Manager, Projects (Medicare/Medicaid)

Molina Healthcare; Des Moines, Northern (IA, KY); Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Molina Healthcare in Des Moines, IA seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead a team delivering internal business projects from inception to delivery. You will oversee scope, schedule, budget, and stakeholder engagement across departments.

The role requires strong leadership, data analysis, and excellent communication skills, with experience in multiple PM methodologies and a proven ability to drive results in a matrixed organization.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive project management or related experience.
• 1+ year of management/leadership experience.
• Advanced understanding of multiple projects and relationships between projects.
• Expert knowledge of project management methods and techniques.
• Able to learn new software quickly and teach others.

Responsibilities

• Oversees team responsible for all aspects of assigned projects from inception through delivery.
• Manages project scope, schedule, resources, quality, costs and changes across the lifecycle.
• Oversees implementation of system changes and process improvement initiatives.
• Maintains detailed project plans with milestones, tasks and dates.
• Prepares and submits status reports to senior leadership.
• Oversees governance and vendor engagement as needed.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Time management

Verbal/written communication

Education

PMP Certification

Tools

MS Project

Visio

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Summary

Leads and manages team responsible for internal business projects from inception through delivery. Oversees project schedules, milestones, budgets, stakeholder involvement, and quality/delivery. Collaborates cross-functionally with departments and cross-functional teams of subject matter experts to ensure project completion and success.

Essential Job Duties

• Oversees team responsible for all aspects of assigned projects throughout the project lifecycle including project scope, schedule, resources, quality, costs and changes.
• Projects may include some or all of the following: system implementations, internal/cross functional department process improvement initiatives, implementation of new state health plans and new product lines.
• Oversees detailed project plans to include milestones, tasks, and target/actual dates of completion.
• Oversees revision of project plans as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Oversees schedules and project meetings to include logistics, agendas, and meeting minutes.
• Prepares and submits project status reports to senior leadership.
• Oversees project follow-up items with senior level stakeholders as applicable.
• Manages project-related process improvements, workflow changes, project/program implementation and governance changes, etc.
• Investigates, develops, evaluates solutions to a wide range of complex problems spanning across multiple projects.
• Proactively assesses projects for potential problem areas.
• Leverages understanding of project management methodologies, standard applications and project-specific software to support high-level/considerably complex projects and business initiatives.
• May engage and oversee the work of external vendors.
• Manages departmental budget as applicable.
• Hires, trains, mentors, develops and manages performance of team; demonstrates accountability for team performance/achievement of established departmental goals.

Required Qualifications

• At least 7 years of progressive project management or related experience, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• At least 1 year of management/leadership experience.
• Advanced understanding of multiple projects and relationships between projects.
• Expert knowledge of methods and techniques involved in project management initiatives.
• Ability to learn new software with little to no instruction within a short timeframe and instruct others on functionality.
• Strong operational/process improvement experience.
• Advanced project management experience/skills.
• Advanced knowledge of project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, or hybrid).
• Strong data analysis skills/experience.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with competing priorities.
• Ability to create clear, accurate, complete, and concise reports.
• Ability to work cross-collaboratively across a highly matrixed organization.
• Strong verbal/written/presentation communication skills.
• Microsoft Office suite (including Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio), and applicable software programs proficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
• Health care/managed care experience.
• Medicare/Medicaid experienc highly preferred.
• AI Applications
• 5+ years management/leadership experience
• Pega experience

Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V

Pay Range: $65,791.66 - $142,548.59 / ANNUAL

• Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level.