Senior Project Director - eHealth

On behalf of our public sector client, Affinity is looking for a Senior Project Director - eHealth to work on the planning and implementation of the multiple eHealth initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Work with executive management to develop, execute and manage an integrated plan to procure and implement Health managed technology solutions to modernize the technical environment, positioning Alberta for the future. Plans will include reviewing and refining business and data management processes and practices;

• Ensure the project plan integrates with the larger eHealth Strategy roadmap for the Province and supports contracting and financial models for eHealth ;

• Establish and maintain strong collaborative relationships across all key stakeholder groups;

• Facilitate internal planning and stakeholder consultation for continued alignment of activities with eHealth Strategy objectives;

• Lead project committees and support project governance bodies throughout the projects lifecycles;

• Develop, negotiate and manage IT vendor contracts, including request for proposal processes;

• Manage all activities and completion of deliverables by project resources and vendors against the integrated plan for the duration of the engagement;

• Document and report project status against established objectives, milestones, budgets and resources;

• Identify and manage project variances via the project governance structure;

• Apply knowledge and experience of the healthcare systems and healthcare stakeholders to proactively identify potential impacts and issues throughout the project lifecycle, and engage key stakeholders to formulate recommendations for mitigation or remediation plans;

• Meet governance and regulatory requirements for the service, including Privacy Impact Assessments, Security Threat Risk Assessments and provincial auditing standards;

• Manage interdependencies between new projects and existing services;

• Develop reports, summaries, presentations and communication material and other work products;

• Develop a communications plan and risk management plan for the portfolio of projects;

• Manage internal and external risks on the integrated plan, develop appropriate contingencies and adapt to situations as they arise; and

• Facilitate closure of issues that cannot be resolved by the project teams;

• Work products produced or managed by the eHealth Senior Project Director include, but are not limited to, the following:

o Integrated eHealth project plan

o Business cases, options analysis, and decision requests

o Strategies and plans

o Project charters and cost/benefit analyses

o RFP documents, including evaluation plans

o Contracts and change orders along with supporting contracting documentation

o Reports, assessments, and briefing notes

o Issue and risk assessments and registers

o Requirements documentation

o Business process documentation

o Design or configuration specifications

o Privacy Impact Assessments

o Testing documentation

o Root cause assessments

o Teamwork plans and change management plans

o Communication plans and supporting communication material

o Operations manuals and other Procedure manuals

o Vendor performance assessments

o Lessons learned documentation

Qualifications:

• Provide 2 reference letters from senior or executive level leadership in previous programs. Reference letter should specify how the resource demonstrated success creating and maintaining collaborative relationships with key stakeholders at senior levels of the organization.

• 5+ years of demonstrated experience in a role contributing to the development or implementation of provincial Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems or province-wide implementations of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems and services similar to those used by community-based physicians.

• 15+ years of demonstrated experience in project management and coordination of government and IMT vendor initiatives. 'IMT Vendor' means a supplier of Information Management Technology solutions which may include hardware, software, services, processes and/or systems an organization uses to conduct its day-to-day operations.

• 10+ years demonstrated experience working in the health industry and knowledge of business practices, information, data and technology requirements.

• Minimum of 5 contracts demonstrating experience of a negotiating or monitoring contractual arrangements with IMT vendors with a contractual value of over $300,000.

Desired qualifications:

• Demonstrated degree or diploma in business, healthcare or information technology.

• 5+ years demonstrated experience in a role developing and managing IT contracts with a value equal to or exceeding $500,000.

• 5+ years demonstrated experience in developing integrated plans, portfolio and project reporting and communicating progress to senior executives.

• 5+ years demonstrated experience in oversight of portfolio governance and development of portfolio processes.

• 5+ years demonstrated experience leading healthcare portfolios or initiatives of similar size and complexity.

• 5+ years demonstrated knowledge and experience with the contents and application of the Alberta Health Information Act.

Hourly rate:
$120 per hour.

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Job Number:
10758