Project Manager - Healthcare IT - Bahrain

We are looking for a delivery-focused Healthcare IT Project Manager who combines strong project governance with practical healthcare technology knowledge, Agile/Scrum expertise and extensive GCC implementation experience.
Candidates with a proven track record of successfully delivering healthcare IT implementations across multiple GCC countries and managing senior regional stakeholders will be strongly preferred.

Role & responsibilities

Project & Delivery Management

• Lead the end-to-end planning, execution, monitoring and closure of healthcare IT projects.
• Own project scope, schedule, resources, dependencies, risks, issues and delivery commitments.
• Ensure projects are delivered within agreed scope, timelines, quality and budget.
• Establish project governance, milestones, reporting mechanisms and delivery metrics.
• Manage scope changes, change requests and project dependencies.
• Drive UAT, deployment, go-live and post-production stabilization activities.

Agile / Scrum Delivery

• Manage software delivery using Agile/Scrum methodologies mandatory.
• Drive sprint planning, backlog management, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews and retrospectives.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Engineering and QA teams to ensure predictable delivery.
• Monitor sprint and release performance and proactively resolve delivery impediments.
• Promote Agile practices, transparency and continuous improvement across delivery teams.

Healthcare IT & Integration

• Manage implementations involving healthcare platforms, applications and enterprise integrations.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of healthcare systems including HIS, EMR/EHR, LIS and RIS/PACS.
• Oversee healthcare interoperability and API-driven integrations involving HL7, FHIR and DICOM.
• Understand healthcare coding and classification standards including ICD-10 and CPT.
• Coordinate integration activities across internal teams, healthcare organizations and third-party vendors.

GCC Healthcare & Stakeholder Management

• Manage healthcare IT implementations across multiple GCC countries.
• Work effectively with hospitals, healthcare organizations, healthcare networks, insurers, government entities and technology partners.
• Act as the primary project interface for clients, senior stakeholders and regional partners.
• Manage stakeholder expectations, escalations, decisions and issue resolution.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the healthcare ecosystem, regulatory environment and implementation practices across the GCC.

Risk, Compliance & Governance

• Proactively identify and manage Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies (RAID).
• Ensure project execution aligns with applicable healthcare, data privacy, security and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate validation of healthcare workflows, integrations and business processes.
• Maintain project documentation, governance, status reporting and audit readiness.
• Manage project-level SLAs, quality metrics and delivery commitments.

Team & Vendor Leadership

• Lead cross-functional teams comprising Business Analysts, Software Engineers, QA professionals, integration specialists and other project resources.
• Manage third-party vendors and ensure adherence to project commitments and SLAs.
• Mentor and motivate delivery teams while fostering accountability and collaboration.
• Work with leadership on resource planning, delivery priorities and project escalations.

Preferred candidate profile

• 12+ years of total IT experience, with substantial experience in Healthcare IT Project Management.
• Proven experience managing and delivering healthcare technology projects across Provider, Payer or Health Tech environments.
• Mandatory experience delivering healthcare IT implementations across multiple GCC countries.
• Strong understanding of GCC healthcare ecosystems, regional stakeholders, regulatory environments and implementation practices.
• Mandatory hands-on experience managing software projects using Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Strong understanding of HIS, EMR/EHR, LIS and RIS/PACS.
• Good understanding of healthcare interoperability and integration standards including HL7, FHIR and DICOM.
• Strong experience in project planning, delivery governance, risk and issue management, resource management and stakeholder management.
• Excellent client-facing communication, presentation, negotiation and leadership skills.
• Ability to work effectively with technical, business, clinical and executive stakeholders.
• Willingness to work full-time from Bahrain.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Health Informatics or a related discipline.
• PMP or PRINCE2 certification is preferred.
• Agile/Scrum certification such as CSM, PSM or SAFe is an added advantage.

Additional Advantage

• Experience working with government healthcare organizations or large hospital networks in the GCC.
• Experience with healthcare digital transformation initiatives and large-scale system integrations.
• Exposure to healthcare data privacy, security and regulatory requirements across GCC markets.
• Experience with cloud-based healthcare platforms and modern API/microservices architectures.