Oral Health PM

Location: Remote | Contract

About the role

Our client is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the development of a Special Care Dentistry Program. This role involves managing complex, cross-system initiatives focused on improving oral health services for Rhode Islanders requiring special care, including research, stakeholder engagement, and program development.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the Master Implementation Schedule and workplan, translating activities into weekly tasks, tracking deadlines, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Coordinate multiple workstreams, identify schedule risks, and monitor progress toward procurement deadlines.
• Support national research on population needs, service delivery models, provider capacity, financing, regulatory requirements, and best practices in special care dentistry.
• Conduct and synthesize program, fiscal, and policy analyses, preparing reports and recommendations for leadership review.
• Collaborate with agencies, providers, community organizations, and academic partners to support a coordinated planning process.
• Prepare agendas, meeting materials, and document stakeholder input for planning group meetings.
• Assist in developing Minimum Program Requirements and evaluating various service-delivery models, considering benefits, limitations, costs, workforce, and regulatory factors.
• Support procurement activities, including maintaining the workplan, organizing procurement documents, and assisting with RFI/RFP development and revisions.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in project management, public administration, healthcare administration, public health, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible project management experience, including managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience in research, analysis, program development, healthcare, government, procurement, or organizational transformation.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare or public-sector consulting, health-system transformation, Medicaid, oral health, or dental systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with senior leaders and diverse stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams independently and develop actionable recommendations.

Pay

Hourly Pay Range: $45-$55