Project Manager

Duties & Responsibilities

• Creates and implements complex project definitions, schedules, budgets, and objectives for a large sized or multiple projects of high complexity.
• Determines need for and impact of changes in scope of project and makes and implements recommendations based on determinations.
• Gains concurrence, approval, and consensus from stakeholders regarding the various project aspects, adjusts accordingly.
• Identifies appropriate resources and staffs projects.
• Organizes project team(s) members to ensure communication and understanding of deadlines, assignments and objectives.
• Acts as the point of contact with client project management.
• Identifies, when and as appropriate, staffing changes or needs as project progresses.
• Manages costs, schedules and quality by overseeing project deliverables.
• Ensures schedule and budget are met.
• Identifies need for change, determines course of action and revises as appropriate.
• May act outside of established policies as necessary.
• Oversees the ongoing review of project(s) status; identifies risks.
• Develops, recommends and implements risk mitigation solutions and implements as appropriate.
• Works in conjunction with team members and stakeholders to anticipate and manage changes to projects, such as but not limited to, technical requirements, business requirements and schedule.
• Determines when additional resources are needed and implements same.
• Identifies or gathers information regarding possible solutions that may create additional, different or unique project objectives or results.
• Manages client project management, company management and project team expectations for agreed upon project performance by obtaining and providing project metrics.
• Identifies, recommends and implements changes or alternate paths based upon performance and metrics.
• Develops and makes presentations that could lead to expanded business opportunities.
• Participates in proposal efforts and sales calls to enhance opportunities for future business deals with client.
• Manages client expectations and balances the needs of company and client to ensure satisfaction for relevant parties.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Project Manager experience in Healthcare IT, with at least 3+ years dedicated to ‘Medicaid MMIS’ or statelevel Eligibility & Enrollment systems.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, information technology, engineering or related field preferred.
• Experience working with project management methodology such as Catalyst including budget development, project planning, control and assurance methodologies, project management software and finance and accounting concepts and practices.
• Technical Proficiency:
• Experience with ALM tools (JIRA, Microfocus ALM, SharePoint) for requirements traceability.
• Strong understanding of the SDLC in an Agile/Hybrid environment.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel advanced features such as macros and/or relational database software.
• Powerpoint and presentation skills.

Client Facing Confidence

• Proven ability to lead meetings with government clients and push back diplomatically when necessary.
• Crisis Management: Ability to remain calm and structured during "surge" periods of highvolume issues and reporting.

Curiosity to Solve Complex Problems and Strong Interpersonal Skills

• To interact with and influence clients and team members.