Edera L3C is a fast-growing healthcare consultancy that addresses today's challenges and helps create tomorrow's solutions by connecting the brightest minds in healthcare. Our team of management, technology, and creative services consultants collaborates with industry experts to deliver transformational business solutions across public and private healthcare sectors.

Edera is an L3C (a variation of a limited liability company) that places purpose before profit. As a social enterprise, we focus on transforming organizations through meaningful impact, reinvesting profits beyond sustainability goals into our communities and clients.

The Site Deployment Lead supports client delivery by leading site activation, operational readiness, deployment execution, go-live support, and stabilization activities for Cerner-based healthcare technology programs. This role serves as the primary on-site leader responsible for coordinating clinical, operational, training, technical, and support resources to ensure successful implementation and adoption. The Site Deployment Lead drives deployment readiness, manages operational risks and escalations, oversees deployment logistics, and ensures alignment to program standards throughout activation and stabilization phases.

The ideal candidate possesses demonstrated experience supporting Cerner-based EHR implementations, deployments, activations, or modernization initiatives. Experience supporting MHS GENESIS, VA EHRM, or other federal healthcare programs is highly desirable.

Type of Employment: 1099 with other employment opportunities based on individual performance and business need.  

Work Location/Travel: Applicants must be unencumbered by travel restrictions. Heavy travel during periods of system implementations.

Hourly Rate Range: $63.29 - $77.12. There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

Role Reports to: Project Manager

Direct Reports: This role has no direct reports.

Responsibilities: 

• Lead on-site deployment, activation, go-live, and stabilization activities for Cerner-based EHR implementations.
• Oversee operational readiness assessments and validate site readiness across clinical, operational, technical, training, and support functions.
• Develop and maintain site deployment plans, staffing plans, coverage plans, and escalation procedures.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of deployment activities, resources, workflows, and communication.
• Monitor site issues, risks, and escalations, driving timely resolution and mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate deployment huddles, leadership briefings, readiness reviews, and operational status meetings.
• Manage shift handoffs and maintain situational awareness across all deployment activities.
• Provide leadership with deployment status updates, readiness metrics, risk assessments, and operational summaries.
• Support simulation exercises, workflow validations, mock go-live events, and readiness walkthroughs.
• Promote adherence to deployment standards, governance processes, and client-defined protocols.
• Assess stabilization readiness and support transition planning from deployment to sustainment operations.
• Collaborate with site leadership, trainers, super users, technical teams, and program stakeholders to drive successful adoption and operational outcomes.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Strong knowledge of deployment management, operational readiness, cutover planning, go-live support, site activation, and stabilization methodologies.
• Demonstrated understanding of Cerner-based EHR implementation and deployment processes.
• Experience coordinating large-scale healthcare technology deployments involving clinical, operational, technical, and training stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, issue streams, and stakeholder groups in fast-paced deployment environments.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level reporting and briefing capabilities.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive accountability across multiple workstreams.
• Strong situational awareness and decision-making skills in dynamic operational environments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 applications, including Teams, Excel, Word, and SharePoint.

Education/Certification Required:  

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Additional relevant experience may substitute for degree.
• Certifications in project management, healthcare IT, operational readiness, change management, or related disciplines are beneficial but not required.

Experience Required:

• 10+ years of experience managing technology deployments, healthcare implementations, operational readiness, cutover planning, stabilization, site activation, or transition activities.
• Demonstrated experience supporting Cerner-based EHR implementations, deployments, go-lives, activations, optimization efforts, or modernization initiatives.
• Experience leading deployment operations within large, complex healthcare environments.
• Experience coordinating geographically dispersed teams, stakeholders, and support resources across multiple locations.
• Experience supporting implementation readiness, workflow validation, deployment planning, and stabilization efforts.
• Experience managing deployment risks, issue escalation processes, and operational communications.
• Experience coordinating clinical, technical, operational, training, and leadership teams during deployment events.
• Experience supporting command center, go-live, activation, or post-deployment stabilization activities.
• Experience supporting MHS GENESIS, VA EHRM, or other federal Cerner-based EHR programs preferred.
• Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Health Agency (DHA), Veterans Affairs (VA), or other federal healthcare organizations preferred.

Technical Skills Required:  

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 applications.
• Experience using deployment tracking systems, readiness assessment tools, issue management platforms, and status reporting tools.
• Ability to analyze operational data and develop executive-ready deployment reports and dashboards.
• Familiarity with deployment governance, operational readiness frameworks, and healthcare IT implementation methodologies.
• Understanding of Cerner-based deployment workflows, user adoption activities, and operational support processes.
• Experience supporting deployment planning and execution within complex healthcare technology environments.

Desirable (Not Required) Skills/Experience:

• Experience supporting MHS GENESIS, VA EHRM, or other federal Cerner-based EHR implementations.
• Experience supporting enterprise healthcare modernization or digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience leading go-live, activation, command center, or stabilization operations.
• Change management, operational readiness, project management, or healthcare IT certifications.
• Experience working in federal, military health, or highly regulated healthcare environments.

All applicants must be US citizens and able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.  Edera participates in the E-Verify program. Edera is a drug-free workplace.  

Edera is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Edera prohibits discrimination against individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. Edera takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or veteran status.