IT Project Manager

The IT Project Manager plays a key role in driving digital initiatives within the Department of Medical Informatics (DMI) at LIH. Operating under the IT Strategy & Management (S&M) Unit, s/he manages the full project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with institutional goals, stakeholder expectations, and compliance standards. The role involves close coordination with IT experts, researchers, operational teams, and external partners. S/he ensures projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.

Key Accountabilities:

• Oversees the full lifecycle - initiation, design, operation and closure - of IT projects using standard workflows.
• Act as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for IT project requests for DMI.
• Facilitate stakeholder communication and alignment across technical and business teams.
• Define projects Work Break down Structure (WBS) with the support of Subject Matter Experts.
• Monitor risks, dependencies, deliverables, and budgets using appropriate tools.
• Support User Acceptance Testing, go-live preparation, and post-deployment reviews.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of IT project governance, documentation, and reporting.
• Foster an environment of continuous learning through self-improvement, staying up-to-date with the latest tools, techniques, and advancements in the field.

Key Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. Candidates with Academic background in Sciences or Engineering will also be considered.  
• Excellent communication skills and ability to effectively articulate complex, technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• 5+ years of experience in IT project management, ideally in healthcare or research.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects, prioritize tasks, and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously while ensuring high-quality, on-time delivery.
• Familiarity with GDPR, ISO 27001, and medical informatics systems and standards (e.g. HL7, FHIR, openEHR) are an asset.
• Certification in project management (Prince2, PMP or Agile Scrum) highly desirable.
• Fluency in English and French (mandatory).

Gender Equality

The LIH is an equal opportunities employer.  We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.

The LIH is attentive to gender representation among its leadership staff and aims to eliminate obstacles to recruitment and promotion of female leaders and their career development.