DCH Project Manager 3

Job Summary and Justification:

Clients is procuring new Care Management Organizations to deliver health plan benefits for the Georgia Families program. This procurement and implementation represents one of the largest and most significant projects at DCH and will impact millions of Georgians with the goal of improving heath outcomes and wellness and improving system performance and efficiency.. DCH is also in the process of transforming existing legacy Medicaid Enterprise Systems (MES) into modern loosely-coupled seamlessly-integrated modular systems where the exchange of data and processes is seamless and automatic. DCH is seeking a qualified candidate to serve full-time on a contract basis as a Project Manager for the CMO Procurement and Implementation Project. The qualified candidate must work efficiently and effectively and possess strong organizational communication and leadership skills. The candidate will work under a Senior Project Manager but will have defined responsibilities and areas of specialty. Information technology and technical skills and experience implementing technical or other complex multi-stakeholder projects will be useful. Experience with process automation and administrative simplification will be helpful. Extensive understanding of project management principles methods and techniques is necessary.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Support project manager with assigned project management tasks and follow leadership directives

Manage multiple project tasks on a day-to-day basis and all aspects of related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives

Report on project success criteria outcomes and results metrics test and deployment management activities

Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork innovation and excellence

Prepare estimates and detailed project plans for all phases of a project including project schedules and roadmaps

Provide status reporting regarding project milestones deliverable dependencies risks and issues communicating across leadership groups and stakeholders including management and third parties.

Understand interdependencies between technology operations and business process needs and assist with coordination between CMO project and other enterprise projects and initiatives including MEST Program projects Enterprise Data Management project data governance administrative simplification and business process automation initiatives.

Work collaboratively with business owners to identify gaps and areas of concern and document for solution.

Demonstrate a functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices

Manage project scope and changes

Support vendor selection and proposal evaluation process

Act as an internal quality control check for the project

Assist in develop and delivery of progress reports proposals requirements documentation and presentations statements of work to various audiences including project team sponsors senior management and key stakeholders

Ensure that projects and program are proceeding according to scope schedule budget and quality standards

Monitor and Manage project issues and risks

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications/ Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in SDLC methodologies Agile Iterative Waterfall

Strong leadership diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up across and down multiple business areas

Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork innovation and excellence

Excellent communication (written verbal and presentation) and interpersonal skills

Self-motivated decisive with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands

Documented experience in successfully leading projects and programs to on-time on-schedule and within budget

Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented collaborative environment

Flexible with proven ability to conform to shifting priorities demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities
Technically competent with various software programs including but not limited to Microsoft Office 365 (Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint Visio) and Microsoft Project but also project management and SDCL software tools

Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products

Support diverse and inclusive work environment

Demonstrate decisiveness in resolving business problems making decisions and identifying priorities

Education

BA or BS in Management Health Administration Business Information Systems Information Technology Computer Science or related field is preferred

At least 3 years of experience in management of complex project procurement and implementations

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification required

Required/Desired Skills:

• Experience working with business stakeholders within a cross-functional matrix environment
• Experience with gathering requirements from the client / business and documentation
• Experience with software development life cycle (SDLC)
• Agile project methodology experience
• Experience creating Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) and end-to-end tracking across the project life cycle
• Intermediate level of proficiency with MS Project Outlook Word Excel Visio and PowerPoint and other similar tools
• Intermediate level of proficiency with project artifact curation and collaboration with shared tools and
• Intermediate level of proficiency with Jama Jira Confluence Steelray SmartSheets and other similar tools
• Experience presenting to stakeholders and/or senior leadership
• Knowledge and experience with Medicaid managed care MMIS health claims payment and processing population health management or other similar are
• PMP Certification