JOB SUMMARY
This role is responsible for the successful planning, execution, and delivery of projects, ranging from large to extra-large individual initiatives. The individual in this role will lead all aspects of the project lifecycle, from initial concept to final delivery, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. This includes managing resources, mitigating risks, and fostering effective communication amongst stakeholders. The role requires a high degree of organizational skill, proactive problem-solving, and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously. This individual may also be a mentor to less experienced project managers.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Planning & Execution: Develop comprehensive project plans, including detailed schedules, resource allocation, budget management, and risk assessments. Proactively identify and mitigate potential project roadblocks.
Scope Management: Define and manage project scope, ensuring all deliverables align with business objectives. Manage changes to scope effectively and efficiently.
Resource Management: Allocate and manage project resources (human, financial, and material) effectively to optimize performance and meet project deadlines.
Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, communicating project progress, addressing concerns, and managing expectations.
Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues, implementing appropriate corrective actions. Maintain a detailed RAID log.
Reporting & Documentation: Prepare and deliver comprehensive project status reports, maintaining meticulous documentation, including project plans, meeting minutes, project artifacts, and approvals.
Team Leadership & Collaboration: Lead and motivate project teams, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.
Quality Assurance: Implement quality control measures to ensure projects meet defined quality standards.
Other duties as assigned or requested
EDUCATION
Required
Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare, Information Technology, Business or related field or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor’s degree.
Preferred
None
EXPERIENCE
Required
5 years of experience in project management to include successfully delivering complex projects on time and within budget and managing multiple projects concurrently
Proficiency in project management software (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Asana, etc.)
Preferred
Experience in project management in the healthcare or health insurance industry
Experience using a range of project methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.)
LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS
Required
None
Preferred
Project Management Professional (PMP)
SKILLS
Strong understanding of project management principles and best practices.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
Strong organizational and time management skills, with a demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks and manage competing demands.
Language (Other than English):
None
Travel Requirement:
25% - 50%
PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS
Position Type
Office-based
Teaches / trains others regularly
Rarely
Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site
Occasionally
Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)
Never
Physical work site required
Yes
Lifting: up to 10 pounds
Constantly
Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds
Rarely
Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds
Never
Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.
Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.
Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.
Pay Range Minimum:
$78,900.00Pay Range Maximum:
$147,500.00Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations. The displayed salary range does not reflect any geographic differential Highmark may apply for certain locations based upon comparative markets.
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What We Do
Highmark Health, a Pittsburgh, PA based enterprise that employs more than 40,000 people who serve millions of Americans across the country, is the second largest integrated health care delivery and financing network in the nation based on revenue. Highmark Health is the parent company of Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, and HM Health Solutions. Highmark Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates provide health insurance to nearly 5 million members in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware as well as dental insurance, vision care and related health products through a national network of diversified businesses that include United Concordia Companies, HM Insurance Group, and Visionworks. Allegheny Health Network is the parent company of an integrated delivery network that includes eight hospitals, more than 2,800 affiliated physicians, ambulatory surgery centers, an employed physician organization, home and community-based health services, a research institute, a group purchasing organization, and health and wellness pavilions in western Pennsylvania. HM Health Solutions focuses on meeting the information technology platform and other business needs of the Highmark Health enterprise as well as unaffiliated health insurance plans by providing proven business processes, expert knowledge and integrated cloud-based platforms.
A national blended health organization, Highmark Health and our leading businesses support millions of customers with products, services and solutions closely aligned to our mission of creating remarkable health experiences, freeing people to be their best.
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, we're regionally focused in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia and New York, with customers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
We passionately serve individual consumers and fellow businesses alike. Our companies cover a diversified spectrum of essential health-related needs, including health insurance, health care delivery, population health management, dental solutions, reinsurance solutions, and innovative technology solutions.
We’re also proud to carry forth an important legacy of compassionate care and philanthropy that began more than 170 years ago. This tradition of giving back, reinvesting and ensuring that our communities remain strong and healthy is deeply embedded in our culture, informing our decisions every day.
