Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Optum is a global healthcare organization that uses technology to help people live healthier lives and improve health outcomes. The Project Manager will lead customer-facing radiology and cardiology software implementations from kickoff through go-live and closure, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing project risks and deliverables, and maintaining stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple concurrent customer implementation projects from initiation through go-live and transition to support
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, risk registers, issue logs, and communication plans
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customer project stakeholders
• Coordinate activities across technical, clinical, operational, and business teams
• Facilitate project kickoff meetings, status reviews, executive updates, risk reviews, and go-live planning sessions
• Monitor project scope, schedule, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables
• Identify and escalate implementation risks, issues, and scope changes
• Drive accountability across project teams to ensure commitments and milestones are achieved
• Manage project documentation and implementation artifacts in accordance with PMO standards
• Support customer readiness activities, testing, training coordination, go-live planning, and project closure
• Build strong working relationships with customer leadership, operational teams, and executive stakeholders
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives and implementation best practices
• Deliver clear and concise project updates to both customer and internal leadership teams
• Accurate revenue forecasting

Skills

• 3+ years of implementation project management experience
• Experience leading customer-facing software, technology, healthcare, infrastructure, ERP, SaaS, or enterprise system implementations
• Experience managing project scope, schedule, budgets, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications
• Experience developing and maintaining project schedules and implementation plans
• Proficiency with Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint, or equivalent project management tools
• Demonstrated success managing cross-functional project teams and multiple concurrent projects
• Proven solid facilitation, presentation, verbal, and written communication skills
• Proven ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment with limited direction
• Proven ability to travel up to 25% or less as required
• PMP certification
• Healthcare information technology implementation experience
• Experience supporting hospitals, health systems, imaging centers, or clinical organizations
• Knowledge of healthcare workflows and clinical operations
• Familiarity with radiology, cardiology, PACS, RIS, VNA, DMS, EMR/EHR, or related healthcare systems

Benefits

• Product and implementation methodology training will be provided.
• Career development opportunities.
• Remote work from anywhere within the U.S. for U.S.-based hires.
• Development for other roles you may be interested in.

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