Sr Project/Program Manager

Our client, a nationally recognized and award-winning company in the health insurance vertical, has a contract to hire opening for a Sr. Project/Program Manager. have over 4 million customers and 5,000 employees dedicated to providing innovative solutions that simplify the healthcare system, improve efficiency and outcomes while reducing costs.

Location: ** While the position is Remote, work from home, you must reside in North Carolina or one of the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Contract Duration: 12 Months, contract to hire
Required Skills & Experience Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)
5 years of experience in related field.
In lieu of degree, 7 years of experience in related field.
What You Will Be Doing

• Develops project plans and recommendations in support of Departmental/Company objectives and leads implementation; tracks and reports on the status of the project. Must ascertain, categorize and manage projects in relation to corporate priorities.
• Negotiates for resources to staff projects effectively with appropriate skill sets, aligning skills to the needs of the project. Delegates work as required and ensures a quality end product through close customer contact and assesses customer/client satisfaction through direct feedback/evaluation.
• Coordinates development and implementation of policies and procedures as well as development of compliance measurements. Controls and monitors project effectiveness; updates project plans as necessary. Ensures compliance with necessary audit requirements.
• Represents client in meetings with external parties including consultants, vendors, and others and may include service delivery management of vendors.
• Assists with analysis and development of business processes to ensure quality, cost effectiveness, timeliness of customer service, and regulatory requirements and mandates are met.
• Develops escalation process to channel issues and concerns to appropriate parties.
• Evaluates project risks, developing contingency plans and responding to change in risk as the project progresses.
• Develops effective business process improvement initiatives and communication plans.
• Performs analytic functions and coaches others in analytical production, technical and other areas.
• Proposes a variety of solutions to business issues/problems utilizing appropriate analysis tools (ie Cost/Benefit Analysis, Flowcharting, etc).
• Documents and presents project management results through the development of criteria, issue analysis papers and reports; ensures that projects established objectives such as financial goals, where applicable and creates an evaluation plan to assess project performance in relation to stated goals.
• Develops and tracks budgets, operating plans and financial cost forecasts to support the objectives of the project.
• Provides indirect reports, if applicable, with well-defined expectations, ongoing feedback, coaching/ mentoring and/or training.

****To be eligible to contract at this client you must be able to pass a drug test and criminal background check

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