Program Manager II

Centene Management Company LLC; California; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K and stock purchase plans

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off plus holidays

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Centene Management Company LLC seeks a Program Manager II to lead Population Health Analytics initiatives supporting provider engagement, quality, and operational performance in California. You will drive cross-functional programs from planning through post-launch evaluation, coordinating business, technical, operational, and vendor partners to deliver measurable outcomes.

The role advances technology adoption, data-driven decision-making, and continuous improvement while strengthening processes

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 3+ years of quality improvement, program management or project management experience required.
• Health care experience preferred.
• Candidates must reside within the state of California.

Responsibilities

• Support business department initiatives.
• Gather requirements, create plans and schedules, manage resources, and facilitate project execution and deployment.
• Utilize corporate and industry standard tools and techniques to oversee programs per department procedures.
• Maintain detailed business process documentation including meeting minutes, action items, issues lists and risk management plans.
• Create and monitor department deliverables to ensure adherence to quality standards including clinical reporting documents and policy materials.
• Identify resources, resolve issues, and mitigate risks.
• Identify requirements and problems to improve existing processes.
• Coordinate cross-functional meetings to meet stakeholder expectations and business objectives.
• Manage projects through the full project life cycle.
• Provide leadership and communicate project status to all stakeholders.
• Negotiate with project stakeholders to secure resources and resolve issues.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Skills

Quality improvement

Program management

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience

Job description

Position Purpose

The Program Manager II provides strategic program management for Population Health Analytics initiatives that support provider engagement, quality, and operational performance. The Program Manager II supports Healthnet. This role leads complex, cross-functional programs from planning and requirements through implementation and post-launch evaluation, coordinating business, technical, operational, and vendor partners to drive successful outcomes. The Program Manager II supports technology adoption, platform enhancements, data-driven decision-making, and continuous improvement while identifying opportunities to strengthen processes and operational scalability.

Responsibilities

• Support business department initiatives.
• Responsible for gathering requirements, creating plans and schedules, managing resources, and facilitating project execution and deployment.
• Utilize corporate and industry standard tools and techniques to effectively oversee programs according to department procedures.
• Maintain detailed business process documentation including meeting minutes, action items, issues lists and risk management plans as applicable.
• Create and monitor all department deliverables to ensure adherence to quality standards including clinical reporting documents, related reference materials, and policy and procedure documentation.
• Identify resources, resolve issues, and mitigate risks.
• Identify requirements, procedures and problems to improve existing processes.
• Coordinate cross-functional meetings with various functional areas to meet overall stakeholder expectations and business objectives.
• Manage projects through the full project life cycle.
• Provide leadership and effectively communicate project status to all stakeholders.
• Negotiate with project stakeholders to identify and secure resources, resolve issues and mitigate risks.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Requirements & Location

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience required.
• Experience: 3+ years of quality improvement, program management or project management experience required.
• Health care experience preferred.
• Candidates must reside within the state of California to be considered for the position.

Pay Range

$70,100.00 - $126,200.00 per year

About Centene

At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.

Benefits

• competitive pay
• health insurance
• 401K and stock purchase plans
• tuition reimbursement
• paid time off plus holidays
• a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules

Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status.

Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Centene is committed to helping people live healthier lives. We provide access to high-quality healthcare, innovative programs and a wide range of health solutions that help families and individuals get well, stay well and be well.