Senior Project/Program Manager

Senior Project/Program Manager

Durham, NC

100% Remote

Contract

$40/hr - $50/hr

Our client, a nationally recognized and award-winning company in the health insurance vertical, has a contract opening for a Senior Project/Program Manager. They 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: Local to Durham, NC

Contract Duration: 8 + Months

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required). In lieu of degree, 7+ years of experience in related field.

• 7-10 years of experience required

• Prefer candidates with Agile Waterfall experience but will consider candidates with Scrum Master Certification and working on their PMP certification.

• Candidates need to have negotiation skills, to work with stakeholders for problem solving on cross functional team

Desired Skills & Experience

• Prefer candidates with PMP Certification

• Medicare/Healthcare background a plus

What You Will Be Doing

Daily Responsibilities

• 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 BCBSNC 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

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family

• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits

• Vision Benefits

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance

• Hospital Indemnity Insurance

• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options

• Paid Sick Time Leave

• Legal and Identity Protection Plans

• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit

• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

Posted by: Andrew Chadwick

Specialization: Project / Program Management