Project Implementation Manager

Overview

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). WAI is a federally funded CDC Foundation program with the goal of helping the nation’s public health agencies by providing them with the technology and data experts they need to accelerate their information system improvements.

Working within the Epidemiology & Data Science Team and agency leadership at Public Health Madison & Dane County, 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 lead the department in preparation for electronic health record (EHR) implementation. This activity will include documenting workflows/dataflows for Community Health programs, working with programs to identify EHR customization needs, and drafting protocols for future data entry and transformation.

Additionally, the Project Implementation Manager will guide program teams to implement SharePoint workflows to improve efficiency, reduce reliance on shared drives, and support consistent processes across programs. The Manager will partner with programs across the department to build program-level SharePoint sites, including workflows to support administrative and programmatic processes. The Manager will support onboarding and training for teams transitioning away from shared folders and outdated workflows. 

The Project Implementation Manager will be hired by the CDC Foundation and assigned to Public Health Madison & Dane County. This position is eligible for a fully remote work arrangement for U.S. based candidates.

Responsibilities

• 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.

• Document business practices[HJ1]  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. 
• Up to 10% domestic travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as computer science, information systems, computer engineering, operations management or related field required. MBA or other related advanced degree preferred.
• 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 Suite, including SharePoint.
• Familiarity with electronic health records systems.
• Up to 10% domestic travel may be required.

Job Highlights

Special Notes

This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by the CDC Foundation in order to best support the public health programming.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law. We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans.

The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.

Relocation expenses are not included.

About the CDC Foundation

The CDC Foundation helps CDC save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. The CDC Foundation manages hundreds of programs each year impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. Visit www.cdcfoundation.org for more information.