Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Centene connects people to the care they need to live healthier lives and works to make healthcare more accessible and effective. The Program Manager III promotes program efficiency, service levels, and value while leading multiple concurrent projects, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing project lifecycles, and aligning initiatives with strategic objectives.
Responsibilities
- Identify opportunities to increase efficiency, improve service levels and to ensure regulatory compliance through enhanced operations
- Develop strategies to realize improvement opportunities, and ensure organizational prioritization and resource alignment
- Manage multiple projects through full project life cycle process including requirements gathering, creation of project plans and schedules, obtaining and managing resources, managing budget, and facilitating project execution, deployment and closure
- Translate contracts, regulatory requirements, business objectives, and leadership direction into clear scope, milestones, dependencies, ownership, and measurable outcomes
- Use approved AI, automation, dashboards, and Microsoft 365 tools to summarize information, identify patterns, prepare communications, and reduce repetitive administrative work
- Utilize corporate and industry standard project management tools and techniques to effectively manage projects
- Maintain detailed project documentation as needed including action items, issues lists and risk mitigation plans
- Provide leadership and effectively communicate project status to all stakeholders, including executive summaries and presentations
- Negotiate with project stakeholders to identify and secure resources, resolve issues, and mitigate risks
- Lead cross-functional meetings with various functional areas to meet overall stakeholder expectations and company’s objectives
- Provide functional and technical knowledge regarding overall program requirements and operations
Skills
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, related field, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years project implementation, product or program management experience
- Master's degree preferred
- Managed care or prescription benefit management experience preferred
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401K
- Stock purchase plans
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off plus holidays
- A flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules
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