Healthcare Technology Consulting - Deputy Project Manager - PMO Support

Guidehouse is a consulting firm specializing in technology solutions for healthcare. The Deputy Project Manager / PMO Support will manage day-to-day operations, coordinate across workstreams, and ensure timely delivery of milestones for technical projects supporting clients in the public sector.

Responsibilities:

• Support the PMO Lead in executing the TruePMO℠ methodology, including planning, execution, monitoring, and control activities
• Maintain integrated master schedules (IMS), risk registers, decision logs, and KPI dashboards
• Coordinate across functional teams (clinical, technical, training, testing, data migration) to ensure alignment and timely delivery
• Facilitate weekly solution checkpoints, cross-PM touchpoints, and risk management sessions
• Track deliverables and dependencies across implementation phases and agency stakeholders
• Participate in governance structures including the Executive Steering Committee, Project Leadership Team, and Functional Teams
• Prepare briefing materials, meeting agendas, and decision support documentation for governance bodies
• Escalate risks and issues to appropriate governance levels using structured RACI models
• Ensure agency priorities are reflected in decision-making and milestone planning
• Develop and maintain project dashboards, status reports, and executive summaries
• Coordinate with communications and change management teams to align messaging and stakeholder updates
• Support readiness reviews, go/no-go assessments, and post-go-live evaluations
• Ensure transparency and accountability through structured reporting and documentation
• Monitor project risks and issues, ensuring mitigation plans are in place and tracked
• Facilitate issue triage and resolution across vendors, agencies, and internal teams
• Support change control processes, including impact assessments and documentation
• Assist in planning and executing surge staffing for build, testing, training, and go-live phases
• Coordinate knowledge transfer and stabilization activities post-go-live
• Support transition planning to operations and maintenance (O&M) teams

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 7 years of experience in project management, with at least 3 years in healthcare IT or public sector programs
• Proven success supporting large-scale EHR implementations
• Strong understanding of PMO operations, governance, and stakeholder coordination
• Experience with integrated master scheduling, risk management, and reporting tools
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and documentation skills
• PMP or equivalent project management certification
• Experience with federal/state EHR implementations, including VA or DoD
• Familiarity with state agencies and governance structures
• Experience with TruePMO℠ or similar structured PMO methodologies