Healthcare Project Manager Jobs in New York
Healthcare Project Manager jobs in New York are among the most active in the country, concentrated in hospital systems, health insurance, and academic medical centers, with openings at every level from coordinator to senior director. The heaviest hiring is in New York City, Albany, and Buffalo, where institutions like NYC Health + Hospitals, Northwell Health, and Mount Sinai Health System maintain large project management offices. The most in-demand specialties are EHR implementation, clinical operations, and value-based care initiatives. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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STV is seeking an experienced Healthcare Project Manager to join our growing PM/CM team in New York City and Long Island. This role is ideal for a project management professional with a proven track record representing healthcare owners on complex capital improvement programs, MEP Infrastructure projects, facility expansions, renovations, and new construction projects within hospital, ambulatory care, pharmaceutical, laboratory, and life sciences environments.
The Healthcare Project Manager will serve as a trusted advisor and owner's representative, leading multidisciplinary project teams through all phases of project delivery. This individual will be responsible for managing project scope, budget, schedule, quality, stakeholder coordination, and risk management while ensuring successful outcomes for healthcare clients.
As part of STV's nationally recognized healthcare practice, you will have the opportunity to manage critical projects that improve patient care environments, advance clinical operations, and support the future growth of healthcare systems throughout the region.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary owner's representative for healthcare capital and MEP infrastructure projects from planning through occupancy and closeout.
- Lead project teams consisting of architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, vendors, and client stakeholders.
- Coordinate day-to-day project execution across programming, budgeting, planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, activation, move management, and closeout.
- Track project budgets, forecasts, cash flow, invoices, and financial performance indicators to support timely decision-making.
- Maintain project schedules, milestone logs, and deliverable trackers, escalating issues that may affect project objectives.
- Oversee design development and construction activities to verify compliance with contractual requirements, healthcare regulations, operational standards, and quality expectations.
- Facilitate meetings with client leadership, clinical users, facilities teams, design professionals, and construction partners.
- Evaluate project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and proactively resolve issues impacting cost, schedule, quality, or operations.
- Review and negotiate change orders, invoices, contractor pay applications, and consultant agreements.
- Coordinate project communication and reporting for executive leadership and key stakeholders.
- Support procurement activities, contractor selection processes, and bid evaluations.
- Ensure compliance with healthcare facility operational requirements, infection prevention protocols, interim life safety measures, and patient care considerations during construction.
- Mentor junior project management staff and contribute to the development of project management best practices across the organization.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Building Sciences, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 7+ years of project management experience supporting healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceutical, laboratory, or institutional facility projects.
- Demonstrated experience managing capital projects valued at $10 million or greater.
- Experience serving as an Owner's Representative, Program Manager, Construction Manager, or Project Manager within active healthcare environments.
- Strong understanding of healthcare facility planning, design, construction, commissioning, and activation processes.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Hands-on experience supporting project budgets, cost control, schedule tracking, risk logs, and contract administration.
- Experience delivering MEP infrastructure projects in occupied and operational healthcare environments.
- Excellent communication, organizational, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Project, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
- Experience with project management, scheduling, and construction management software platforms.
- Ability to develop creative and practical solutions to complex project challenges while maintaining schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
Preferred Qualifications
- PMP, CCM, PE, LEED AP, or other relevant professional certification.
- Experience managing projects within:
o Acute Care Hospitals
o Ambulatory Care Centers
o Surgical Centers
o Medical Office Buildings
o Research Laboratories
o Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facilities
o Life Sciences Campuses
- Familiarity with healthcare regulatory and accreditation requirements, including FGI Guidelines, Joint Commission standards, and healthcare occupancy considerations.
Why STV?
At STV, you'll join a team that delivers some of the most complex and impactful healthcare projects in the industry. Our professionals partner directly with healthcare providers, institutions, and public agencies to create facilities that improve patient care, enhance operational performance, and support the communities we serve.
Compensation Range:
$133,635.31 - $152,726.06
STV offers the following benefits • Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable) • Disability insurance • Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment • 401(k) Plan • Retirement Counseling • Employee Assistance Program • Paid Time Off • Paid Holidays • Back-Up Dependent Care • Parental Leave • Continuing Education Program • Professional Licensure and Society Memberships
STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.
Not sure this role is the perfect match? We encourage you to apply if STV’s work and values resonate with you. We know great candidates don’t always meet every qualification, and research shows women and people of color are less likely to apply unless they do. At STV, we believe strong talent comes from a wide range of backgrounds, and your skills and experience may align with this or another opportunity as we continue to grow.
STV is seeking an experienced Healthcare Project Manager to join our growing PM/CM team in New York City and Long Island. This role is ideal for a project management professional with a proven track record representing healthcare owners on complex capital improvement programs, MEP Infrastructure projects, facility expansions, renovations, and new construction projects within hospital, ambulatory care, pharmaceutical, laboratory, and life sciences environments.
The Healthcare Project Manager will serve as a trusted advisor and owner's representative, leading multidisciplinary project teams through all phases of project delivery. This individual will be responsible for managing project scope, budget, schedule, quality, stakeholder coordination, and risk management while ensuring successful outcomes for healthcare clients.
As part of STV's nationally recognized healthcare practice, you will have the opportunity to manage critical projects that improve patient care environments, advance clinical operations, and support the future growth of healthcare systems throughout the region.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary owner's representative for healthcare capital and MEP infrastructure projects from planning through occupancy and closeout.
- Lead project teams consisting of architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, vendors, and client stakeholders.
- Coordinate day-to-day project execution across programming, budgeting, planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, activation, move management, and closeout.
