Implementation & Project Lead
Quick Summary
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Healthcare Implementation & Project Lead based in the United States.
The Healthcare Implementation & Project Lead will own the end-to-end implementation journey, guiding client engagements from contract execution through go-live and transition to ongoing operations. This client-facing role combines strategic relationship management with structured project delivery, ensuring physician leaders, practice executives, internal teams, and external partners remain aligned throughout each initiative. You will lead complex, cross-functional projects, manage competing priorities, anticipate risks, and maintain stakeholder confidence through clear communication and decisive follow-through. Working closely with implementation leadership, you will also contribute to the development of project management standards, tools, and processes that improve consistency and scalability. This is a remote, home-office-based opportunity with occasional travel to Atlanta or Nashville offices and client locations for key milestones and relationship-building activities.
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Lead healthcare client implementations from contract execution through go-live and transition to operations, taking ownership of both delivery outcomes and the client experience.
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Build trusted relationships with physician leaders, practice executives, operational stakeholders, internal teams, and external partners.
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Establish implementation expectations, responsibilities, decision points, timelines, and communication routines.
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Facilitate project kickoffs, status meetings, steering committees, readiness reviews, and other important stakeholder discussions.
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Translate complex operational, technical, contractual, and financial information into clear, audience-appropriate communications.
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Influence stakeholders and secure commitments across teams without relying on direct reporting authority.
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Develop and maintain project plans, work breakdown structures, budgets, milestones, resource requirements, dependencies, and deliverables.
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Manage multiple concurrent implementations and strategic initiatives while maintaining visibility, accountability, and consistent follow-through.
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Identify risks, dependencies, and delivery barriers early; drive mitigation and escalate significant issues with relevant facts and recommended solutions.
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Prepare executive-ready dashboards, status reports, decision requests, and project-health updates.
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Maintain accurate project documentation, meeting notes, decisions, trackers, and client communication records in Salesforce and other designated systems.
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Support the transition from implementation to operations through clear documentation, ownership, expectations, and handoffs.
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Contribute to the development of PMO standards, governance practices, implementation playbooks, templates, tools, and standard operating procedures.
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Lead continuous-improvement initiatives that strengthen client experience, onboarding efficiency, implementation quality, and delivery scalability.
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Apply lessons learned and stakeholder feedback to improve future implementations and promote practical, consistent project-management practices.
Requirements
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Bachelor’s degree in business administration, healthcare administration, project management, information systems, or a related field preferred; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
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At least 3–5 years of experience in project management, implementation management, client delivery, consulting, or operations leadership.
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Demonstrated experience leading client-facing implementations or complex cross-functional initiatives.
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Experience building relationships with physicians, practice executives, senior leaders, clients, or other high-accountability stakeholders strongly preferred.
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Proven ability to influence stakeholders, manage competing priorities, and drive commitments across teams without direct authority.
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Experience managing several concurrent projects in changing or ambiguous environments.
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Healthcare, healthcare technology, consulting, or professional services experience preferred.
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Strong client leadership, relationship-building, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to establish credibility and maintain trust.
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Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to engage confidently with physician and executive audiences.
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Confidence handling difficult conversations involving delays, missed commitments, resistance, changing expectations, and performance concerns.
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Strong project-planning, execution, risk-management, decision-making, and change-leadership capabilities.
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Sound judgment, adaptability, organization, attention to detail, accountability, and consistent follow-through.
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Proficiency with project-management tools such as Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Asana, Monday.com, or similar platforms.
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Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook; Salesforce or comparable CRM experience preferred.
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Ability to work remotely during standard business hours, with some flexibility around go-lives and monthly or quarterly business cycles.
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Willingness to travel occasionally to Atlanta or Nashville offices and client sites.
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Ability to perform the essential functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodation.
What We Offer
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About this job
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- Posted
- November 5, 2026
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- November 5, 2026
- Last seen
- November 5, 2026
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