Project Implementation Manager

September 24

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Description

• The Project Implementation Manager will drive the delivery of technical projects that improve the use of public health data to inform decision making. • This role is aligned to the Workforce Acceleration Initiative (WAI). • Working within West Virginia Department of Health Public Health Commission Office the Project Implementation Manager will collaborate across technical and non-technical teams to define project objectives, allocate resources, coordinate with teams, and manage timelines to ensure the successful delivery and implementation of a public health data systems project. • The Project Implementation Manager will be hired by the CDC Foundation and assigned to the West Virginia Department of Health Public Health Commission Office. • This position is eligible for a fully remote work arrangement for U.S. based candidates. • Provide leadership to multidisciplinary teams in the development and delivery of data-driven applications, databases, dashboards, data analytics, or other public health products. • Coordinate, lead or participate in project meetings, working closely with technical teams, product manager(s), developers, subject matter experts, vendors, and users. • Define, document, and track project timelines, workplans, and processes to drive project deliverables within scope, deadlines, and budget. • Define clear roles and responsibilities and ensure standards and best practices are followed. • Work with user community, technical teams and vendors to meet implementation timeline. • Facilitate business/functional requirement review, approval, and sign-off sessions. • Document business practices and workflows, identify opportunities for improvement, support process improvement, discover issues and deliver improved value. • Prioritize initiatives based on business needs and requirements. • Effectively communicating insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management. • Ensure solutions meet business needs and requirements. Monitor service level agreements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited college or university • Minimum of 10 years of related experience managing technical projects. • Strong knowledge of SDLC, agile (Scrum/Kanban) and iterative development methodologies, standard and best practices for data analytics, application development, enterprise data platforms, etc. • Understanding of data architecture, data modeling, data analytics, visualization, application development, cloud engineering • Expert knowledge of project management fundamentals, including the ability to develop and implement accurate work plans, schedules, staffing plans, and budgets, in an agile or iterative environment. • Experience collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to lead technical projects through smooth and continuous delivery. • Experienced in change management and risk management principles and processes to provide leadership in the development of strategic plans and change management initiatives and their roll-out. • Excellent communication skills with the ability to describe difficult technical problems and solutions to technical and non-technical teams. • Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining working relationships with internal and external partners and can effectively promote collaboration among differing viewpoints. • Strong understanding of technical concepts and legacy systems. • Knowledge of user experience design and user research principles and concepts. • Outstanding interpersonal and teamwork skills; and the ability to develop productive working relationships with colleagues and partners. • Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.

Benefits

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