Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We help healthcare organizations build innovation capabilities and accelerate key growth initiatives, enabling organizations to own the future, instead of being disrupted by it. Together, we empower clients to create sustainable growth, optimize internal processes and deliver better consumer outcomes.
Health systems, hospitals and medical clinics are under immense pressure to improve clinical outcomes and reduce the cost of providing patient care. Investing in new partnerships, clinical services and technology is not enough to create meaningful and substantive change. To succeed long-term, healthcare organizations must empower leaders, clinicians, employees, affiliates and communities to build cultures that foster innovation to achieve the best outcomes for patients.
Joining the Huron team means you’ll help our clients evolve and adapt to the rapidly changing healthcare environment and optimize existing business operations, improve clinical outcomes, create a more consumer-centric healthcare experience, and drive physician, patient and employee engagement across the enterprise.
Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.
As the Project Manager, Operations Practitioner, you will:
Serve as the primary project management lead for all assigned clinical and ancillary projects, managing relationships with business owners, technical teams, and vendor partners
Prepare and brief comprehensive project updates to executive leadership in large, formal forums
Lead and facilitate project meetings, ensuring stakeholder coordination, clear communication, and productive outcomes
Develop, maintain, and track multiple, complex project schedules in collaboration with enterprise schedulers, ensuring all dependencies are managed
Proactively identify, document, and escalate project risks and issues, driving them to resolution according to established program processes
Drive projects to completion by diligently tracking action items, managing scope, and holding team members accountable for deliverables
Utilize portfolio tracking tools to generate and distribute recurring and ad-hoc project reports for various audiences.
Ensure all project documentation is meticulously maintained, including meeting agendas, minutes, action logs, and decision registers
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degrees (e.g., MBA) or equivalent experience are valued
A minimum of 5-7 years of dedicated project management experience, with a significant focus on healthcare IT or clinical system implementations
Oracle Health/Cerner Expertise: An advanced understanding of the Oracle Health (Cerner) platform and its clinical/ancillary solutions (e.g., PowerChart, RadNet, PharmNet, PathNet) is required to manage projects effectively
Mastery of project management methodologies and tools is essential. PMP certification is required
Proven experience with MS Project or similar enterprise scheduling software is necessary
Advanced interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate and demonstrate the Oracle Health solutions to client audiences
Previous Federal Health consulting experience preferred
The ability to travel is an essential function of this role and may vary based on client, enterprise or project needs, with up to 20% travel to client sites nationwide
Candidates must comply with applicable client requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates
US Citizenship required
The estimated base salary range for this job will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The rate range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future.