Program Manager IV

Centene Corporation

1d • Onsite

About The Position

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members. Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, you’ll have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility. Position Purpose: As part of Delaware First Health, a subsidiary of Centene, the Program Manager IV is responsible for all aspects of the planning and delivery of strategic LTSS (Long Term Services and Support) programs. This role provides leadership, direction, and hands-on support to matrixed teams to ensure the successful completion of complex integration LTSS initiatives. The Program Manager IV is also responsible for creating and presenting executive level communications to provide program updates and facilitate cross functional executive level discussion. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Sponsorship and future sponsorship are not available for this opportunity, including employment-based visa types H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, or CPT. There is anticipated travel for on-sight meetings at the Newark, DE office.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience required.
• 8+ years of Program or Project Management experience required.
• Previous experience as a lead in a functional area, managing cross-functional teams on large scale projects or supervisory experience including hiring, training, assigning work, and managing the performance of staff required.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications and project management tools required.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Healthcare experience and/or managed care experience preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Program management tasks including tracking the completion of home health work plan action steps for each of our LTSS markets.
• Create and monitor the LTSS key performance metrics dashboard along with tracking key information, processes and vendors for each LTSS market.
• Develop LTSS policy drafts along with researching and reviewing potential LTSS growth opportunities in new and existing states.
• Participate in LTSS strategy meetings and developing related work plans.
• Attend select conferences and representing Centene; and tracking and engaging in key relationships and sponsorships.
• Proactively manage areas such as risk, budget/forecast, dependencies, etc.
• Serve as the first escalation point for project issues and risks.
• Work directly with the project teams to resolve issues and create risk mitigation plans.
• Escalate well-formulated issues and risks to leadership.
• Effectively communicate business and technology issues and solutions.
• Lead large scale, cross functional projects for implementation or process improvement including working with organizational leaders for restructuring and realignment of team members.
• Oversee all aspects of program planning, management, and execution (scope, schedule, and budget).
• Create comprehensive timelines and ensure the project team creates and maintains appropriate deliverables while following project management standards.
• Drive large scale projects by coordinating the work of one or more project managers/business analysts who are managing the individual workgroups (Operations, Finance, Benefit Operations, etc.) involved in the project.
• Create meaningful dashboards for executive level update and project status.
• Work with teams to create reports for ongoing analytics post project implementation.
• Prepare and deliver documents for Program Steering Committees to the Executive team.
• Work with functional business teams’ leaders to assess program risks and issue escalate as needed to the leadership level.
• Proactively manage areas such as risk, budget/forecast, dependencies, etc.
• Prepare strategic analysis of potential business and/or operational opportunities as needed.

Benefits

• Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees