Project Manager - 33135

$68 per hour W2

BB33135

Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

1 Year

Project Manager

The position is part of the National ClaimsConnect Program and will support the implementation of a National Claims platform with initial focus on California.

Includes the planning and tracking of projects both (tactical and strategic), cost effectiveness, communication, risk analysis, quality assurance, team and vendor management, and implementation of highly visible, sensitive and multi-faceted projects. Identifies and resolves issues related to projects. Ensures assigned projects are delivered within scope, schedule, budget and quality levels are consistent with partner/customer expectations.

Essential Functions:

Manages moderately complex projects or multiple simple projects

Develops solutions that align with strategic direction and standards

Completes components of the business case

Negotiates agreement on project schedule and budgets

Applies methods or recognized equivalents appropriate to the specific needs of the project/client

Demonstrates understanding of the need to manage risk issues

Participates in the application of the risk management process

Develops and sustains strong working relationships with client project team staff

Demonstrates application of approved project management methods and business methods to projects

With guidance may convert business cases to business plans

Develops and maintains the project plan

May develop and execute user training plans

With guidance coordinates the collection and validation of business requirements

With guidance stays abreast of enterprise-wide projects and prevents or manages associated conflicts

With guidance determines the impact of current/existing technologies on the project and communicates impact to sponsors

Manages the overall resource capacity (supply) and scheduled work (demand) for the delivering organization including forecasting and impact assessment

Works on assignments of diverse scope

Generally performs within broadly defined practices and guidelines, and also modifies or suggests enhancements

Requires planning to coordinate with other departments or resources

Oversees transition to operational production status

Manages project close-out activities

Develops and conducts post-implementation review

May participate in overseeing the transition of project team members to new projects

Responsibilities impact the achievement of key department and/or functional objectives

Contributes to the achievement of department objectives

Project size typically multiple sites and/or multiple regions

Balances schedule, scope and budget, renegotiate with sponsor as needed

Tracks and reports on project and deliverable status and manages variances

Executes the project plan, any contingency plans and all identified plans

Regularly develops and manages issue escalation and the resolution process

Ensures project alignment with business strategy

Involves interpreting and analyzing established concepts

Exercises judgment to make decisions for less defined issues and selects methods and techniques for obtaining solutions

Often prepares content and may make appropriate presentations

Develops solutions to complex problems

May refer to established precedents and policies when making decisions

Requires significant analysis to develop solutions for complex problems

Represents the primary interface between the customer and the project team

Communicates requirements, goals and expectations clearly and concisely, listening to individuals' questions and concerns, to ensure clarity and direction

Assume other duties as directed

Basic Qualifications:

Three (3) or more years project management experience

Four (4) year degree in related field or equivalent experience

Understand all project life cycle phases and applies knowledge in the delivery of at least one (1) phase of the project delivery life cycle

Understands and applies knowledge of change management process on projects

Experience with the business aspect of system implementation (readiness, training, cutover planning and execution)

Healthcare, Health Insurance, or management consulting industry experience preference

Willingness to travel 25% (mainly between CA and CO, though travel to other regional sites may be involved).

-Top 3-5 required skills: Organized, Ability to work with large matrixed teams, Business readiness background, communication
-Minimum years of experience required: 3-5 years Project Management experience with health plan or similar industry with emphasis in the business side of system implementation including: readiness planning/activities, staff training, cutover planning/preparation/execution.
-Top 3-5 daily responsibilities: deliverable tracking for program by region, maintain project plan/schedule, work with other program teams for cross-dependent activities
-Desired skills: organized, adaptable, flexible, able to work individually and collaboratively in fast paced environment
-Type of background you are looking for: project management experience, MS Project/Project Server skills, emphasis on business readiness and cutover aspects of system implementations
-Size of the team: 10+ on workstream team, within a very large program team
-Information on the project: implementation of a claims adjudication system across mulitple regions