Manager, Projects (Medicare/Medicaid)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Summary

Leads and manages team responsible for internal business projects from inception through delivery. Oversees project schedules, milestones, budgets, stakeholder involvement, and quality/delivery. Collaborates cross-functionally with departments and cross-functional teams of subject matter experts to ensure project completion and success.

Essential Job Duties

• Oversees team responsible for all aspects of assigned projects throughout the project lifecycle including project scope, schedule, resources, quality, costs and changes.
• Projects may include some or all of the following: system implementations, internal/cross functional department process improvement initiatives, implementation of new state health plans and new product lines.
• Oversees detailed project plans to include milestones, tasks, and target/actual dates of completion.
• Oversees revision of project plans as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Oversees schedules and project meetings to include logistics, agendas, and meeting minutes.
• Prepares and submits project status reports to senior leadership.
• Oversees project follow-up items with senior level stakeholders as applicable.
• Manages project-related process improvements, workflow changes, project/program implementation and governance changes, etc.
• Investigates, develops, evaluates solutions to a wide range of complex problems spanning across multiple projects.
• Proactively assesses projects for potential problem areas.
• Leverages understanding of project management methodologies, standard applications and project-specific software to support high-level/considerably complex projects and business initiatives.
• May engage and oversee the work of external vendors.
• Manages departmental budget as applicable.
• Hires, trains, mentors, develops and manages performance of team; demonstrates accountability for team performance/achievement of established departmental goals.

Required Qualifications

• At least 7 years of progressive project management or related experience, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• At least 1 year of management/leadership experience.
• Advanced understanding of multiple projects and relationships between projects.
• Expert knowledge of methods and techniques involved in project management initiatives.
• Ability to learn new software with little to no instruction within a short timeframe and instruct others on functionality.
• Strong operational/process improvement experience.
• Advanced project management experience/skills.
• Advanced knowledge of project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, or hybrid).
• Strong data analysis skills/experience.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with competing priorities.
• Ability to create clear, accurate, complete, and concise reports.
• Ability to work cross-collaboratively across a highly matrixed organization.
• Strong verbal/written/presentation communication skills.
• Microsoft Office suite (including Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio), and applicable software programs proficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
• Health care/managed care experience.
• Medicare/Medicaid experienc highly preferred.
• AI Applications

• 5+ years management/leadership experience
• Pega experience

To all current Molina employees: If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply through the Internal Job Board.

Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V