Project Manager 2

freedmanhealth; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Freedman HealthCare LLC, a Massachusetts-based health data consulting firm, is seeking a Project Manager 2 to contribute to national health data and policy projects.

You’ll manage multiple projects, lead cross-functional teams, and ensure milestones, budgets, and client expectations are met, with agile/scrum when appropriate.

A 5+ year track record in health policy or analytic data projects and a Bachelor’s degree; Master or PMP preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing complex projects, preferably related to health policy, health care reform, analytic data projects and/or health data strategy.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree or PMP/Agile certification preferred.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage client relationships across multiple concurrent projects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the key point of contact for clients and stakeholders throughout a project's lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain workplans, timelines, and budgets for multiple projects.
• Lead deliverables from start to finish, including analysis, requirements, and client approvals.

Skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Facilitation

Written communication

MS Office (Excel)

Cloud PM tools knowledge

Budgeting

Leadership

Agile / Scrum

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree or PMP/Agile certification

Tools

MS Project

Asana

Jira

Excel (Advanced)

Job description

Freedman HealthCare LLC (FHC) is a growing Massachusetts-based consulting firm with a national footprint. We have helped more than 25 states build and use healthcare databases to improve quality, affordability, and equity. We aim to be the partner of choice for policymakers and changemakers who use data to transform healthcare and promote health, well-being, and justice. Freedman HealthCare is an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, and growing consultancy with a culture of teamwork, open communication, and meeting exacting standards.

Job Summary

The Project Manager 2 contributes to the organization, operation, and growth of leading-edge health data and policy projects that transform healthcare across the nation. The PM 2 is responsible for the project’s successful completion or achievement of established milestones. The PM 2 may work simultaneously on more than one project on a cross-functional team led by an FHC Project Director or client designee. The PM2 may also contribute to internal initiatives. The PM 2 is supervised by a Senior Consultant or more senior member of the FHC team.

Duties / Responsibilities

• Serve as the key point of contact for FHC’s clients, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders during the lifetime of a project
• Use project management tools/techniques to develop, implement, and maintain workplans and timelines for multiple projects.
• Develop project approach, design tasks, propose task assignments for team members, assign with Project Director
• Anticipate project risks; design approach to avert known trouble spots
• Identify and redirect when project may be fulfilling tasks but not achieving overall goals
• Keep meetings on track and focused
• Actively manage project budgets, staffing assignments and contract timelines.
• Develop and implement plan for contract close out or transition to new vendor.
• Report on progress to project director on an agreed upon schedule.
• Deploy agile and scrum methodology when appropriate
• Lead development and ongoing use of business requirements documents, product backlog, issue tracker
• Identify opportunities to maximize existing contract revenue and appropriately grow project scope
• Identify appropriate opportunities to meet client needs every month to realize potential revenue
• Provide staff with monthly billable hours targets on PM 2’s client contracts; provide staff with maximum hours per month on internal (non-billable) initiatives led by PM 2
• Lead deliverables development from start to finish, including drafting and obtaining client approval for items as needed for the specific project: approach, task plan, analytic plan, business requirements, product backlog, issue trackers, quality reviews, client acceptance criteria, risk management plan, schedule.
• Develop best possible version (client ready) drafts of supporting materials (slide decks, agendas, notes, action items, etc.) for review by Project Director
• As appropriate, ensure that project deliverables are properly scoped, documented, and vetted with the Data Science, the Policy & Program team members and the Project Director during the planning stage.
• Develop deliverables schedules in consultation with all project team members.
• Support the team in developing deliverables, including drafting written deliverables (e.g., narrative project descriptions, action plans, topic briefs, literature reviews, etc.), slide decks, spreadsheets, tables, business requirements and analytic plans.
• Contribute to RFPs and other bid proposals as appropriate.
• Perform research and literature reviews; translate results into clear, concise findings to support project work
• Coordinate communications among client staff, FHC project team members, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders during the lifetime of a project
• Responds to clients in timely and appropriate fashion
• Support and develop FHC internal data governance design and implementation.
• Assess and clearly communicate implications of new information for project team and client
• Understands and communicates how project relates to other FHC projects, internal work of client and national themes/trends

Required Skills / Abilities

• Excellent time management skills. Ability to self-regulate and prioritize tasks appropriately
• Strong interpersonal skills, confident speaking style
• Meeting facilitation skills, including ability to clarify complex ideas and broker consensus among disparate stakeholders
• Able to provide excellent written communication skills in varied formats (e.g., long-form white papers, brief meeting summaries/action items, and concise, audience-appropriate slide decks)
• Able to proficiently use MS Office Suite, including Excel; MS Project desired
• Familiarity with one or more cloud-based project management tools (Asana, MS Project, Jira, etc.)
• Able to assume responsibility for tasks and executes on agreed upon timeline with responses that meet requirements (i.e., does not require repeated reminders, written materials/spreadsheets are error-free)
• Able to delegate work and oversee others’ deliverables productionAble to conceptualize and outline documents for deliverables.
• Able to apply critical thinking skills when creating or reviewing materials: completeness, appropriateness of content and interpretation
• Able to write highly professional emails, short memos, program descriptions, project narratives and to competently assess others’ writing, including tone, content, accuracy, data explanations and form.
• Able to develop Gantt charts, project timelines, and budgets
• Knowledge of project management tools acquired in work settings
• Knowledge of, or interest in, multi-payer databases, public healthcare payers, claims processing and/or claims data analytics
• Knowledge of US health care policy, trends and factors
• Knowledge of state government role in health care

Education and Experience Requirements

• 5+ years of experience managing complex projects, preferably related to health policy, health care reform, analytic data projects and/or health data strategy
• Bachelor’s degree
• Master’s degree in related field or current PMP®, Agile, Disciplined Agile certification

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer

Note

• Vaccination for COVID-19 is required and FHC will consider accommodations for disability- and religious-based reasons.
• The job description provided above is a general outline and may be subject to modifications based on specific organizational requirements.

Freedman HealthCare, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We strongly encourage applications and inquiries from women, LGBTQIA+ identified persons, Black, Indigenous, People of Color, people with disabilities, and others from historically underrepresented communities. We believe that embracing diversity in our workplace is essential to achieving the best results for our clients and as an organization.