Program Activation & Go-Live Manager - Meditech Expanse

Thunder Bay, ON, Canada

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Job type: Contract
Apply by: Nov 22, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 23, 2026

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Job Description

On behalf of our Healthcare Client, Affinity is seeking a Meditech Expanse Activation and Go-Live Manager to lead the planning, coordination, execution, and stabilization of Meditech Expanse Electronic Medical Record (EMR) conversion and go-live activities across 12 hospital sites.

Responsibilities

Conversion, Cutover and Go-Live Management In partnership with Meditech lead the integrated regional strategy and execution of Meditech Expanse conversion, cutover and go-live activities across all 12 participating organizations.
Risk, Issue and Dependency Management Lead the identification, assessment, mitigation and escalation of risks, issues and cross-program dependencies that may affect conversion, cutover or go-live readiness.
Data Conversion and Abstraction Provide leadership and coordination for non-MPI data conversion and abstraction activities, ensuring readiness, accountability and alignment with the overall Expanse implementation.
Go-Live Command and Activation Operations Lead in collaboration with program and leadership the regional go-live command structure, coordinating organizational, clinical, technical, vendor and support resources throughout activation and stabilization.
Organizational Readiness and Stakeholder Coordination Provide functional leadership, coordination and direction to the 12 site-based Activation Leads, ensuring consistent regional activation expectations, readiness requirements, timelines, issue escalation and alignment across all participating organizations.

Coordinate across the 12 organizations and facilitate alignment between regional program teams, site teams, work streams and external partners.

Program Governance, Reporting and Decision Support Provide leadership with reporting, readiness assessments, recommendations and decision support to program and organizational governance bodies.
Post-Go-Live Stabilization and Transition Coordinate regional stabilization activities and facilitate the transition from go-live support to sustainable operational ownership.

Required Experience

Direct experience with Meditech Expanse, ideally involving a new implementation preferred.
Significant experience in project or program management within a complex healthcare, clinical, information technology or enterprise environment.
Experience leading complex, multi-site initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, interdependent work streams and competing priorities.
Experience with healthcare information systems, electronic medical records, clinical applications or health information technology.
Experience with system implementation, conversion, data migration, cutover or go-live activities.

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About Affinity

Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

For more information on Affinity, please visit www.affinity-group.ca

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Responsibilities

Lead the regional planning and execution of Meditech Expanse conversion, cutover, go-live, and stabilization across 12 hospital sites, coordinating site leads, clinical and technical teams, vendors, and other stakeholders. Manage readiness, risks, issues, dependencies, governance reporting, and the transition to sustainable operational ownership.

Requirements

Requires direct Meditech Expanse experience, preferably with a new implementation, and significant project or program management experience in a complex healthcare, clinical, IT, or enterprise environment. Candidates should have experience leading multi-site initiatives and working with healthcare information systems, EMRs, system implementations, data migration, conversion, cutover, or go-live activities.

Skills

Meditech Expanse
Program Management
Project Management
Go-Live Management
Implementation Planning
Conversion and Cutover Management
Risk and Issue Management
Dependency Management
Data Conversion
Data Abstraction
Electronic Medical Records
Healthcare Information Systems
Stakeholder Coordination
Organizational Readiness
Program Governance
Post-Go-Live Stabilization

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Keywords

Meditech Expanse
Electronic Medical Record
EMR
Healthcare Information Systems
Clinical Applications
Health Information Technology
Program Management
Project Management
Multi-Site Implementation
Conversion
Cutover
Go-Live
Data Conversion
Data Abstraction
Data Migration
Activation
Stabilization
Risk Management
Issue Management
Dependency Management
Organizational Readiness
Stakeholder Coordination
Program Governance
Readiness Assessments
Command Structure
Operational Transition

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