Job Description

Job Title: Project Manager – EMPI & Epic Interface Implementation

Location: New York, NY / Hybrid

Duration: 12 Months (Contract)

Role Overview

We are seeking a senior, hands-on Project Manager to lead a multi-phase Enterprise Master Patient Index (EMPI) implementation and related downstream data extraction and archiving initiatives within a large healthcare system.

This role bridges Epic, EMPI, system interfaces, and legacy data archiving. The PM will act as the primary liaison between product, engineering, vendors, and stakeholders, ensuring clear scope, strong execution, and delivery across parallel workstreams. This is a technical PM role , not administrative.

Key Focus Areas

• EMPI implementation and interface coordination

• Epic data feeds and Epic-integrated workflows

• Legacy EMR / source system data extraction and archiving

• Cross-team coordination across product, engineering, and IT stakeholders

• Driving execution in a discovery-heavy, evolving environment

Primary Responsibilities Project & Delivery Management

• Lead day-to-day execution for EMPI implementation and Epic interface workstreams

• Manage parallel Phase 1 (EMPI + Epic feeds) and Phase 2 (data usage, outbound interfaces, archive planning)

• Maintain detailed project plans, timelines, milestones, and dependency tracking

• Drive discovery, decision-making, and delivery in ambiguous environments

Technical Coordination

• Coordinate EMPI setup activities, including inbound and outbound data feeds

• Manage Epic interface discussions, dependencies, and sequencing

• Partner with engineering teams responsible for EMPI configuration and integrations

• Translate technical discussions into actionable plans for business and clinical stakeholders

Data Extraction & Archive Oversight

• Support archive planning for multiple legacy EMR and source systems (up to 12 anticipated)

• Coordinate data extraction activities tied to decommissioning and archival workflows

• Ensure EMPI alignment to downstream archive usage (patient identity resolution across systems)

• Track risks, dependencies, and sequencing related to extraction, validation, and decommissioning

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Serve as central communication bridge between product management, engineering, client IT/clinical stakeholders, and external vendors

• Facilitate working sessions, status meetings, and executive updates

• Deliver concise written and verbal communications to technical and non-technical audiences

Governance & Reporting

• Establish lightweight governance and reporting structures

• Provide weekly status updates, risk logs, and issue tracking

• Identify long poles, blockers, and risks early and drive mitigation plans

• Support onboarding and ramp-up of resources to avoid delivery delays

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of Project Management experience in healthcare IT environments

• Direct EMPI implementation experience

• Epic certification required

• Proven experience managing system interfaces (Epic to downstream platforms)

• Strong understanding of healthcare data flows, patient identity, and interoperability

• Experience supporting data extraction, migration, or archiving initiatives

• Demonstrated ability to operate as a technical PM in engineering-focused discussions

• Excellent communication skills, able to translate technical concepts into plain language

Strongly Preferred / Ideal Experience

• Experience with legacy EMR systems and healthcare archives (e.g., Meditech, OnBase, or similar)

• Prior work in large public-sector or hospital network environments

• Experience managing projects with evolving requirements and incomplete scope

• Familiarity with EMPI usage for downstream analytics, reporting, or archive retrieval

• Background in system decommissioning initiatives

• PMP or equivalent certification (preferred, not required)

Success Profile

• Proactive and comfortable driving conversations forward

• Highly organized with strong follow-through

• Able to operate effectively in ambiguous, discovery-focused environments

• Trusted communicator across technical and non-technical teams

• Capable of “bulldogging” complex initiatives while respecting governance structures

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