IT Project Manager - Health Insurance Domain

Job Title: Technical Project Manager - Health Insurance Domain Location: Newark, NJ - Local or nearby Duration: Long Term

NOTE: Health Insurance Payer exp is needed / W2 Hiring

Description:

The IT Project Manager will lead complex, high-visibility data and analytics projects within the Enterprise Data Services division. Projects typically include cloud data platform migrations master data management (MDM) implementations, enterprise data warehouse modernizations, data governance programs, real-time data streaming initiatives, and regulatory reporting solutions (e.g., Risk Adjustment, HEDIS, Medicare Advantage).

You will partner closely with data engineers, data architects, data governance teams, business stakeholders (Actuarial, Clinical, Underwriting, Provider Network, Compliance), and external vendors to deliver projects on time, on budget, and with exceptional quality.

Project Leadership & Delivery:

• Lead end-to-end project planning, execution, monitoring, and closure for enterprise data initiatives (e.g., data warehouse modernization, data lake buildouts, data quality programs, API integrations, MDM implementations).
• Develop project plans, timelines, resource models, sprint schedules, and work breakdown structures.
• Ensure delivery alignment with enterprise data strategy, data governance standards, and regulatory requirements (HIPAA, CMS guidelines, HITRUST).
• Identify, track, and prioritize project risks, issues, and dependencies; drive timely mitigation plans.
• Manage vendor and partner teams supporting data engineering, ETL, BI, and cloud platform workstreams.