Join a team at the forefront of healthcare technology transformation, leading strategic initiatives that enhance the tools clinicians and operational teams rely on every day. This is an opportunity to drive meaningful change across a nationally recognized academic health system while helping shape the future of digital healthcare delivery.

As a Senior HIT Project Manager, you will lead complex technology initiatives focused on Epic optimization, implementation, and continuous improvement. Working across clinical, operational, and technical teams, you will serve as the central point of accountability for project success, ensuring initiatives are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with organizational goals.

The Role

In this highly visible leadership role, you will manage multiple healthcare technology projects simultaneously, guiding initiatives from concept through implementation while partnering with stakeholders across UVA Health. Success requires strong project management expertise, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to balance operational priorities with technology advancement.

On a typical day, you will:

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex healthcare IT projects with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, and quality.

• Manage Epic optimization efforts, implementation of projects, enhancement initiatives, and strategic technology improvements.

• Partner with Epic application leaders, operational stakeholders, clinicians, and end users to ensure solutions support business and patient care objectives.

• Develop project plans, resource strategies, timelines, risk mitigation approaches, and status reporting frameworks.

• Coordinate vendor activities and ensure successful integration of vendor deliverables into project objectives.

• Facilitate stakeholder engagement, governance activities, and executive-level project communications.

• Analyze project performance, resource utilization, and key metrics to support informed decision-making.

• Drive change management efforts that improve adoption, workflow efficiency, and user experience.

• Provide leadership, coaching, and guidance to project teams while helping solve complex organizational and technical challenges.

• Support enterprise initiatives including Epic optimization, new module deployments, Gold Star initiatives, Honor Roll initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts.

This role offers a flexible hybrid work arrangement, typically requiring 2 to 3 onsite days per week based on business needs.

Why UVA Health

UVA Health offers a unique combination of academic medicine, innovation, and large-scale enterprise transformation. As part of a health system committed to advancing patient care through technology, you will have the opportunity to influence projects that directly impact clinicians, staff, and patients across the organization.

What makes this opportunity stand out:

• Lead enterprise-wide Epic initiatives with organization-wide visibility and impact.

• Join a transformational environment supported by executive leadership committed to innovation and modernization.

• Expand your Epic expertise through exposure to multiple modules, optimization programs, and implementation efforts.

• Work alongside collaborative clinical, operational, and technical leaders dedicated to improving care delivery.

• Influence strategic healthcare technology decisions that improve provider experiences and operational efficiency.

• Gain broad exposure to large-scale healthcare transformation projects that accelerate professional growth.

• Be part of a nationally recognized academic health system known for excellence in patient care, research, and education.

• Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced healthcare technology project leader who wants to move beyond project execution and play a meaningful role in shaping the future of healthcare delivery through technology.

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