Project Manager II

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members. Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, you’ll have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.
 

Position Purpose: The Project Manager will join Meridian Health Plan and be responsible for planning, organizing, monitoring, and overseeing various projects. This role involves coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver defined requirements and achieve strategic company objectives. Key responsibilities include creating daily scorecards for operations leaders in the Meridian Market to track team performance, SLAs, and goals; managing inventory and supporting SLA targets for Claims and Provider Data teams; and providing primary support for issue management and resolution.

*Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Sponsorship and future sponsorship are not available for this opportunity, including employment-based visa types H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, or CPT.

• Manage the full project life cycle including requirements gathering, creation of project plans and schedules, facilitating project execution, deployment, and closure.

• Utilize corporate and industry standard project management tools and techniques to effectively manage projects. Heavy use of Excel.

• Assist with establishment and maintenance of corporate project management methodology and other department procedures.

• Maintain detailed project documentation including meeting minutes, action items, issues lists, and risk management plans.

• Effectively communicate project status to all stakeholders.

• Negotiate with project stakeholders to identify resources, resolve issues, and mitigate risks.

• Coordinate cross-functional meetings with various functional areas to meet overall stakeholder expectations and company's objectives.

• Provide functional and technical knowledge across multiple business and technical areas.

• Monitor the creation of all project deliverables to ensure adherence to quality standards including design documents, test plans, training materials, and operations documentation.

• Create and communicate project milestone documents, dashboards, ROI tables, and departmental success metrics.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in related area or equivalent experience.

• 3+ years of project management experience. Experience working with and leading diverse groups and matrix managed environments. Proficient with project management tools, MS-Project or other project management software, and MS-Office applications.

• Highly proficient with Excel (ability to create pivot tables, X-Lookup, V-Lookup with large amounts of data).

• Healthcare experience preferred.

License/Certification: PMP or CAPM certification preferred.

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules.  Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status.  Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act