Cottage Health seeks an EPMO Program Manager Senior for their CH ITS Admistration department responsible for providing enterprise portfolio governance, prioritization, and execution oversight across a portfolio of large-scale clinical, digital, and operational programs from concept through deployment. This role serves as a strategic operator and trusted partner to executive leadership, accountable for portfolio alignment, financial stewardship, value realization, and successful delivery of interrelated programs and projects across the health system. The EPMO Senior Program Manager aligns IT initiatives with enterprise strategy, regulatory requirements, and patient care priorities, drives EPMO governance, standards, and operating rigor, and ensures technology investments deliver measurable clinical, financial, and operational outcomes.
QualificationsQUALIFICATIONS:
All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.
Education:
- Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in healthcare management, information technology, business management, or applicable years of experience (2 years experience = 1 year college)
- Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in healthcare management, information technology, business management, or applicable years of experience (2 years experience = 1 year college). Master’s degree in business administration, Health Informatics, Information Technology, or related field
Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:
- Minimum: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI).
- Preferred: Program Management Professional (PgMP) or equivalent enterprise-level certification reflecting portfolio governance experience.
Technical Requirements:
- Minimum: Competency using project management tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Microsoft Project or other workflow documentation tools). Strong working knowledge of healthcare IT systems, including EHR platforms (e.g., Epic), digital health solutions, and enterprise applications.
- Preferred: Alternative Working knowledge of hospital or business operations. Experience with portfolio and project management tools (e.g., ServiceNow PPM or equivalent) for tracking, reporting, and governance.
Years of Related Work Experience:
- Minimum: 7 years of progressive IT or enterprise project and program management experience, including demonstrated leadership of enterprise-level programs and cross-functional teams.
- Preferred: 10 years of program management experience with 3 or more years in a senior leadership role supporting clinical or business operations within a healthcare environment.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in healthcare management, information technology, business management, or applicable years of experience
- Project Management certification from Project Management Institute (PMI) or other ongoing education
- Competency using project management tools like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Microsoft Project
Cottage Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive for the area and often described as fair or among the best locally. Noted examples of meaningful raises over time reinforce the perception of market-aligned compensation.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as very good, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision alongside robust mental health resources. Wellness supports like an EAP, onsite fitness/yoga, and incentives enhance overall value.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Distinctive programs such as substantial down‑payment assistance, workforce‑affordable housing, wellness dollars, and onsite childcare broaden total rewards beyond core insurance. These offerings are positioned to help offset local cost pressures and support daily life.
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What We Do
Mission Statement: To provide superior health care for and improve the health of our communities through a commitment to our core values of excellence, integrity, and compassion. Founded in 1888, the not-for-profit Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital has been serving the community for more than 125 years. Cottage Health, formed in 1996 as the not-for-profit parent organization of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and its affiliated Cottage Children’s Medical Center, Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, and Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, is guided by a volunteer board of directors from the greater Santa Barbara community and provides the residents of the Central and South Coast with exemplary health care, continuous improvements in medical practice, and a commitment to our communities.
