Project Manager-Healthcare Reform - 4-18 Month Contract

Project Manager - Healthcare Reform

Job Description:
In 2016, the ACA will require states and jurisdictions to expand the definition of a small group employer from 1-50 to 1-100. The Sr. PM will be responsible for leading and managing the work to ensure compliance by January 1, 2016. The successful person will be accountable for leading and providing business project management for highly visible, sensitive and multi-faceted program-wide and regional system remediation and implementation projects. Various systems and processes will need to be remediated to accommodate the expanded group size. Some of the impacted areas include sales and account management, sales operations, products, underwriting, pricing, distribution channels (eg brokers, general agencies, public exchanges, etc), membership administration, customer service and marketing. The Sr. PM will be responsible for ongoing regional engagement with cross functional SMEs and coordination with the National program team. The Sr. PM will be responsible for building and managing regional project road maps and plans, work stream status reports, etc.

Requirements:
Min. of 5 years project management experience
Understands all project life cycle phases
Strong skills in project plan development and communication of status, risks, issues, etc
Health Care Industry Experience highly desirable
Systems implementation experience highly desirable
Ability to lead cross functional teams
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Proven ability to interface with various levels across organizational lines
Bachelor's Degree in related field required, Master's or PMP highly desirable
Manages moderately complex projects or multiple simple projects
Demonstrates understanding of the need to manage risk issues
Demonstrates application of approved project management methods and business methods to projects
Develops and maintains the project plan
With guidance coordinates the collection and validation of business requirements
With guidance determines the impact of current/existing technologies on the project and communicates impact to sponsors
Manages project close-out activities
Develops and conducts post-implementation review
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
Develops solutions to complex problems
Communicates requirements, goals and expectations clearly and concisely, listening to individuals' questions and concerns, to ensure clarity and direction