IT Project Manager (Datamgt)

Summary

About the Position: The incumbent serves as a senior IT specialist, administering and sustaining enterprise laboratory functionality within the MHS GENESIS EHR for the DHA Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO), the Defense Health Network, and subordinate MTFs. Working with substantial independence and authority, directly supports laboratory medicine operations for 9.6 million beneficiaries globally across 138 MTFs and 3,628 locations. Duty Hours 0700-1530 This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

• Directs system upgrades, LIS migrations, and new technology implementations (e.g., Digital Pathology) across the enterprise.
• Configures and sustain Clinical and Anatomic Pathology Laboratory modules across the EHR environment.
• Oversees the structure and maintenance of 4,000+ PathNet test files, middleware, and third-party IT interfaces.
• Establishes and maintain enterprise baseline configurations and data normalization to ensure system-wide interoperability.
• Aligns IT upgrade and change review processes with federal regulations and the DHA FY 2025–2030 Strategic Plan.
• Serves as the senior technical authority for troubleshooting complex, non-routine IT issues and system defects.
• Investigates system failures, assign user-impact severity, and evaluate the technical feasibility of change requests.
• Provides authoritative escalation to commercial partners (e.g., Oracle Health) to ensure bug fixes and patches are effectively implemented.
• Troubleshoots complex data flow, HL7 messaging, and data mapping issues between the LIS, EHR, and external instruments.
• Monitors enterprise system health, plan capacity upgrades, and implement solutions to maximize uptime and efficiency.
• Provides authoritative guidance to the DHA PathNet Solutions Owner and senior Health Informatics leadership.
• Validates that system configurations strictly adhere to DoD/DHA IT security policies, HIPAA, CLIA, and CAP standards.
• Administers role-based access controls (RBAC) to protect PHI and maintain validation records for regulatory audits.
• Generates custom reports and data extracts to support clinical operations, quality assurance, and administrative research.
• Serves as the primary technical liaison, translating complex clinical laboratory requirements into actionable IT deliverables.

Required Documents

• The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment.
• A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements.
• As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply.
• If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further. 1.
• Your resume: Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
• Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
• For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show
• You can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement.
• If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
• Use plain language.
• Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood.
• The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what's in your resume.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
• For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume. 2.
• Other supporting documents: Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office.
• Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you.
• You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application.
• You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.