EHR/EMR Product Manager Senior at Palladium International

Position Summary

The role will be responsible for the management of the EHR/EMR technology team deliverables and ensuring that performance requirements are met. This position is a blend of hands-on project manager, systems analyst, software developer, and leader requiring applied skills in systems thinking, systems analysis and architecture, leadership, and project management.

The EHR/EMR Product Manager will report to Project Director.

Responsibilities

Skills and abilities

• Demonstrated strong analytical skills, including qualitative and quantitative analysis, enterprise architecture, IT architecture and systems analysis, and excellent deductive and inductive reasoning skills.
• Project management skills with demonstrated ability to manage highly skilled technology team, collaborate with stakeholders, and coordinate software development activities.
• Demonstrably strong analytical skills, including qualitative and quantitative analysis, enterprise architecture, IT architecture and systems analysis, and excellent deductive and inductive reasoning skills
• Success in working and thriving in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment effectively managing multiple priorities with tight deadlines.
• Experience of directly managing IT resources supporting multiple products
• Must be able to communicate effectively with both technology professionals and health sector stakeholders and be able to facilitate communication between these communities.
• Understanding of Health Information Systems, informatics and HIV/AIDS programs/healthcare systems in resource-limited settings is an added advantage
• Experience interacting and working with government officials, preferably within ministries of health and related agencies is an added advantage.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for delivering robust EMR/EHR, LIS, and other related software in line with standards and guidelines which deliver significant value to clients and end users
• Engaging technology and implementation teams in formulating and implementing practices and processes that ensures that identified gaps and errors are resolved efficiently and effectively
• Providing technical guidance and input for annual work-plans, reports, and other deliverables
• Sets schedules and deadlines, assigns tasks and responsibilities, allocates resources, and monitors and summarizes progress of technical component deliverables.
• Prepares project status reports for senior management and proactively manages risks, mitigation strategies, threats, and opportunities.
• Implements organization standards and best practices in project execution, and ensures products are clearly documented and communicated to stakeholders.
• Leverage knowledge and contribute to proper knowledge management within the project
• Champion scientific writing and publication from the technology team
• Act as a key point of contact between HMIS advisors, partners/stakeholders and senior project management team.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor?s degree in computer science or a closely related field. Master?s degree in Management Information systems, Strategic management, or Health Informatics is highly preferred
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in at least two of the following industries: health information systems, IT management, or equivalent information system design, development, and administration.
• Project management professional (PMP) or related certification