Project Manager IV

Centene Corporation

1d•Remote

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: The Project Manager plays a critical role in enabling the success of enterprise-wide projects within the Medicare Operations team by utilizing cross-functional teams to deliver defined requirements and meet company strategic objectives. Assist in training and perform duties as the Lead Project Manager. Note: this is a remote role. Candidates 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
7+ years of project management experience with departmental specific projects.
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.
Proficient with MS-Office applications.
Healthcare experience; managed care experience preferred.
Proven ability to manage projects in regulated environments, ensuring adherence to Medicare regulations, internal controls, and organizational standards preferred.

Nice To Haves

PMP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and oversee complex, enterprise‑level Medicare initiatives across an expanded project portfolio, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy, regulatory requirements, and operational priorities.
Own full project lifecycle execution from initiation through closure, including scope definition, planning, execution, monitoring, risk management, and transition to operations.
Manage the full project life cycle, including review of various sources to assess requirements, creation of project plans and schedules, obtaining and managing resources, managing budget, and facilitating project execution, deployment and closure.
Utilize corporate and industry standard project management tools and techniques to effectively manage projects.
Assist with establishment and maintenance of corporate project management methodology and other department procedures.
Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and resource strategies for high‑impact, cross-functional initiatives.
Provide leadership and effectively communicate project status to all stakeholders and external agencies.
Negotiate with project stakeholders to identify resources, resolve issues, and mitigate risks.
Coordinate cross-functional meetings with various functional areas to meet overall stakeholder expectations and company’s objectives.
Provide functional and technical knowledge across multiple business and technical areas.
Monitor the creation of all project deliverables to ensure adherence to quality standards including design documents, test plans, training materials, and operations documentation.