Project Manager II

Lantana Consulting Group, Inc. provides services and software for standards-based health-information exchange. We have established ourselves as a trusted leader in the industry with two decades of expertise in developing and deploying technical specifications and interoperability solutions. As a rapidly growing distributed, employee-owned company, we hire exceptional talent nationwide and offer flexible remote work arrangements. We take pride in our mission to improve public health and quality of care.

Primary purpose: 

Responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing projects that support client and organizational objectives. Manages project schedules, deliverables, communications, risks, and stakeholder engagement while partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project outcomes. Works independently on day-to-day project activities and collaborates with senior team members on complex issues and strategic initiatives.

A successful candidate will do the following:

• Demonstrate strong project organization, task management, and follow-through across multiple priorities.
• Plan, execute, monitor, and control project activities, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, resources, communications, and risk management.
• Coordinate and facilitate project meetings, stakeholder communications, and follow-up activities to ensure participants remain informed, aligned, and engaged throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate and guide project-team activities to support project planning and implementation; align with scope, objectives, timelines, and deliverables.
• Document and distribute meeting outcomes, including key discussions, decisions, action items, risks, and dependencies; and ensure appropriate follow-up and accountability.
• Develop content and budgets for bids and proposals in areas that are the same or similar in scope to currently managed projects.

• Active Project Management Professional® (PMP) certification with a minimum of three (3) years of certification
• Bachelor’s degree in a health, technical, or management field (such as health informatics, public health, information systems, computer science, or business administration)
• Minimum of six (6) years of progressively responsible experience in project management, including planning, executing, monitoring, and closing projects
• Experience using tools for project management and collaboration, such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, or similar platforms
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team-oriented and collaborative environment with federal partners and other federal contractors
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint
• Effective spoken and written communication skills
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
• If required by the project, must be able to successfully complete and obtain a federal Level 5 Position of Public Trust background investigation. This includes meeting all eligibility criteria and maintaining the required clearance throughout employment

Preferred qualifications:

• Advanced degree in a health, technical, or management field 
• Experience supporting federal healthcare programs, including work with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), or other HHS agencies
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent projects, workstreams, or task orders
• Experience preparing project-status reports, briefings, dashboards, and meeting materials for government and organizational leadership
• Experience leading cross-functional projects involving multiple federal stakeholders, subcontractors, and vendor partners
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and hybrid project-management methodologies
• Demonstrated ability to build consensus and coordinate activities across cross-functional teams without direct supervisory authority
• Experience supporting proposal development, task-order responses, or federal-contract management
• Strong skills in risk management, issue resolution, and stakeholder engagement

Additional information: 

• We are a remote organization, but we prioritize in-person collaboration during key events such as our annual company meeting. 
• We are an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
• For this position, the candidate must reside in the United States.