Program Manager III

Centene Corporation; North Carolina; Remote; USD 88,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K plan

Stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Centene Corporation is seeking a Program Manager to act as a strategic partner to senior leadership, driving priorities and ensuring execution across the organization. This remote role within the continental United States supports executive decision-making, coordinates initiatives, and maintains operating rhythm with cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in business/healthcare administration or related field, 5+ years in project implementation or program

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, related field, or equivalent experience.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years project implementation, product or program management experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to increase efficiency, improve service levels and ensure regulatory compliance through enhanced operations.
• Develop strategies to realize improvement opportunities and align priorities and resources.
• Manage multiple projects through full life cycle: requirements, plans, resources, budgets, execution, closure.
• Use project management tools and techniques to manage projects effectively.
• Maintain detailed project documentation including action items, issues, and risk plans.
• Provide leadership and communicate project status to stakeholders with executive summaries and presentations.
• Negotiate with stakeholders to secure resources, resolve issues, and mitigate risks.
• Lead cross-functional meetings to meet stakeholders’ expectations and company objectives.
• Provide functional and technical knowledge regarding program requirements and operations.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, related field, or equivalent experience

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Position Purpose

As Program Manager, you'll serve as a strategic partner to senior leadership, providing "chief of staff" style support to help drive key business priorities and ensure effective execution across the organization. This role supports executive decision-making, coordinates strategic initiatives, prepares leadership communications and business reviews, and helps maintain the operating rhythm of the organization. The Program Manager partners across teams to connect priorities, identify risks and gaps, improve processes, and drive accountability for key goals, translating leadership direction into coordinated action and measurable outcomes.

Key Details

This is a remote role within the continental United States. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Sponsorship and future sponsorship are not available for this opportunity, including employment-based visa types H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, or CPT.

• Identify opportunities to increase efficiency, improve service levels and to ensure regulatory compliance through enhanced operations.
• Develop strategies to realize improvement opportunities, and ensure organizational prioritization and resource alignment.
• Manage multiple projects through full project life cycle process including requirements gathering, creation of project plans and schedules, obtaining and managing resources, managing budget, and facilitating project execution, deployment and closure.
• Utilize corporate and industry standard project management tools and techniques to effectively manage projects.
• Maintain detailed project documentation as needed including action items, issues lists and risk mitigation plans.
• Provide leadership and effectively communicate project status to all stakeholders, including executive summaries and presentations.
• Negotiate with project stakeholders to identify and secure resources, resolve issues, and mitigate risks.
• Lead cross-functional meetings with various functional areas to meet overall stakeholder expectations and company’s objectives.
• Provide functional and technical knowledge regarding overall program requirements and operations.

Education/Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, related field, or equivalent experience. Master’s degree preferred. 5+ years project implementation, product or program management experience. Managed care or prescription benefit management experience preferred. Pay Range: $87,700.00 - $157,800.00 per year

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.

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and 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