ENTERPRISE PROJECT MANAGER - CONSULTANT Onsite Columbia SC

Authorized to work in the US

No H1B

Max $80 USD per hour / 1099 Contractor

Government Experience Required: Preferable

The South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services (SCDHHS) is the State Medicaid Agency for South Carolina. This agency is focused on the modernization of the States Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS). The modernization is a major undertaking for SCDHHS and requires major transformation of culture, processes and technology. The modernization program supports the Departments transition from primarily a fee-for-service payor of claims towards a program and policy driver for health outcomes primarily through managed care programs. The programs strategy supports significant innovation in MMIS thinking and mindset and is aligned with MMIS innovation at the national level as well.

Scope of the project:

SCDHHS is undertaking a multi-year Medicaid Enterprise System (MES) Modernization effort to replace the States aging MMIS and related applications with more modern capabilities along with corresponding business operations services.

The MES Modernization effort will be incremental and modular in nature with a focus on configurable and scalable integrations, which allow for more flexibility and reduces time and cost necessary to respond to federal and state enhancements.

The Delivery of Automated Systems for Healthcare (DASH) Program is the project management program that will be managing the MES Modernization.

Objectives to Be Fulfilled by Candidate:

Enterprise Project Manager Consultant will manage the daily activities of the Medicaid Cloud-Based Systems program. This position will report to the Director of the DASH Program. The duties will include:

• Enforcing SDLC development best practices following enterprise policies, tools and processes
• Providing day-to-day direction and guidance to the development team working on the support and improvement of multiple applications on a variety of technologies
• Planning and directing budgets, goals, and business objectives
• Maintaining enterprise-wide system tools that ensure scalability
• Ensuring established operating policies are followed
• Enforcing enterprise-wide MCBS program management practices, governance standards, processes and metrics
• Ensuring projects/programs are defined, tracked and communicated in a consistent and effective manner
• Incorporating effective change and risk management controls
• Partnering with IT and business leadership and other key stakeholders to ensure projects meet strategic objectives
• Directing project/program managers with business case development
• Ensuring projects within MCBS portfolios/programs are delivered on time, within budget and to an agreed quality level

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):

• At least ten years of experience in IT Management
• At least five years of experience in management of large-scale business and technical projects
• Experience managing cross functional teams across multiple projects
• Familiar with a variety of the IT Management concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Extensive knowledge and expertise in project/program management, portfolio management methodologies and tools.
• Experience with standard data structures, electronic data interchange, processes and related file formats
• Interest, skill and ability to innovate including business processes, methods/procedures, and technology
• Ability to effectively work and communicate, in both oral and written, with all levels of the Agency from frontline workers to Executive Staff as well as the Contractor(s)
• Ability to work in a professional office environment with a diverse group of teammates
• Must have exceptional attention to detail

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):

• Experience in IT development best practices

Required Education:

Bachelors degree in a technical, business, or healthcare field or an Associate degree with 10 years IT Management experience.

Required Certifications:

None