MES IT Project Manager

NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Information Technology Division (ITD) seeks a Project Manager (PM) to join the Medicaid Enterprise System (MES) Program to facilitate RFPs. Leadership facilitation PMBOK and Agile experience are key.

NOTE : This role will be 100% remote and candidates located anywhere in the US are encouraged to apply.

NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Information Technology Division (ITD) seeks a Project Manager (PM) to join the Medicaid Enterprise System (MES) Program. Solid experience leading crossfunctional teams using PMBOK and Agile methodologies facilitating and managing meetings with strong demonstrated communication and presentation skills. Participation in drafting procurement documentation (Request for Proposals (RFPs)) are helpful areas of expertise that will strengthen a candidacy.

The Project Manager (PM) will be responsible for leading the efforts associated with procurement design development and implementation of a large complex IT system.

The PM will be accountable for developing all project management artifacts in a waterfallagile hybrid environment.

The PM will partner with Product Managers MES PMO and procurement professionals and external vendors to support and guide business leaders business change and process improvement teams through all of the required steps and phases of the project lifecycle.

Knowledge of Organizational Change Management (OCM) is a highly desired attribute as well as empathy for the business undergoing a substantial amount of change while being resource constrained.

The PM will monitor track schedule document assess quality and articulate the way changes affect the users on a daytoday basis and ensure that thorough testing of systems and scenarios occurs throughout the implementation.

This role will also support the federal certification exercise and associated planning processes.

ITSM / ITIL knowledge and working in a multivendor matrix resource environment are paramount as well.

Required / Desired Skills

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

Leadership persuasion negotiation relationship management conflict resolution and effective oral and written communication expertise

Required

Years

Demonstrated PMBOK subject matter expertise AND experience

Required

Years

Demonstrated Agile (preferably SAFe and Scrum) expertise AND experience

Required

Years

Demonstrated proficiency in using online collaboration tools particularly Microsoft Sharepoint and Teams

Required

Years

EXPERT use of Microsoft Project Word Excel PowerPoint Visio and Adobe software

Required

Years

Knowledge of Enterprise IT Systems system integration principles and associated change management best practices.

Required

Years

Ability to provide project management support and manage the daytoday vendor and contract activities to ensure desired outcomes

Required

Years

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and projects function in a fastpaced continually changing deadline driven environment

Required

Years

Extensive knowledge of test management principles and best practices

Required

Years

Demonstrated ITIL / ITSM knowledge

Required

Years

Experience on a prior or current MMIS HIT HIE Eligibility or other related implementation project requiring federal oversight

Highly desired

Years

Has an understanding of CMS Seven Standards and Conditions and Medicaid IT systems or HIT

Highly desired

Years

Knowledge of Managed Care or the Medicaid Program

Highly desired

Years

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