Clinical Program Manager

agilon health; Traverse City (MI); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

agilon health is seeking a project manager to lead complex initiatives across clinical and administrative domains. The role emphasizes hands-on collaboration with providers, executives, and vendors to implement innovative programs and care models.

The hybrid position is limited to candidates in or near Traverse City, Michigan. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years in healthcare project work, strong organization and communication skills, and experience guiding matrixed teams through full project

Qualifications

• 3+ years of healthcare clinical or administrative experience required.
• Strong project management skills, attention to detail, time management, prioritization, problem solving, adaptability, and willingness to learn.
• Experience leading diverse groups in matrix-managed environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of projects from objectives to closure, including resource, budget, and timeline management.
• Perform quantitative and qualitative analyses to support performance improvements.
• Help establish and maintain corporate project management methodologies and procedures.
• Develop and share project milestone documents, dashboards, ROI tables, and success metrics.
• Provide independent project management support, maintain plans, timelines, and status reports for stakeholders.
• Maintain detailed meeting minutes, action items, issues lists, and risk management plans.
• Negotiate with stakeholders to identify resources, resolve issues, and mitigate risks.
• Ensure deliverables meet quality standards including design docs, test plans, training materials, and operations docs.

Job description

This position is responsible for the successful planning and execution of critical projects as assigned by senior leaders. Projects may be moderately to highly complex and could involve hands‑on work with providers, executives, vendors, or other stakeholders to successfully implement innovative programs, operational processes, and care models. The successful candidate must be able to quickly adapt to different sizes and types of projects and must be able to communicate effectively within and across teams, functional units, and management levels.

*Hybrid opportunity, only candidates in or near Traverse City, MI will be considered

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of healthcare clinical or administrative experience.
• Skills related to effective project management, including strong work ethic, attention to detail, time management, ability to prioritize, problem solving, adaptability, and willingness to learn.
• Experience working with and leading diverse groups and matrix managed environments.

Essential Job Functions:

• Manage the full project life cycle including clarifying objectives and priorities, gathering requirements, creating project plans (deliverables, metrics, timelines, owners), obtaining and managing resources, managing budgets, and facilitating project execution, deployment, monitoring, and closure.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses to support performance improvement efforts.
• Assist with establishment and maintenance of corporate project management methodology and other department procedures.
• Create and communicate project milestone documents, dashboards, ROI tables, and departmental success metrics.
• Provide project management support with minimal oversight, including managing day-to-day operations, maintaining work plans and timelines, preparing status reports, and ensuring project status is communicated to all stakeholders.
• Maintain detailed project documentation including meeting minutes, action items, issues lists, and risk management plans.
• Negotiate with project stakeholders to identify resources, resolve issues, and mitigate risks.
• Monitor the creation of all project deliverables to ensure adherence to quality standards including design documents, test plans, training materials, and operations documentation.

Other Job Functions:

• Understand, adhere to, and implement the Company’s policies and procedures.
• Provide excellent customer services skills, including consistently displaying awareness and sensitivity to the needs of internal and/or external clients.
• Proactively ensuring that these needs are met or exceeded.
• Take personal responsibility for personal growth including acquiring new skills, knowledge, and information.
• Engage in excellent communication which includes listening attentively and speaking professionally.
• Set and complete challenging goals.
• Demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy in work product.