What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at Independent Living Systems?
About Us
Join us in making a career in Independent Living Systems, an industry leader in managing home and community-based programs for over 20 years. Independent Living Systems, LLC and its subsidiaries offer a comprehensive range of clinical and third-party administrative services to managed care organizations and providers that serve high-cost, complex member populations in the Medicare, Medicaid, and Dual-Eligible Market. ILS provides tailored integrated solutions aimed at improving health outcomes while rebalancing costs, addressing social determinants of health and connecting members with community-based resources.
Position Summary: The Project Manager is responsible for managing large and complex projects and project teams that span across multiple business units. The Project Manager is responsible for leading all phases of assigned projects including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. The Project Manager is responsible for developing and maintaining project plans and other project management tools to manage projects and provide updates on project status to the ILS Leadership team. The Project Manager is responsible for developing and maintaining ILS project management templates, tools, and developing policies and procedures related to project management activities for the project management teams. The Project Manager is responsible for assisting in the creation of an ILS project governance structure and process as well as assisting with supporting/presenting at monthly operational meetings.
Essential Functions:
- For each project assigned, define project phases, work with business leads to develop project schedules, timelines, and other project management tools.
- Assign tasks to team members and hold teams and team members accountable for meeting project deadlines and goals.
- Develop and manage risk, action, issue, and decision (RAID) logs for projects and identify and escalate, to the Director of Project Management and other ILS senior leadership members, potential project risks and schedule slippage.
- Schedule and lead /facilitate project team meetings and document risks, actions, issues, and decisions in RAID log.
- Develop and present project materials including presentations, written overviews, project schedule summaries, dashboards, etc. to provide updates on project status.
- Develop and maintain project management templates, tools, and methodologies for all ILS project managers to use.
- Assist with developing a structure, charter, and supporting/facilitating a bi-weekly Project Governance meeting that includes business leads and other project managers.
- Mentor, as assigned by the Director of Project Management, other project managers within ILS.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned.
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or similar project manager certification preferred.
Experience:
- 3 years of experience with managing projects, process improvement, and similar tasks.
- 5 years’ experience working in a professional setting and preferably in a managed care/ health care environment.
EEO Statement
In compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, Independent Living Systems has a longstanding commitment to provide a safe, quality-oriented, and productive work environment. Alcohol and drug abuse pose a threat to the health and safety of ILS employees and to the security of the company’s equipment and facilities. For these reasons, ILS is committed to the elimination of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the workplace.
Independent Living Systems, LLC, and its subsidiaries, including FCC, provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, disability, ancestry, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
