Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

ELLKAY is a nationwide leader in healthcare connectivity, providing innovative, customizable solutions and unparalleled services for over a decade. We empower diagnostic laboratories, PM/EMR vendors, ACO and HIE companies, hospitals, and other healthcare organizations with cutting-edge technologies and solutions that improve their bottom lines.

Our 'Client-first' focus has made ELLKAY one of the most respected healthcare IT companies in the nation. We value our clients and believe that strong relationships are the foundation for a strong company, and we're dedicated to providing connectivity to the healthcare industry.

We deal with medical data and we take our work very seriously, but not ourselves. If you’re a smart, hard-working, dedicated individual who thrives in a laidback, friendly work environment, ELLKAY may be the place for you. We’re committed to attracting good people who are passionate about the work they do.

ELLKAY was founded over a decade ago on the values of innovation, efficiency, and service created in a collaborative work culture. As we have grown, we are proud to still possess the same energy and passion for what we do. We strive to provide exceptional customer experiences to our clients, which begins with first employing amazing people. ELLKAY is proud to maintain a high-quality, innovative, and diverse workforce.

Job Description:

This is a full-time, professional exempt position. A Senior Project Team Manager in this position will be responsible oversee the continued professional growth and development of a team of direct reports to accomplish organizational objectives. They are responsible for project management, team management and quality of the resulting migration or archive. This role will work closely with the Acute, Enterprise, or Ambulatory Team Director on allocating resources based on project demand, proactively leading the identification and design & implementation of process improvements. This role requires creative collaboration with our PMO, Sales, Data Migration, Data Engineering and Product Teams as well as managing external client needs.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Oversee the successful implementation of complex EMR Migration and Data Archiving Solutions in the ELLKAY product suite.
• Provide leadership for the project team by coaching, mentoring and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones.
• Work with customers to develop a comprehensive data migration strategy including goals, extraction plans and validation of migrated data.
• Manage all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure overall success of the customer implementation.
• Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence.
• Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one or more initiatives simultaneously.
• Manage the day-to-day project activities and resources and chair the regular project status update meetings with the customer.
• Be a change agent and assure new processes, procedures and standards are rolled out and adopted.
• Demonstrate a functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals.
• Understand interdependencies between technology, operations and business needs.
• Set and manage appropriate expectations both internally and externally.
• Assist team members to overcome roadblocks, resolve issues that have been brought to their attention via an escalation process.
• Collaborate and work with cross functional teams effectively, with a focus on organizational goals.
• Manage vendor relationship, creating processes and documentation, and roll out/training to team members.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and point of escalation for strategic vendor partnerships.
• Participate and drive innovation towards process improvement.
• Manage relationship with senior client contacts and other leadership to provide key leadership and oversight to large client implementations.
• Assist with new employee onboarding and training program.
• Evaluate and manage employee performance, conduct 1:1 meetings to monitor skills and motivation to foster a collaborative team environment.
• Manage team capacity by ensuring that each associate has a manageable workload, reallocating resources as needed, and forecasting future growth.
• Effective project and resource planning, organize team roles and identify the right talent to achieve desired results.
• Promote and build a diverse cohesive team to accomplish organizational objectives.
• Develop relationships across the organization and listen to the needs of internal and external customers.
• Work with business team associates during pre-sales process by providing expertise and best practices on implementation and process.

Qualifications:

• Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands.
• Exceptional ability to communicate professionally with people at all levels of the organization and external contacts both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated organization and planning abilities.
• Strong skills with critical thinking, attention to detail, problem solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Experience leading multiple large scale and multifaceted projects.
• Experience working on data migration projects.
• Knowledge and experience in clinic or hospital-based applications and workflows.
• Demonstrated success in managing and delegating in a team-based environment.
• Experience leading, motivating and managing various project team sizes, including internal and external resources, while holding team accountable for performance.
• Experience working with different data types or formats (e.g., ANSI, HL7, XML, CSV, etc).

Education/Training/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience.
• 5 years of related experience in healthcare industry.
• 5-7 years of project management experience, including tracking and planning projects.
• 3+ years of experience managing and developing teams.
• Intermediate level of proficiency with MS Project, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint.
• PMP Certification preferred.

Benefits:

ELLKAY offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that starts day one!

Including:

• A Competitive salary
• 401k w/ matching – once eligibility is met
• Work/life balance
• Paid Volunteer Program
• Flexible working hours
• Unlimited PTO
• Remote work options
• Employee Discounts
• Parental Leave
• Company Paid - Life and Long-term disability benefits

Our awesome culture includes:

• Working with talented, collaborative, and friendly people who love what they do
• Professional growth within
• Innovation environment
• On site in HQ Free daily lunches

Additional information

This is a full-time position for our HQ located in Elmwood Park, NJ. Remote work may be available within the US.

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ELLKAY, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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