The NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) isseeking a senior project manager to manage the planning and implementation of astatewide IT project for North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health (NCSLPH).
The NC SLPH is seeking to procure, validate, andimplement an upgraded version of the existing Laboratory Information ManagementSystem (LIMS) that provides reliable, accurate, and timely reporting of datagenerated and stored (consistent with retention policies) in the NCSLPH Clinicaland Environmental Programs. This lead project management role willwork with multiple internal and external stakeholders and selected vendor(s) toanalyze, plan, and implement the new version of the LIMS. This position will beresponsible for working with senior-level business executives, IT personnel,business program resources and Vendor staff to execute project requirements andmanage stakeholder expectations. This position will manage the day-to-dayactivities for the project and complete all input to the State ProjectManagement (Touchdown) system as needed.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
· Working with the NC SLPH to obtain a thoroughknowledge of the needs of a lab information management system
· Working with personnel within the State Labteams and the Information Technology team that are responsible for the LIMS todevelop necessary project management, change management, risk management,rollout, and training plans. To theextent possible, integrate this project into the existing governance processesfor the LIMS to ensure alignment of priorities and minimal disruption toongoing operations and other required deliverables
• Developing and maintaining detailed project schedule,budget and monitoring expenditures
• Developing and maintaining all required project managementartifacts following State, DHHS and PMBOK guidelines
• Managing scope, resources, timelines, costs/budget,quality, communication, and procurements to meet the goals of the State
• Leading and performing hands-on analysis of the businessand technical environments, and writing procurement documents
• Working with vendors to manage contract deliverables,oversee all vendor activities to ensure that all the milestones are met
• Ensuring that project plans and schedules are establishedand maintained, ensuring that deliverables are completed timely and accurately
• Establishing project governance, conducting formalpresentations, coordinating with all project stakeholders and ensure thatappropriate project controls are instituted
• Serving as an IT project liaison to the business client
• Working with business stakeholders to develop necessaryproject management, change management, risk management, rollout, and trainingplans
• Working with the technical team to ensure technicalreadiness during implementation and supervising implementation activities
• Developing and maintaining all required State CIO projectdocumentation
Required skills include:
The selected candidate must be a results-oriented individualwith a very strong work ethic and must be able to demonstrate excellent ITProject Management, negotiation, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Capable of leading effective project meetings that aretailored to the audience
• Ability to create simple to complex project plans,timelines and work breakdown structures using project management tools
• Must have proficiency in project management, agile, scrum,and kanban software tools
• Must have strategic planning skills with goodunderstanding of roadmap development.
• Ability to write and present effective project materials,including presentations and status reports
• Ability to work effectively with all levels of staff,clients and other IT personnel
• Proven experience with working collaboratively withbusiness/program partners
• Ability to effectively identify and resolve system orbusiness process/project issues
• Ability to build, influence, lead and motivate effectiveteams towards end results
• Flexibility, adaptability, and ability to work in ahigh-demand dynamic environment
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills, includingdevelopment of project
• Must have experience writing Procurement documents(RFP/RFQ) and technical artifacts
• Experience as a Project Manager on a cloud-basedimplementation project is a plus
Management prefers applicants with the following:
• Candidatewith PMP Certification. Agile/ScrumMaster certification is a plus
• Experiencemanaging or supervising legacy system upgrade and/or replacement projects
• Experiencecollaborating with State and Local Government
• Experiencewith public health lab system and programs
• Experienceplanning and managing data conversion activities
• Experiencebuilding rollout plans
| Skill | Required /Desired | Amount | of Experience |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project management experience, preferably with large, complex automation implementation efforts | Required | 8 | Years |
| Demonstrated Project Management experience on system deployments with multiple clients. | Required | 8 | Years |
| Proven track record of delivering projects and work streams with aggressive timelines and deliver within scope ,budget and schdeule | Required | 8 | Years |
| Objective decision-making ability based on strategic objectives priority, business performance analysis and resource availability. | Required | 8 | Years |
| Hands on experience managing project risk, cost, schedule, quality, testing, and communications. | Required | 7 | Years |
| Strong leadership, organizational, interpersonal and time management skills. | Required | 3 | Years |
| Demonstrated oral and written communication and presentation skills. | Required | 3 | Years |
| Solid work experience with project management tools (e.g. Microsoft Project) | Required | 7 | Years |
| Experience with MS Office and SharePoint.. | Required | 7 | Years |
| Demonstrated experience with both Waterfall and Agile Projects | Required | 5 | Years |
| Demonstrated experience with vendor management on a large IT project/system implementation | Required | 8 | Years |
| Demonstrate technical architecture/infrastructure knowledge and experience, including experience with multiple hardware platforms and operating system | Required | 8 | Years |
| Demonstrate technical knowledge and analysis skills with hands-on experience in development, data base design, and web-based technologies | Required | 8 | Years |
| Demonstrated experience working with DPH public health lab system and programs | Highly desired | 5 | Years |
| Extensive understanding of SharePoint end user experience, sites, libraries, lists and groups | Highly desired | 3 | Years |
| Experience in health care industry | Highly desired | 5 | Years |
| Experience leading and Implementing COTS and SAAS Projects | Desired | 7 | Years |
| Experience writing RFPs/technical writing | Highly desired | 5 | Years |
| Understanding of the fundamentals of iterative and incremental development | Required | 3 | Years |
| Experience in playing the Scrum Master role for a software development / maintenance teams that was diligently applying Agile / Kanban values and prin | Highly desired | 3 | Years |
| PMP Certification from PMI. Scrum Master certification is a plus | Highly desired | 5 | Years |
| Ability to help manage Scrum team backlog and/or Kanban Flow, and priorities using agile based tools (ServiceNow, Jira, Version One etc.) | Required | 3 | Years |
| Experience managing legacy system upgrade/migration, data conversion activities and building roll-out plans | Highly desired | 5 | Years |
| No. | Question |
|---|---|
| Question1 | Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that the resource can be reached during his or her absence. The Client has the right to dismiss the resource if he or she does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirement? |
| Question2 | All work must be completed on site at the client's discretion. Do you accept this requirement? |
| Question3 | Please list candidate's email address HERE that will be used when submitting E-RTR. |
| Question4 | Looking for immediate hire. Please indicate how soon this candidate is available to start work. Vendors are encouraged to submit candidates that are available for the duration of the assignment. |
| Question5 | Vendor must disclose to the agency if the candidate will be subcontracted at the time of submission. Do you accept this requirement? |
| Question6 | Vendor must notify the agency if any portion of the requirements listed in this task order are to be outsourced to other countries. Do you accept this requirement? |
| Question7 | Candidates submitted above the rate of - may not be considered. Do you accept this requirement? |
| Question8 | The client is requesting that candidates are able to provide 3 references prior to final selection. The references must be recent, from a manager/director overseeing the candidate's work. Do you accept this requirement? |
| Question9 | Please confirm you have thoroughly validated, and attest to the accuracy of, the credentials listed throughout this candidate’s VectorVMS profile and resume pursuant to Section 5.2.5 of ITS-009440. Do you confirm? |