Strategic Project Manager

About Cedar Gate Technologies
Cedar Gate Technologies, an IQVIA business, enables payers, providers, employers, and service administrators to excel at value-based care with a unified technology and services platform delivering analytics, care, and payment technology on a single data management foundation. At Cedar Gate, you’ll be part of a collaborative, innovative environment where great ideas thrive. We invest deeply in our people through ongoing training, comprehensive benefits, and a strong culture of teamwork, offering the chance to grow your skills while contributing to high impact initiatives for some of the world's most dynamic companies.

Position Summary
Join Cedar Gate Technologies, an IQVIA business, as a Project Manager and help drive the future of value-based care. In this role, you’ll deliver business value across large, complex strategic initiatives, including new product development, product integrations, client migrations, operational improvements, vendor onboarding, and Security/Risk compliance.

You’ll ensure project alignment with our strategic direction while managing risks, issues, and cross project dependencies. Your work will span multiple workstreams and cross functional teams across countries and time zones.

We’re looking for a Project Manager who is a true Change Champion, someone who can help define and advance our Enterprise SDLC/PMO practices, tools, and Center of Excellence to maximize performance and results. You’ll also have opportunities to lead high visibility special projects in partnership with corporate executives.

Job Location
Houston, TX; or Burlington, MA (Boston); or Greenwich, CT 
Work Arrangement
Hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote)    

Roles & Responsibilities 

›    Lead complex projects from planning through delivery, managing scope, schedule, budget, and resources to achieve defined business goals.
›    Collaborate with sponsors, business owners, and cross functional teams to establish clear project objectives, success criteria, and communication plans.
›    Drive execution across multiple workstreams, proactively managing risks, issues, and cross project dependencies.
›    Provide timely, transparent updates to stakeholders through progress reports, status communications, and executive level summaries.
›    Anticipate and manage changes in project scope while identifying conflicts and developing effective contingency plans.
›    Build strong relationships across the organization to secure alignment, influence outcomes, and support successful project delivery.
›    Conduct post project reviews and continuously refine project management practices, tools, and processes in partnership with the PMO.

Experience / Qualifications 
›    Minimum 5 years of project management experience required (8+ years preferred), including planning and execution 
›    2+ years in healthcare software development preferred
›    PMP or ScrumMaster certification – highly preferred
›    Proficient with project management methods, tools, and best practices
›    Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technical, Liberal Arts, or equivalent education/experience
›    Strong verbal and written communication; skilled at influencing, motivating, and listening across all levels
›    Skilled at adapting to shifting priorities, managing conflict, and maintaining positive team dynamics as an independent contributor
›    Comfortable with common software and project management tools; quick to learn new technologies
›    Strong research, problem-solving, and organizational skills, able to prioritize tasks in high-pressure environments
›    Willing to travel for client meetings as needed, typically less than 20%
›    Experience with Waterfall and/or Agile Methodologies
›    Experienced leading cross-functional teams across multiple time zones for optimized results

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