Project Manager

VIVA USA Inc; Boise (ID); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

VIVA USA Inc in Boise, Idaho, seeks a senior project manager to lead the implementation of the Medicaid Management Information System modules from start to finish.

You will coordinate with vendors, manage schedule, scope, budget, and risk, ensure EDW deliverables, and report progress to executives.

Hybrid work arrangement; candidates with state government health care experience preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years project management experience in technology projects in health care or state government.
• Experience working with state agencies.
• Experience with change management, organizing training, and communication to ensure a smooth roll-out of new systems and processes.
• Experience with system and data conversion from legacy systems to new systems.
• Experience with state Medicaid agencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of Medicaid Management Information System modules and components from start to finish, identifying schedule, scope, budget, implementation plan, and risk mitigation.
• Coordinate with all vendors and project managers via a master schedule and project governance to monitor risks, schedule, and deliverables.
• Ensure end product meets requirements and deliverables for the EDW.
• Coordinate resources across multiple vendors and client teams through planning, implementation, go-live, and certification.
• Analyze project progress and adapt when necessary.
• Establish and maintain relationships and provide updates to appropriate audiences as needed.
• Present to client executives and legislative body on project progress.

Skills

Project management

State agencies experience

Change management

System/data conversion

State Medicaid experience

Job description

Hybrid

This senior project manager will lead the implementation of the new Medicaid Management Information System modules and components from beginning to end, identifying schedule, scope, budget, implementation plan, and risk mitigation

Lead the implementation of the new Medicaid Management Information System modules and components from beginning to end, identifying schedule, scope, budget, implementation plan, and risk mitigation

Coordinate with all vendors and project managers via a master schedule and project governance to monitor risks, schedule, and deliverables.

Ensure end product meets requirements and deliverables for the EDW

Coordinate resources across multiple vendors and client teams through planning, implementation, go-live, and certification

Analyze project progress and adapt when necessary

Establish and maintain relationships and provide updates to appropriate audiences as needed

Present to client executives and legislative body on project progress

Specific skills

• 5+ years project management experience in technology projects in health care or state government
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage to deadlines and the critical path for project success
• Ability to gather requirements and prioritize execution of data aggregation, analytics, and report development
• Ability to actively work to expose issues as early as possible and work with Management to resolve
• Ability to identify decision-making issues and key stakeholders, develop and implement strategies to encourage and obtain stakeholder and/or community awareness and support, and identify project partners

Preferred qualifications

• Experience working with state agencies
• Experience with state Medicaid agencies
• Experience with system and data conversion from legacy systems to new systems
• Experience with change management, organizing training, and communication to ensure a smooth roll-out of new systems and processes

Skill - Required / Desired - Amount of Experience

• Project management experience in technology projects in health care or state government - Required - 5 Years
• Experience working with state agencies - Highly desired - 5 Years
• Experience with change management, organizing training, and communication to ensure a smooth roll-out of new systems and processes - Required - 5 Years
• Experience with system and data conversion from legacy systems to new systems - Required - 5 Years
• Experience with state Medicaid agencies - Highly desired - 5 Years

Notes

Hybrid

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status