Job Description

Note: NO IT PROJECT MANAGERS PLEASE!! LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY - NO OUT OF STATE CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED

NO THIRD PARTIES!

Overview:

• End date: 6 months
• Preferred industry background: Healthcare
• Must be willing to come into the office 1 time a week with other team members. This is Thursdays.
• Health Care Industry Experience a must
• NOT an IT PM
• Nice to haves: ability to adapt to change, proactive, driving results, hitting target deliverables, professionalism.
• Strong experience with MS Project Application, PowerPoint, Excel, Share Point
• Strong Experience with PM Methodologies to complete projects on time and on schedule. Ex Waterfall or Agile.
• Soft skills: Collaboration, creating buy-in, driving for results, decision making, identify and mitigate risks, professional presence.

Job Summary:

• Serves as the central orchestrator and manager of strategic initiatives, ensuring achievement of project goals, budget and successful project outcomes. Responsible for driving the creation of project plans, leading a multidisciplinary project team to successfully achieve the project goals, budget and outcomes. Project managers must be able to lead at the initiation of the project and/or as assigned to a project at any point of its delivery. Applies sound project management principles to define scope, schedule, and financials; facilitates stakeholder engagement; and ensures quality and risk mitigation throughout the project lifecycle. Primary point of contact for all project stakeholders, providing clear, timely communication and status updates. The Project Manager collaborates across business and IT teams to resolve blockers, manage dependencies, and maintain momentum toward project goals. Their work is critical to translating strategic intent into measurable results, supporting both operational efficiency and enterprise transformation

• Contributes to the improvement of the Project Management Office by participating in continuous improvement activities and leading through innovation.

PM LEVEL : Performs job with minimal supervision. Projects can be both limited or broad in scope and/or duration

• Plan, direct, and manage projects and associated activities to ensure goals and objectives are accomplished within prescribed time frames and funding parameters.

• Define and document project scope, objectives, detailed project schedules, budget needs, and status reports.

• Confer with stakeholders, product owners, and other parties as needed to outline schedules, dependencies, convergence, and assignments to ensure each project is being planned and communicated clearly.

• Take projects from initial conception to final implementation or in some instances take over a project mid-flight to ensure it stays on track and through successful implementation

• Produces and keeps updated project artifacts like MS Project schedules and SharePoint sites in order to drive accurate and visible dashboarding.

• Contribute to the further development & maturity of PMO process, tools, and methodology through innovation and continuous improvement.

• Apply sound project management principles and demonstrate solid time management skills.

• Track and manage projects using Gantt charts, RAID logs, and other tracking / communication tools.

• Create and deliver presentations to multiple levels of leadership.

• Produce clear & accurate documentation, including status reporting, for any projects assigned.

• Work collaboratively with all stakeholders and communicate effectively across the organization.

• Maintain a professional and positive attitude throughout the project and as an integral member of a team of professionals that are key to driving strategic change and achievement of the corporate strategic plan.

Required Skills:

• MS Project
• 5+ years in healthcare project management (payor, insurance, etc)
• Business projects, not IT
• BS Degree preferred

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