Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Acentra Health is a healthcare technology and services company focused on improving health outcomes through technology, services, and clinical expertise. The Project Manager, Specialist leads complex, high-risk, or strategic projects and portfolios, overseeing planning, execution, budgets, risks, teams, customer relationships, and delivery metrics while mentoring other project managers.
Responsibilities
- Oversees one or more complex, high-risk, or strategic projects and/or portfolios, with accountability for end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery
- Provides leadership to project teams of up to 100 employees concurrently, with annual contract values of up to $50M and complexity up to 300,000 hours
- Leads the development and execution of project plans, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy, client requirements, and contractual obligations
- Determines project scope, estimates financial and time commitments, assigns resources, and monitors progress against milestones and deliverables
- Provides people management, including recruiting, coaching, and performance oversight of highly skilled project leaders and individual contributors
- Mentors and provides thought leadership to other Project Managers, serving as a functional lead and knowledge resource across the program management discipline
- Fosters strong customer relationships, manages client expectations, and represents the company in customer-facing and executive-level presentations
- Partners with customers to analyze issues from the client perspective and recommend solutions that balance scope, budget, and delivery quality
- Manages project risk by working with schedulers and cross-functional teams to track schedules, deliverables, and milestones; escalates issues with recommended mitigation strategies
- Implements, maintains, and reports Earned Value (EV) metrics and other delivery metrics into project plans
- Assists in developing and monitoring project budgets, tracking actual spend against plan, and escalating concerns to senior leadership as required
- Ensures adherence to internal governance protocols, CMMI standards, compliance requirements, and industry best practices
- Confers with project personnel to provide technical advice, resolve problems, and remove barriers to success
- Keeps abreast of emerging technologies, market trends, and best practices in program and project management
- Demonstrates unwavering commitment to customer service, operational excellence, and long-term client success
- Other duties as assigned
- Read, understand, and adhere to all corporate policies including policies related to HIPAA and its Privacy and Security Rules
- This position primarily involves working at a desk and using a computer for extended periods of time
Skills
- • Bachelor's degree required
- • Minimum 7 years of related experience is required
- • PMP or Six Sigma certification required (can be waived with 10+ years of direct and relevant Project Management experience)
- • Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Visio, SharePoint, PowerPoint); direct experience using Microsoft Project or similar tools required
- • Prepare and present high-quality executive-level presentations - executive presence
- Master's degree preferred
- • Experience with healthcare delivery systems, Medicaid/Medicare programs, or government contracts strongly preferred
- • Domain knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, or healthcare verticals
- • Call Center, Tier 2/3, and Operations background
- • Ability to manage people, projects, and processes
- • Ability to meet and enforce deadlines, and to take initiative in the progression and completion of projects
- • Strong problem-solving, analytical, and evaluative skills
- • Strong communication skills (verbal, written, facilitation) with strong presentation and facilitation skills, executive presence
- • Strong at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- • Self-motivated, with ability to balance multiple projects under minimal to no supervision
- • Demonstrates leadership skills and ability to work effectively with different teams and contributors both directly and in a matrix environment
Benefits
- Comprehensive health plans
- Paid time off
- Retirement savings
- Corporate wellness
- Educational assistance
- Corporate discounts
Company Overview
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