key stakeholders.
- Lead collaboration across highly matrixed organizations.
- Partner with vendors, consultants, and internal teams to achieve program objectives.
- Influence decision-making and drive consensus without direct authority.
Program Operations
- Support financial tracking, forecasting, resource planning, and portfolio reporting.
- Monitor progress against strategic goals and delivery commitments.
- Facilitate organizational readiness and change management activities.
- Identify barriers and implement solutions to maintain program momentum.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 10+ years of IT, IS, project, or program management experience.
- 5+ years leading large-scale enterprise programs.
- Healthcare industry experience preferred.
- Experience managing complex, multi-workstream technology initiatives.
- Demonstrated success working with executive stakeholders and leadership teams.
- Strong understanding of: Program Governance, Portfolio Management, Risk & Issue Management, Organizational Change Management, Executive Communications, Strategic Planning, Stakeholder Management
- Exceptional communication, facilitation, negotiation, and leadership skills.
- Ability to work independently and drive results in ambiguous environments.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience supporting: Mergers & acquisitions, Technology integrations, Divestitures or separation programs, Enterprise technology modernization initiatives, Infrastructure transformation programs, Application consolidation or rationalization efforts, Clinical technology implementations
- PMP, PgMP, Agile, Lean, Scrum, or similar certifications.
Preferred tools and technologies
Program & Portfolio Management
Microsoft Ecosystem
Governance & Reporting
Ideal candidate
The ideal candidate is an enterprise technology leader who can operate comfortably at both the executive and delivery-team levels. They bring experience managing complex strategic initiatives, influencing stakeholders across diverse groups, and delivering measurable business outcomes in highly regulated environments.
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
- Strong executive presence
- Enterprise program leadership
- Strategic thinking paired with execution discipline
- Cross-functional leadership
- Healthcare technology experience
- Governance and risk management expertise
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to lead through influence rather than authority
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