IT Consultant - Columbus, OH - Hybrid

Role: IT Consultant 3 / ITC 3 Location: Columbus, OH Work Mode: Hybrid Employment Type: Contract Interview Mode: Only Video Job Description • This position will support the Bureau of Infectious Diseases and Office of Management Information Services at the client. The ideal candidate will have the skill specified below: • Excellent communication and leadership skills both written and oral. • Strong influence, collaboration and negotiation experience. • Ability to collaborate with supporting resources across business and/or functional lines. • Have excellent organizational skills, proven analytical, planning, problem solving, and decision-making skills. • Must meet productivity standards, complete work in timely manner and strive to increase productivity. • Experience defining and developing quality standards. • Conduct reviews according to schedule. • Communicate and work with customers and other personnel as necessary. • Report progress on action items / defect resolution and possible risk areas and ensure action items are addressed and closed in a timely manner based on agreed dates and activities. • Ensure that defined processes are followed. • Organize and prepare work effectively to facilitate proactive resolution of problems, rather than reactive. • Mentor and share knowledge with client staff. • Experience in developing Requests for Proposals for IT system contracts with the client. • Must have experience with RFP oversight at client • Must have experience with creating RFPs for clint along with each of the required sections in the RFP • Must have knowledge of client and how to collect RFP requirements from the affected users Day-to-Day responsibilities include but not limited to: • Assist client Immunization Program and IT in the process of drafting an RFP per client guidelines for a vendor for the state’s Immunization Information System. • Provide feedback to project teams regarding process/procedure improvement opportunities and other potential areas for improvement discovered during project activities. • Advise teams as they gather and document requirements. • Technical leadership in identifying and documenting items needed by the project, including system architecture and platform migration. • Advise about implications of requirements as related to vendor management after contract award. • Contribute to the establishment of and meet quality goals and objectives for the project. • Contribute to all aspects of quality assurance for the project including establishing relevant metrics, applying industry best practices, and developing new tools and processes to ensure quality goals are met. • Review project’s required work products to ensure compliance with approved tailored procedures and standards. • Perform detailed reviews of interim and final tasks as appropriate. • Advise about components of evaluation process and required documents such as Service Level Agreements and Data Recovery Plans. • Use technical understanding to assist client in seeing opportunities for growth and resource management in contract span Experience • 6 years IT project consulting experience in Public Health Management Information Systems. Mandatory Requirements/Skills • 6 years required experience developing Business Requirements for IT systems • 6 years IT project leadership • 6 years vendor management Desired Requirements/Skills • Education : 4-year college degree or equivalent technical study. Apply tot his job