Sr Project/Program Manager
About The Position
Leads and oversees the design of population health strategy initiatives and programs to improve care coordination and health outcomes including developing efficiencies in programs (clinical and non-clinical). Works alongside senior leadership to monitor the effectiveness of care and identifying areas for process improvement to manage costs and to comply with federal and state regulations. Collaborates closely with project team members, business owners and sponsors to develop, implement and monitor initiatives that can improve member health outcomes, reduce provider administrative burden, and/or reduce medical or operational expense through a variety levers, including clinical workflow innovation, operational efficiency, prior authorization management, and AI-enabled care.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)
- 5+ years of experience in related field (strategic planning and program management for health plan)
- In lieu of degree, 7+ years of experience in related field
Nice To Haves
- Preference for a background in quality, public health, healthcare administration, business and/or clinical background
Responsibilities
- Leads the development of population health strategies focused on advancing care coordination, improving health outcomes, and increasing program efficiency
- Gathers input from across the enterprise, division, community, members and through competitive intelligence to identify opportunities, assess needs and develop strategic design of solutions.
- Ensures alignment of solutions across the enterprise.
- Develops business cases, strategy concept designs and program requirements.
- Serves as a subject matter expert, routinely briefing leaders and key stakeholders on program goals and initiatives.
- Develops project plans and recommendations in support of compliance objectives and leads implementation.
- Tracks and reports on the status of projects.
- Assesses project risks, develops mitigation and contingency plans.
- Identifies analyzes and understands target audiences and their specific program needs.
- Develops and deploys marketing strategy to increase member engagement in maternal health programs.
- Leads vendor identification, evaluation, selection and contract negotiations for new vendor relationships.
- Works with senior leadership team to support clinical initiatives and/or programs are in accordance with National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) guidelines, state mandates, and/or government contract requirements
- May work across multiple Line of Business and states to encompass program needs into population health strategies
- Establishes and monitors performance metrics and goals for assigned programs, including process measures, outcomes measures, financial measures and methodologies for implementing programs.
- Documents and presents program results through operational reports, outcomes studies and presentations.
- Owns and makes needed decisions to ensure the successful resolution of issues within the program to achieve milestones and program deliverables.
- Incorporates evaluation planning into the overall strategy.
- Establishes key performance indicators for programs, including process measures, outcomes measures and financial measures.
- Ensure program is designed in such a way that these metrics can be collected and monitored.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage along with numerous health and wellness programs
- Parental leave and support plus adoption and surrogacy assistance
- Career development programs and tuition reimbursement for continued education
- 401k match including an annual company contribution
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
