IT Organizational Change Management Consultant

Location: 100% Remote
Pay Rate: $73.93-$83.93/hour
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM-4:30 PM EST
Schedule Flexibility: Hours may be reviewed during the interview
Contract Length: Initial 2-month contract with potential extension into 2027
The Fountain Group is hiring an experienced IT Organizational Change Management Consultant for a prominent client in the life sciences and healthcare technology industry.
This role will support enterprise technology initiatives by driving stakeholder adoption, user readiness, and successful business outcomes. The ideal candidate will have significant experience supporting IT projects and technology implementations and will be comfortable independently managing Organizational Change Management activities across multiple concurrent initiatives.
The consultant will partner closely with project managers, technical teams, business leaders, and other stakeholders to ensure employees and end users are informed, prepared, and engaged throughout technology-driven change.
Key Responsibilities
Conduct change impact assessments to identify stakeholder, process, organizational, and technology impacts.
Develop and execute comprehensive Organizational Change Management (OCM) plans.
Create and implement strategies covering communications, training, stakeholder engagement, user readiness, and adoption.
Develop clear and compelling communications that drive awareness, understanding, engagement, and adoption.
Partner with project managers, technical teams, and business leaders to identify and proactively manage change risks.
Identify potential resistance and develop strategies to improve stakeholder engagement and adoption.
Develop stakeholder engagement plans for technology implementations and organizational changes.
Coordinate training, communications, and user-readiness activities.
Monitor readiness, engagement, and adoption metrics and adjust strategies as needed.
Manage multiple concurrent projects and prioritize work based on timelines, risk, and business needs.
Provide OCM guidance and recommendations to project teams and leadership.
Work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining strong cross-functional collaboration.
Required Qualifications
5-10 years of experience supporting IT projects and technology implementations - REQUIRED.
Strong hands-on experience with Organizational Change Management for technology-driven initiatives.
Experience using Prosci change management principles and methodologies - REQUIRED.
Demonstrated experience developing and executing:
Change impact assessments
Stakeholder engagement plans
Communication strategies
Training strategies
Readiness plans
Adoption strategies
Experience partnering with IT teams, project managers, business stakeholders, and leadership.
Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision - REQUIRED.
Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder communication skills.
Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment while supporting multiple projects simultaneously.
Preferred Qualifications
Prosci certification is a plus.
Experience supporting large-scale or enterprise technology transformations.
Experience managing Organizational Change Management activities across multiple projects or business functions simultaneously.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is an experienced IT-focused OCM professional who can independently assess organizational impacts, develop the appropriate change strategy, and execute stakeholder engagement, communications, training, readiness, and adoption activities.
This is not simply a communications role. Candidates should have hands-on experience managing the broader people side of technology implementations, including change impacts, stakeholder readiness, resistance management, training, and adoption.
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