PROGRAM MANAGER

Molina Healthcare, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Molina Healthcare, Inc. in Chicago seeks an experienced Program Manager to drive complex healthcare initiatives, design governance, and ensure value realization.

You will partner with executives and cross-functional leaders to align objectives with strategic priorities and deliver measurable outcomes. Responsibilities include overseeing design, implementation, and continuous improvement of programs, managing budgets and resources, and producing governance documentation, dashboards, and KPI

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive program and/or project management experience in a matrixed org.
• Experience leading medium-scale or multi-functional programs in healthcare or regulated environments.
• Operational process improvement and change management experience.
• Strong data analysis, budgeting, and governance capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to influence at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design, implementation, delivery, and ongoing operations of program(s).
• Establish goals, scope, and success measures aligned with priorities.
• Develop governance frameworks for compliant program management.
• Assist with budgets and resource planning; track value realization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure governance standards.
• Produce dashboards, KPIs, and performance reporting.
• Create BRDs, test plans, and training materials as needed.

Skills

Program management

Healthcare industry

Budget management

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

MS Office proficiency

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Microsoft Project

Visio

Job description

Job Summary

Provides subject matter expertise and support for program management activities. Supports programmatic business needs across department and/or cross-functional areas, including programs design, implementation, administration, governance, workflow analysis, process improvements, vendor management, policy and playbook development and maintenance, best practices, resource allocations and special projects.

Essential Job Duties

• Oversees the design, implementation, delivery, and ongoing operations of respective business program(s) and services.
• Supports end-to-end program delivery by establishing goals, scope, and success measures aligned with organizational priorities.
• Develops and maintains governance frameworks to ensure consistent, compliant, and effective program management practices.
• May oversee financial stewardship of program budgets - ensuring proper prioritization and alignment of resources to achieve desired outcomes.
• Partners with executive sponsors and functional leaders to ensure program objectives are met and value is realized across business units.
• Drives performance measurement and reporting, including dashboards, key performance indicators (KPIs), and post-implementation reviews to track outcomes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Ensures well-documented policies, workflows, program controls, internal and third-party practices, playbooks and best practices for respective program(s).
• Collaborates with legal, compliance, information technology (IT), and other cross-functional teams to ensure governance standards are upheld.
• Tracks performance metrics and ensures value realization from deployed solutions.
• Coordinates recurring meetings to support governance framework and decision-making processes.
• Oversees portfolio management and/or initiative-specific programmatic changes and project management.
• Collaborates with key stakeholders to support dissemination and adoption of program guardrails, processes, best practices, etc.
• Routinely reviews program collateral to ensure current and accurate reflection of business needs.
• Promotes consistency in planning, communication, and execution across initiatives.
• Champions organizational change management by ensuring effective stakeholder engagement, communication, and adoption of new processes or technologies.
• Maintains and evolves program documentation, playbooks, and best practices to reflect current business needs and lessons learned.
• Identifies opportunities/gaps and provides recommendations on program enhancements to applicable leaders.
• Creates business requirements documents (BRDs), test plans, requirements traceability matrices, user training materials and other related documentation.
• Generates and distributes required business/programmatic reporting.
• Facilitates special functional/departmental projects.
• May provide specialized training and support to new and existing staff as needed.

Required Qualifications

• At least 5 years of progressive program and/or project management experience, with increasing levels of responsibility in a complex, matrixed organization, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Experience leading medium-scale or multi-functional programs within healthcare, managed care, or a similar regulated environment.
• Operational process improvement and change management experience.
• Project management experience/skills.
• Data analysis skills/experience.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with competing priorities.
• Experience managing budgets and resource plans for business/strategic initiatives.
• Ability to work cross-collaboratively across a highly matrixed organization.
• Strong verbal/written/presentation communication skills, and ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
• Advanced Microsoft Office suite (including Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio), and applicable software programs proficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP), Six Sigma Green Belt and/or Black Belt certification.
• Health care/managed care experience.

Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package.

Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V

Pay Range: $59,810.6 - $124,589.63 / ANNUAL

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

About Us

Molina Healthcare is a nationwide fortune 500 organization with a mission to provide quality healthcare to people receiving government assistance. If you are seeking a meaningful opportunity in a team-oriented environment, come be a part of a highly engaged workforce dedicated to our mission. Bring your passion and talents and together we can make a difference in the lives of others. Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Remote positions are U.S.-based only. Candidates must reside and be authorized to work in the United States. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V.

Job Type Full Time

Posting Date 11/09/2026