Senior Healthcare Project Manager II EPMO (Medicaid/Medicare)

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Job description

Title: Senior Healthcare Project Manager II EPMO (Medicaid/Medicare)

Location: Remote

Type: Contract

Our client is seeking a Senior Healthcare Project Manager II to support the implementation of a new Medicare line of business. The Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) Project Manager II is responsible for project management of moderate- to high-complexity enterprise-level and non-enterprise level projects and initiatives to ensure the effective development and implementation of projects involving interdepartmental and external stakeholder teams through all aspects of the project lifecycle.

This position is responsible for managing projects using best practices and industry-standard processes to plan, execute, control, and monitor projects and using leadership competencies and skills for process improvement, team building, negotiations, decision making, problem solving, and conflict management to ensure project scope, cost, scheduling, and contractual deliverables are met as defined.

The position is 100% remote, with some central-California work and meeting hours required.

Key Accountabilities:

Manages cross-functional projects from inception to implementation

Works openly and collaboratively with EPMO staff at all phases of the project lifecycle

Effectively models, implements, and communicates project management methodologies, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and thoroughness in all phases of the project lifecycle

Interfaces, effectively, with project sponsors to reach a mutually acceptable agreement on project goals, objective, scope, deliverables, timeframes, resources, and outcomes

Manages relationship with project sponsors and team members through meetings and status updates to ensure project deliverables are completed on time

Provides status updates to project governance to ensure mutual understanding and expectations regarding project deliverables in accordance with scope, time, and cost

Drafts and maintains project documentation including business case, charter, WBS, project requirements, project plan, status reports, and meeting agendas and minutes using EPMO-defined templates as required

Identifies and manages project deliverables, project dependencies, and critical path with milestones using appropriate tools

Proactively identifies, manages, and controls changes in project scope; manages project issues and risk; and develops contingency plans

Performs post-implementation project review activities, documenting lessons learned and opportunities for improvement

Reports post-implementation outcomes to leadership, project stakeholders, and EPMO

Collaborates and supports the efforts of the EPMO, including development and implementation of new project management tools and templates for more-effective project management activities, assisting and educating department project leads in project management activities including the use of project templates

Other duties as assigned

Required Skills:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience

Five (5)+ years of related experience in managing complex projects with varying team sizes

Medicare experience is required.

PMP certification is preferred.

Strong interpersonal skills to include team building and facilitating meetings and/or projects using problem solving and persuasion skills

Ability to motivate and lead various participants at all levels of the organization

Knowledge of project management methodologies and tools

Self-motivated with ability to exercise independent judgment

Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, to resolve problems, and to make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness

Strong organization and time management skills with proven ability to manage and participate on several projects concurrently

Decision-making problem solving, critical thinking, and listening skills

Experience utilizing Microsoft Office software applications as well as project planning software

Experience with Smartsheet

Excellent written and communication skills

Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with software-development lifecycle

Preferred: Extensive knowledge of core operation functions of a managed care organization and/or Medicare

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