Activation Project Manager (EAST COAST)

Anchor Planning is seeking an Activation Project Manager to lead healthcare activation, operational readiness, transition planning, and move management for facility projects. The role manages project delivery and stakeholder engagement from planning through occupancy and go-live, helping healthcare organizations achieve operational readiness.

Responsibilities:

• Lead healthcare activation, transition, move management, and operational readiness projects from planning through occupancy and stabilization
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, activation schedules, readiness assessments, milestones, budgets, and deliverables
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, and dependencies to ensure successful project outcomes
• Monitor project performance and provide clear and consistent reporting to clients, project leadership, and stakeholders
• Ensure project deliverables meet established quality standards and are completed within expected timeframes
• Support multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining exceptional client service
• Develop and implement activation and operational readiness strategies for hospitals, outpatient facilities, clinics, and healthcare campuses
• Lead activation planning efforts to ensure clinical, operational, and support departments are prepared for occupancy and go-live
• Coordinate readiness assessments, workflow validation, training activities, activation drills, simulations, and command center planning
• Facilitate activation planning meetings and readiness reviews with key stakeholders
• Identify operational gaps and coordinate mitigation strategies to achieve activation milestones
• Develop and manage detailed transition, logistics, occupancy, and move schedules
• Coordinate move sequencing and department relocation activities across healthcare facilities
• Manage move-related vendors, consultants, and service providers to support activation objectives
• Coordinate activities involving facilities, information technology, medical equipment, interiors, environmental services, biomed, security, supply chain, and signage teams
• Provide on-site leadership during move events, activation activities, and go-live periods
• Serve as a primary point of contact for assigned projects and activation activities
• Build strong relationships with executives, clinical leaders, operational stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and vendors
• Facilitate meetings, workshops, workgroups, and planning sessions
• Prepare presentations, executive summaries, meeting minutes, dashboards, and project reports
• Function as a trusted advisor by providing recommendations, industry best practices, and operational insights
• Continuously seek opportunities to improve client satisfaction and strengthen client relationships
• Identify project risks, concerns, and barriers early in the planning process
• Develop mitigation strategies and facilitate issue resolution with project stakeholders
• Escalate critical risks and issues appropriately while maintaining project momentum
• Direct corrective action when necessary to maintain project objectives and timelines
• Serve as a subject matter expert in healthcare activation, operational readiness, transition planning, and move management
• Research emerging industry trends, best practices, and regulatory requirements
• Contribute to the development and improvement of organizational tools, templates, processes, and methodologies
• Share lessons learned and best practices across project teams
• Support the development and implementation of standardized project delivery processes

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, Business Administration, Project Management, Construction Management, Architecture, Interior Design, Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of healthcare project management, activation, transition planning, operational readiness, logistics, construction, or move management experience
• Experience supporting complex healthcare projects involving hospitals, ambulatory facilities, medical office buildings, or healthcare systems
• Strong understanding of hospital operations and departmental interdependencies
• Experience leading stakeholder meetings, project workgroups, and executive presentations
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects
• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
• Smartsheet
• Bluebeam
• Ability to review and interpret construction drawings and floor plans
• Experience with project scheduling and reporting tools
• Master's degree preferred
• Experience supporting hospital activations, replacement hospitals, facility openings, or major healthcare renovations
• Experience with Epic implementations, go-live planning, or healthcare technology deployments
• Experience working with academic medical centers and integrated health systems
• Familiarity with healthcare regulatory and accreditation requirements
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Lean or Lean Six Sigma Certification