Sr. Project Manager

• Lead large-scale clinical projects implementations designed to improve organizational and operational effectiveness as directed by the company's senior leadership team.
• Partnering with VPs and Senior Directors by providing consultative support including providing guidance on impacts across projects and impacts to deliverables.
• Self-starter and strategic thinker with high energy and drive to meet the needs of a demanding business and clinical environment.
• Expected to become fluent in the operational workflows of Health and Medical Management, the clinical implications of the work and the implications on members as workflows are redesigned.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Enterprise Technology processes to apply guidance and insight to projects.
• Performs senior level strategic translations between Enterprise Technology and Clinical Operations/Strategy areas including translating business needs into high level technical requirements.
• Provide executive thinking to ensure vendor and technical requirements will meet the needs of the business.
• Ensures Integrated Project Plans (Vendor, Enterprise Technology and HMM) are developed, updated and identifies gaps.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, conflict management and relationship building skills.
• Proven ability to network and collaborate across multiple teams with flexible, positive attitude and ability to get results, team player.
• Well-rounded skills that include strong clinical knowledge, business acumen, strategic thinking, and tactical execution skills.
• Manage and balance stakeholder expectations regarding the project time, cost and scope.
• Direct all aspects of the project life cycle (Initiation, Planning, Execution, Control, Closeout).
• Manages issues/risks with proactively identifying solutions and recommendations for Senior Management, and client satisfaction with effectiveness and professionalism.
• Ability to understand the meaning and implications of key financial indicators and performs senior level strategic, qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Leverage and continuously expand clinical understanding of certain medical environments, procedures, specialties, industry developments/advances.
• Ability to play a variety of roles: driving, delegating, supporting, coaching.
• Ability to align processes and systems to support strategic priorities.

Key Qualifications:

• Previous senior-level clinical project management experience.
• Strong aptitude for effectively collaborating and influencing others at all organizational levels.
• High degree of professionalism and organizational astuteness.
• Consultative skills which include ability to implement issue resolution and risk mitigation strategies, and insight to advise and make recommendations.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and process improvement approaches.
• Solid understanding of the health care industry, products, systems, and regulatory environment.
• Expertise in overseeing business case development, workplan development and maintenance, resource planning, status reporting, issue/risk identification and management, and performance measurement (e.g., measurement and monitoring).
• Experience with leading cross functional teams through process mapping sessions that demonstrate the upstream and downstream inputs and outputs of the project lifecycle.
• Knowledge of various BCBSMA products and services

Education and Experience:

• BA/BS degree required.
• Post Graduate Degree highly desired.
• 7 years professional business experience required in project management within healthcare.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification preferred.

High school degree or equivalent required unless otherwise noted above

The job posting range is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs and affordability.

This job is also eligible for variable pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and a suite of well-being benefits to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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