UCLA Health

ISS Project Manager

UCLA Health$105K — $234K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in project management
  • Minimum of 5 years project management experience in technology and healthcare
  • Experience with EHR implementations, especially EPIC
  • Expert understanding of project management methodologies
  • Proficient with project management tools and software development lifecycles
  • Strong technical writing skills for producing clear deliverables
  • PMP certification required

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage EHR and healthcare technology projects
  • Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget
  • Develop and communicate project plans, timelines, and status updates
  • Coordinate teams from technical and operational backgrounds
  • Identify and mitigate project risks and issues
  • Build relationships with business leaders and vendors
  • Ensure deliverables align with UCLA Health's operational goals

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid work environment
  • Opportunity to work with advanced healthcare technology
  • Collaboration with diverse teams and stakeholders
  • Potential for career growth in a leading health organization
  • Contribute to impactful projects that enhance patient care
Full Job Description
General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Flexible Hybrid

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm PST

Posted Date

07/15/2026

Salary Range: $105700 - 234500 Annually

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

31383

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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Project Manager - Electronic Health Record (EHR) Initiatives

The Project Manager is responsible for leading complex projects that support UCLA Health's electronic health record (EHR) ecosystem and related technology infrastructure. This role ensures projects are delivered on time, within budget, and with a strong focus on stakeholder satisfaction and organizational goals.

As a key leader in the deployment of strategic EHR initiatives, the Project Manager will oversee all phases of the project lifecycle, including planning, execution, monitoring, and successful implementation. The incumbent will develop and maintain essential project management deliverables, including project charters, detailed work plans, schedules, budgets, scope documents, risk assessments, and executive status reports.

The ideal candidate brings proven experience managing large-scale healthcare technology projects and can effectively collaborate with technical engineers, IT leadership, application analysts, vendors, operational stakeholders, and executive leadership. Success in this role requires strong communication, organizational, and relationship-management skills, along with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable business solutions that drive measurable results across UCLA Health.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead and manage strategic EHR and healthcare technology projects from initiation through implementation.
  • Deliver projects on schedule, within budget, and aligned with organizational objectives.
  • Develop, maintain, and communicate project plans, timelines, budgets, risks, and status updates.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams, including technical, operational, and executive stakeholders.
  • Identify and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies to ensure successful outcomes.
  • Foster strong partnerships with business leaders, clinical stakeholders, vendors, and technology teams.
  • Ensure project deliverables support UCLA Health's commitment to operational excellence and exceptional patient care.

This is a flex-hybrid role requiring you to be on-site within 48 hours of notification.

Job Qualifications

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• A Bachelors degree or equivalent experience that includes creating business requirements, project plans, project schedules and associated project materials
• 5+ years minimum experience in project management including technology, infrastructure, and applications
• Experience with supporting Electronic Medical Record (EMR) / Electronic Health Record (EHR) implementations (EPIC) from the application and infrastructure side, as well as ancillary applications and devices.
• Expert understanding of project management and project management tools
• Expert understanding of software development and infrastructure project lifecycles
• Ability to effectively manage time, prioritize work, multi-task across many assignments and delegate
• Technical writing skills producing clear and unambiguous deliverables
• Expert usage of MS Office Tools (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Excellent communication skills as related to project management strategy, schedules, tasks, deliverables, risks, and issues.
• PMP required

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

About UCLA Health

UCLA Health is a world-renowned academic medical center located in Los Angeles, California. It comprises four hospitals, including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, and more than 200 primary and specialty care clinics. UCLA Health is affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and is consistently ranked among the top hospitals in the United States. The health system employs over 20,000 people and serves as a major center for patient care, medical education, and research.
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