Program Manager - Health Information Technology (HIT)

Virginia Jobs$93K — $186K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree preferred; High School Diploma required
  • 8 years healthcare technology leadership experience
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required; PMP must be obtained within 1 year of hire
  • Preferred PMI (PgMP)® certification
  • Exceptional communication skills with executive presence

Responsibilities

  • Lead complex healthcare technology initiatives aligned with organizational strategy
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership with governance and strategic recommendations
  • Direct multiple interconnected Epic projects and oversee their workstreams
  • Collaborate with clinical leaders, operational teams, and IT professionals to ensure program success
  • Manage program budgets, resources, vendor engagements, and risks across the project portfolio
  • Establish governance structures and project management standards
  • Oversee the entire project lifecycle from initiation to implementation and benefits realization

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Benefits Package including Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Paid Time Off and Long-term/Short-term Disability
  • Retirement Savings Options
  • Health Savings Plans and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Certification and education support
Full Job Description
Healthcare technology transformation succeeds when visionary leaders can align strategy, people, and complex systems into meaningful results. This role offers the opportunity to lead one of UVA Health's most significant enterprise technology initiatives, helping shape the future experience of clinicians, operational teams, and patients across the health system.

As the HIT Program Manager, you will provide program leadership for large-scale healthcare technology initiatives, with a particular focus on strategic Epic transformation efforts. You will operate at the intersection of executive leadership, clinical operations, information technology, and vendor partnerships, ensuring high-impact programs are executed successfully while delivering measurable organizational value.

The Role

This is a highly visible leadership position responsible for overseeing complex, interconnected healthcare technology programs and projects that support UVA Health's strategic objectives . You will provide governance, direction, and oversight across multiple workstreams while helping drive operational excellence, technology adoption, and organizational readiness.

In this role, you will:

  • Lead a portfolio of complex healthcare technology initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy, operational priorities, and patient care objectives .

  • Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, providing program governance, strategic recommendations, status reporting, and decision support.

  • Direct and coordinate multiple interconnected Epic projects and workstreams, including large-scale transformation initiatives.

  • Partner closely with clinical leaders, physicians, operational teams, IT professionals, and vendor partners to drive program success.

  • Manage program budgets, resource allocation, vendor engagements, dependencies, risks, and competing priorities across the portfolio.

  • Establish and maintain governance structures, project management standards, reporting frameworks, dashboards, and communication plans.

  • Oversee the full project lifecycle from intake, planning, and execution through implementation, adoption, and benefits of realization.

  • Facilitate stakeholder engagement and executive communications while navigating organizational change and competing business priorities.

  • Identify risks, barriers, and dependencies early while developing mitigation strategies and contingency plans.

  • Mentor project teams, sponsors, and stakeholders on program management with best practices and continuous improvement methodologies.

  • Lead initiatives that optimize workflows, improve operational efficiency, and enhance the technology experience for healthcare providers and staff.

Success in this role requires strong healthcare technology leadership experience, exceptional communication skills, executive presence, and the ability to influence and guide stakeholders across a large, complex health system.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: High School Diploma, Bachelor's Degree Preferred.

Experience: 8 years.

Licensure: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or similar certification is required; PMP certification is required within one
year of hire. PMI (PgMP)® preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The pay range for this role is $93,156.00 - $186,311.00 annually. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.

Benefits
  • Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Paid Time Off, Long-term and Short-term Disability, Retirement Savings
  • Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Certification and education support
  • Generous Paid Time Off

UVA Health is a world-class Magnet Recognized academic medical center and health system with a level 1 trauma center. 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report "Best Hospitals" guide rates UVA Health University Medical Center as "High Performing" in 5 adult specialties and 14 conditions/procedures. We are one of 70 National Cancer Institute designated cancer centers. UVA Health Children's is named by 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report as the best children's hospital in Virginia with 9 specialties ranked among the best in the nation. Our footprint also encompasses 3 community hospitals and an integrated network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout Charlottesville, Culpeper, Northern Virginia, and beyond.

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