Does the idea of doing something that really makes a difference in people’s lives while being well compensated intrigue you? Are you looking to work for an organization that encourages growth and success from each and every one of its employees? If so, AIDS Healthcare Foundation is the place for you!

Founded in 1987, AIDS Healthcare Foundation is the largest specialized provider of HIV/AIDS medical care in the nation. Our mission is to provide cutting edge medicine and advocacy, regardless of ability to pay. Through our healthcare centers, pharmacies, health plan, research and other activities, AHF provides access to the latest HIV treatments for all who need them.

AHF is searching for an Associate IT Director, IT Process and Project Management, to join our IT Department. This opportunity is to work on a Full Time, Regular basis.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Includes the following. Other duties may be assigned.
As the Manager of the IT Process and Project Management:
Responsible for the project/program management of ERP system (i.e. SAP), Health Plan/Claims systems, Pharmacy system (i.e. Cerner Etreby), other Tier 1 applications and infrastructure systems (i.e. VOIP, Server migration) implementation.
Work with other IT teams (i.e. Application Development and Application Support & Maintenance, Infrastructure Management including Data Center operations, Network Services and Security Management, End user support, IT Operations & Strategy and IT Service Management) and Business departments (e.g., HR, Finance, Managed Care, Pharmacy, etc) to deploy a standardized IT Process and Project Management methodology and tool.
Responsible for creating and maintaining Program Management Office (PMO), Project Management process with the best of breed PMO and Project Management methodology and tool.
Responsible for all IT projects, work with project team members and stake holders both from internal AHF departments and external 3rd party vendors, provide weekly updates to CIO and key business stake holders, and ensure all projects complete on time and budget.
Establish and defend the credibility of scope definition, project schedule, priorities, risks, an overall development plan and deployment
Install best practices for IT process and project management, create detailed project charter and project planning documents, and assure technical designs meet business requirements, and deliver high-quality work on tight schedules.
Lead and create overall strategy and plans in the area of IT process and project management for new IT projects
Provide mentoring and leadership for the project management team including internal IT project team members and business stake holders.
Coordinate with various business departments and IT teams to deliver the project plans and help with resource planning and hiring to ensure that the project management team is staffed and deployed appropriately
Responsible for AHF external agencies and third party vendors in the part of project engagement from contract review/sign off, project initiation, requirements gathering, testing, and project completion phases. Need to review SOW of vendors carefully and provide technical inputs to CIO for the final contract sign-off process
Work closely with the Director of Applications Service Management to define, select and architect a world class CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) and standardized ADLC (Application Development Lifecycle) management process that requires significant cross component coordination
Work closely with IT Strategy and Operations team to design and apply a standardized RFI (Request for Information) / RFP (Request for Proposal) management process to meet business objectives on cost effective vendor evaluation/selection for all IT projects
Work closely with Application, Data and Infrastructure teams to architect and develop the best technical design and approach for all projects.

As the Project Manager:
Responsible for the project management of ERP system (i.e. SAP) implementation as a first project and other projects in the future.
Operate across organizational boundaries to initiate, plan, execute, control, and identify deficiencies and successfully manage internal IT staff, end user community, executives, vendor project team members and subcontractor teams.
Apply leadership skills in order to plan, organize, and manage the efforts of the project for successful performance consistent with contractual agreements.
Responsible for providing regular status reports to the key project stake holders and CIO on a weekly basis that document the accomplishments achieved under the contract; areas of risk and action requests/follow up to keep the project on schedule.
Deploy all projects with a phased implementation using standardized Application Development Life Cycle model.
Develop a project plan for the entire program and execute to the plan managing the budget and milestones within acceptable levels.
Responsible for validating and communicating project scope and managing scope through the change control process.
Support the creation, modification and review of policies, procedures, reporting channels necessary so that program plans, activities, milestones, deliverables for each major activity identified in project charter are successfully executed.

General Duties
50% of position will be managerial, 50% hands on working with team. This position is required to produce key project documents (e.g., project charter, project work plan, running issue/risk list, etc.) as artifacts by her/him self
Identify and/or implement cost savings opportunities for all projects.
Manage budgets for IT Process and Project Management department.
Soft skills are going to be an absolute make or break for position; must be able to lead and work side-by-side with a team of 2-3 direct reports who are project managers/project admin with small-to-medium size projects.
Must have proven experience with team building and leading a team.
Report to CIO on operations/project status and strategies