ERP Program Director

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Oversee the complete ERP replacement selection initiative, encompassing planning, governance, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and executive reporting.

• Facilitate steering committees, cross-functional evaluation teams, executive discussions, and presentations at the Board level.

• Evaluate the current ERP landscape across Finance, Supply Chain, HR, and Payroll.

• Identify process deficiencies and future-state opportunities.

• Analyze the existing technology and integration framework, including Epic, UKG, Strata, banking, payer, and third-party systems.

• Create detailed functional, technical, integration, data, reporting, security, and regulatory requirements.

• Lead the selection of ERP software vendors through market analyses, RFP development, vendor shortlisting, scripted demonstrations, reference checks, and final recommendations.

• Assess Oracle Fusion, Workday, Infor CloudSuite, and relevant Epic operational capabilities.

• Conduct evaluations of technical, architectural, security, integration, and 10-year total cost of ownership assessments.

• Manage the selection of implementation partners through RFPs, methodology evaluations, staffing assessments, healthcare references, and delivery approach analyses.

• Negotiate contracts with software and implementation partners.

• Develop a multi-year strategic roadmap that encompasses implementation phases, integration and data strategies, Lawson decommissioning, change management, and post-go-live optimization.

• Align the ERP replacement strategy with Epic, workforce management, analytics, and wider enterprise technology initiatives.

• Ensure adherence to public-sector procurement standards and maintain transparent, defensible vendor evaluations.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in enterprise applications, ERP systems, or enterprise technology leadership.

• At least 5 years of experience in leading ERP selection and/or implementation initiatives.

• One end-to-end ERP software selection experience within a healthcare setting in the last seven years.

• Proven experience in selecting an ERP systems integration or implementation partner.

• Comprehensive knowledge of Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP/HCM/SCM, Workday Financials/HCM/Supply Chain, and Infor CloudSuite.

• Familiarity with healthcare ERP requirements across Finance, Supply Chain, Grants/Fund Accounting, HR, and Payroll.

• Experience assessing enterprise integration architecture, including Epic EHR interfaces, UKG workforce management, Strata decision support, integration platforms, data warehouses, and analytics.

• Direct experience in leading software vendor and systems integrator contract negotiations.

• Experience evaluating vendor security and compliance standards, including HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, HITRUST, cloud hosting, and identity management.

• Proven ability to develop total cost of ownership models and multi-year enterprise technology roadmaps.

• Strong facilitation skills for executive-level discussions, presenting recommendations to senior leadership, and influencing cross-functional stakeholders.

• Experience with public-sector procurement processes.

• Capability to maintain vendor neutrality.

• Preferred certifications include PMP, PgMP, or equivalent.

• Experience with Infor Lawson-to-cloud ERP migrations is preferred.

• Prior experience supporting California public hospitals, county health systems, or safety-net healthcare organizations is preferred.

• Certification or experience in organizational change management, such as Prosci, is preferred.

• Familiarity with Epic operational and ERP-adjacent capabilities is a plus.

• Experience in evaluating AI capabilities within enterprise ERP platforms is preferred.

• Experience in developing and presenting technology strategies to executive leadership and Boards is preferred.

• Must uphold independence and vendor neutrality.

• Must disclose any reseller, referral, partnership, or revenue relationships with ERP vendors or implementation partners.

• Consultants and affiliated firms are prohibited from bidding on or executing the resulting ERP implementation.

• Proposal submissions must include an updated resume and at least one client reference.

🏝️ Benefits

• 6-month contract with the potential for extension.