Oral Health Project Manager

Apex Systems; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

401K with match

ESPP

Job summary

Apex Systems is seeking a Project Manager to lead the Rhode Island Special Care Dentistry Program efforts, coordinating research, stakeholders, and implementation with the Office of Oral Health. This role independently drives substantial components of a cross-system project, reporting to the Project Lead on priorities, analysis, and decisions.

The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years of project management experience in healthcare or public programs, strong communication and analytical skills, and

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible project management experience.
• Experience managing complex multi-stakeholder projects.
• Strong research, analysis, and policy development experience.
• Experience across healthcare, government, consulting, procurement, or organizational transformation preferred.
• Direct dental experience is not required if strong PM, research, and stakeholder-management capabilities are shown.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and coordinate research on special care dentistry needs, provider capacity, workforce availability, financing, regulations, service delivery models, and best practices.
• Perform program, policy, and financial analyses; develop reports, recommendations, and decision-support materials.
• Coordinate across state agencies, providers, community organizations, academic institutions, and other stakeholders.
• Manage stakeholder engagement activities, including outreach, meetings, interviews, documentation, and follow-up.
• Support development of Minimum Program Requirements and assess program gaps, risks, opportunities, and readiness.
• Evaluate and compare service delivery models including fixed-site, mobile, FQHC-based, hub-and-spoke, and hybrid approaches.
• Maintain project workplans and support procurement activities, including RFI/RFP development, review, and submission.
• Provide ongoing project management support and address emerging priorities throughout the planning process.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Research

Data analysis

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Master’s degree or higher in relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Teams

Job description

Apex Systems is a world class technology services business that incorporates industry or insights and experience to deliver solutions that fulfill our clients’ digital visions.

Job#: 3053376

Here are the details:

The Project Manager will provide project management, research coordination, stakeholder coordination, and implementation support for the development of a Rhode Island Special Care Dentistry Program. The Project Manager will independently own and execute substantial pieces of this complex, cross-system project while working closely with the Project Lead/Chief, Office of Oral Health, on priorities, substantive work, analysis, stakeholder engagement, and key project decisions. This position is responsible for project execution and coordination and will manage activities and deliverables, bringing questions, issues, and recommendations to the Project Lead for discussion and direction as appropriate.

Top Must-Haves

• Maintain the Master Implementation Schedule and workplan; translate activities into weekly work and track assignments, deadlines, dependencies, decisions, and deliverables.
• Coordinate multiple workstreams and identify schedule risks; maintain project, action, and decision tracker; provide status updates; and monitor progress toward the January 2027 procurement release objective.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct and coordinate research on special care dentistry needs, provider capacity, workforce availability, financing, regulations, service delivery models, and national best practices.
• Perform program, policy, and financial analyses; develop reports, recommendations, and decision-support materials.
• Coordinate across state agencies, providers, community organizations, academic institutions, and other stakeholders.
• Manage stakeholder engagement activities, including outreach, meetings, interviews, documentation, and follow-up.
• Support development of Minimum Program Requirements and assess program gaps, risks, opportunities, and readiness.
• Evaluate and compare potential service delivery models, including fixed-site, mobile, FQHC-based, hub-and-spoke, hybrid, and other approaches.
• Maintain project workplans and support procurement activities, including RFI/RFP development, review, and submission.
• Provide ongoing project management support and address emerging priorities throughout the planning process.

Ideal Background

Experience in project management, healthcare or public health programs, policy research, stakeholder engagement, program development, data analysis, and cross-functional coordination. Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills are essential.

Education And Experience

• Master’s degree in project management, public administration, business administration, healthcare administration, public health, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible project management experience, including experience managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and experience across several of the following areas: research, analysis, program development, healthcare, government, consulting, procurement, or organizational transformation.
• Experience with research, collaboration, data-management, project management, and productivity tools is strongly preferred.
• Experience across several of the following areas is preferred: healthcare or public-sector consulting, healthcare program development or health-system transformation, Medicaid or public health, oral health, dental systems or special care dentistry, disability services, workforce planning, procurement/RFP development, regulatory analysis, program implementation, or research and evaluation.
• Direct dental experience is not required if the candidate demonstrates strong project management, research, analytical, and stakeholder-management capabilities.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Highly organized, analytical, and practical
• Able to manage and keep work moving forward across multiple workstreams.
• Exercises a high level of comfort working with senior leaders, subject-matter experts, and stakeholders with different perspectives and priorities.
• Ability to take ownership of assigned work, manage multiple concurrent workstreams, analyze complex information, develop recommendations, and coordinate work across organizations
• Strong written and verbal communication, and attention to detail.
• Able to identify issues and potential solutions and collaborate with the Project Lead to determine appropriate next steps.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams is required.

Benefits Overview

• Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection.
• We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure.
• Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.
• Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach.
• You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.