[Hiring] Project Manager II @CareOregon

Role Description

This position is responsible for leading large scale, complex projects utilizing project management and LEAN principles and techniques. Work comprises all stages of the project lifecycle, including scoping, planning, management, and implementation. Some projects include a technology focus. Under limited supervision, this position acts as a liaison between internal and external partners, contractors and stakeholders to facilitate collaboration, consensus building and help ensure accountability, as well as maintain technical project reports, records and documentation. This is a senior level project management position and typically leads projects in support of highly integrated, enterprise-wide initiatives. Projects frequently have varied and numerous participants, areas of high ambiguity, and competing priorities and/or interdependencies with other projects.

Essential Responsibilities

• Planning and Development
  • Develop project plans that outline components, communications, milestones, priorities, needs and resources.
  • Organize, facilitate, and participate in meetings of stakeholder groups to identify needs and build consensus and collaboration.
  • Work collaboratively in analyzing business needs to identify potential technical solutions and process impacts to inform business case and project proposals and project plans.
• Project Management
  • Apply senior level skills in leading stakeholders; act as a resource to project team members.
  • Monitor and regularly communicate project status to Sponsors, Business Owners and other stakeholders, helping to ensure progress toward completion.
  • Make formal and informal presentations and reports, providing updates and other relevant information on the status of projects.
  • Represent the organization regarding project status and alignment with strategic plans; facilitate and work effectively to develop consensus within divergent groups and/or groups with divergent viewpoints.
• Quality Assurance
  • Identify potential difficulties and/or barriers to project goals and take steps to mitigate or avoid them.
  • Ensure compliance with all applicable standards, policies, laws, rules and regulations outlined in the project plan.
• Implementation
  • Employ advanced change management techniques to facilitate the adoption of the project.
  • Track large scale project costs and identify variances from project plans.
  • Develop and recommend operational processes and/or process improvements including supporting information systems.
• Documentation and Evaluation
  • Maintain appropriate records, information, documentation and reports.
  • At the time of project completion, close files and review records to ensure documentation is appropriate and complete.
  • Facilitate the evaluation of progress and challenges following implementation, identifying potential system or process improvement opportunities.
  • Provide subject matter expertise and guidance for implementation, configuration and on-going support of internal systems, technology, and analytics.
• Organizational Responsibilities
  • Perform work in alignment with the organization’s mission, vision, and values.
  • Support the organization’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion by fostering a culture of open mindedness, cultural awareness, compassion, and respect for all individuals.
  • Strive to meet annual business goals in support of the organization’s strategic goals.
  • Adhere to the organization’s policies, procedures, and other relevant compliance needs.
  • Perform other duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of principles, methods, and techniques of project management and effective organizational change management.
• Knowledge of multiple project management frameworks, specifically variations of both agile and waterfall development methods.
• Understanding of multiple health plan functions and system implications preferred.
• Ability to apply process improvement and redesign principles and techniques such as Lean, PDSA, or Six Sigma.
• Expert ability to develop a formal and detailed project plan aligned with established timeline and budgetary guidelines.
• Advanced ability to lead and motivate peers, cross-functional partners and management toward project goal attainment.
• Excellent ability to manage multiple activities, matrixed teams, organization communications, and frequently competing priorities to implement change as necessary within time and budget constraints.
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office, collaboration and project planning systems.
• Skilled at resource planning and negotiating with resource managers for needed skills and time from team members throughout the project/program lifecycle.
• Expertise with information systems in the health insurance or related industry preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, including listening, verbal, written, documentation, meeting facilitation, and presentations.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in working with internal and external business partners.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ related experience, including minimum 4 years managing projects; experience should include:
  • Independent leadership of a variety of medium and large scale projects, as well as leadership on occasional enterprise-wide, complex projects.
  • Minimum 2 years’ experience leading complex information systems projects.
• Preferred:
  • Scrum, Agile, and/or Project Management International (PMI) Project Management certification.
  • 3 or more years’ experience in health plan operations.

Working Conditions

• Environment: This position’s primary responsibilities typically take place in the following environment(s):
  • Inside/office
  • Occasional required or optional travel outside of the workplace.
• Equipment: General office equipment.
• Hazards: n/a

Benefits

• Competitive pay and bonus opportunity.
• Comprehensive benefits package including:
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
  • Health savings account, flexible spending account(s), lifestyle spending account.
  • Employee assistance program, wellness program, discounts, and multiple supplemental benefits.
  • Strong retirement plan with employer contributions.
  • PTO and Paid State Sick Time based on hours worked/scheduled hours.
  • Paid holidays, volunteer time, jury duty, bereavement leave, and more.

Company Description

CareOregon is an equal opportunity employer. The organization selects the best individual for the job based upon job related qualifications, regardless of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, age, veteran status, ancestry, marital status or disability. The organization will make a reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship on the operation of our organization.