- Track project budgets, forecasts, cash flow, invoices, and financial performance indicators to support timely decision-making.
- Maintain project schedules, milestone logs, and deliverable trackers, escalating issues that may affect project objectives.
- Oversee design development and construction activities to verify compliance with contractual requirements, healthcare regulations, operational standards, and quality expectations.
- Facilitate meetings with client leadership, clinical users, facilities teams, design professionals, and construction partners.
- Evaluate project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and proactively resolve issues impacting cost, schedule, quality, or operations.
- Review and negotiate change orders, invoices, contractor pay applications, and consultant agreements.
- Coordinate project communication and reporting for executive leadership and key stakeholders.
- Support procurement activities, contractor selection processes, and bid evaluations.
- Ensure compliance with healthcare facility operational requirements, infection prevention protocols, interim life safety measures, and patient care considerations during construction.
- Mentor junior project management staff and contribute to the development of project management best practices across the organization.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Building Sciences, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 7+ years of project management experience supporting healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceutical, laboratory, or institutional facility projects.
- Demonstrated experience managing capital projects valued at $10 million or greater.
- Experience serving as an Owner's Representative, Program Manager, Construction Manager, or Project Manager within active healthcare environments.
- Strong understanding of healthcare facility planning, design, construction, commissioning, and activation processes.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Hands-on experience supporting project budgets, cost control, schedule tracking, risk logs, and contract administration.
- Experience delivering MEP infrastructure projects in occupied and operational healthcare environments.
- Excellent communication, organizational, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Project, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
- Experience with project management, scheduling, and construction management software platforms.
- Ability to develop creative and practical solutions to complex project challenges while maintaining schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
Preferred Qualifications
- PMP, CCM, PE, LEED AP, or other relevant professional certification.
- Experience managing projects within:
o Acute Care Hospitals
o Ambulatory Care Centers
o Surgical Centers
o Medical Office Buildings
o Research Laboratories
o Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facilities
o Life Sciences Campuses
- Familiarity with healthcare regulatory and accreditation requirements, including FGI Guidelines, Joint Commission standards, and healthcare occupancy considerations.
Why STV?
At STV, you'll join a team that delivers some of the most complex and impactful healthcare projects in the industry. Our professionals partner directly with healthcare providers, institutions, and public agencies to create facilities that improve patient care, enhance operational performance, and support the communities we serve.
Compensation Range:
$133,635.31 - $152,726.06
STV offers the following benefits • Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable) • Disability insurance • Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment • 401(k) Plan • Retirement Counseling • Employee Assistance Program • Paid Time Off • Paid Holidays • Back-Up Dependent Care • Parental Leave • Continuing Education Program • Professional Licensure and Society Memberships
STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.
Not sure this role is the perfect match? We encourage you to apply if STV’s work and values resonate with you. We know great candidates don’t always meet every qualification, and research shows women and people of color are less likely to apply unless they do. At STV, we believe strong talent comes from a wide range of backgrounds, and your skills and experience may align with this or another opportunity as we continue to grow.
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What New York Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in healthcare project manager jobs across New York.
- Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, public health, or a related clinical field
- Project Management Professional certification or equivalent credential preferred by most New York employers
- Three or more years managing healthcare or clinical operations projects end to end
- Demonstrated experience with EHR platforms such as Epic or Cerner in a New York hospital or health system
- Familiarity with New York State Department of Health regulations and healthcare compliance requirements
- Strong stakeholder communication skills for coordinating across clinical, IT, and administrative teams
Healthcare Project Manager Jobs in New York: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a healthcare project manager in New York?
Most healthcare project manager roles in New York require a bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, public health, nursing, or a related field, followed by a Project Management Professional credential through the Project Management Institute. New York does not require a state-issued license specific to this role, but many employers prefer candidates who have worked within New York State Department of Health-regulated environments. Experience with large hospital systems or insurers operating in New York significantly strengthens candidacy.
How much do healthcare project managers make in New York?
Healthcare project managers in New York earn a median of about $121,040 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $74,580 for the lowest 10% to over $192,160 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire healthcare project managers in New York?
Employers hiring healthcare project managers in New York right now include WM, Stantec, and EwingCole, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. New York's density of academic medical centers, large integrated health systems, and major health insurers headquartered in the state creates consistent, year-round demand for this role.
Which New York cities have the most healthcare project manager jobs?
New York, Rochester, and Albany have the most healthcare project manager openings in New York. New York City leads by a wide margin given its concentration of major health systems, payer headquarters, and health-tech firms, while Albany's openings are driven by state government health agencies and regional hospital networks, and Buffalo reflects the hiring activity of large integrated systems serving western New York.
Are there remote healthcare project manager jobs in New York?
Yes, and more than most clinical roles, because healthcare project management is desk and coordination work rather than hands-on patient care. About 67% of healthcare project manager openings tied to New York are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting how broadly this role has adapted to distributed work. The portions of the role most commonly done remotely include project planning, reporting, vendor coordination, and EHR implementation oversight.
How can I get hired as a healthcare project manager in New York with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving laterally from a clinical or administrative coordinator role within a New York hospital or health system, where you already understand operations and can take on project work incrementally. Large New York employers like Northwell Health and NYC Health + Hospitals regularly hire project coordinators as a formal stepping stone into management. Earning a Certified Associate in Project Management credential and building a portfolio of process improvement or implementation projects gives candidates a concrete edge when applying without direct project management titles.
Where can I find and apply to healthcare project manager jobs in New York?
You can find and apply to healthcare project manager jobs in New York on Migrate Mate, which lists current New York openings updated regularly. Find roles that fit your experience and location, then apply directly to the employer through each listing. No profile creation is required to search or apply.
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