Project Manager – Community Health Worker Program

Jobtailor; New Jersey; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a Lead Community Health Worker Pilot Program Manager in New Jersey to guide planning, execution, and evaluation of a statewide CHW initiative. You will align project plans with state requirements, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure readiness for pilot launch while tracking outcomes.

The role requires 3–5 years in healthcare project management, NJ residency, and ability to travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Must reside in New Jersey.
• 3–5 years of project management experience in healthcare, Medicaid, or population health programs.
• Ability to travel up to 10% throughout New Jersey.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of healthcare operations, care management, or community-based interventions.
• Experience managing timelines, deliverables, risks, and performance metrics.
• Strong communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Valid driver’s license required; may require onsite or community-based engagement.
• Experience supporting Medicaid programs or NJ state initiatives preferred.
• Experience with CHW programs, SDoH initiatives, or chronic disease management preferred.
• Experience with program implementation, evaluation frameworks, or pilot design preferred.
• Familiarity with care management platforms, reporting systems, and healthcare data analytics preferred.
• Experience working with external partners, including academic evaluators or state agencies preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, public health, business, or related field or equivalent work experience
• Project Management certification (PMP or equivalent) preferred but not required
• Master’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead Community Health Worker Pilot implementation across planning, execution, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, and milestones aligned to state requirements and program design.
• Coordinate care management, behavioral health, pharmacy, provider, community partner, and external stakeholder teams.
• Ensure staffing, workflows, training, and operational readiness for pilot launch and execution.
• Monitor engagement, utilization, quality, and social determinants of health intervention metrics.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, and dependencies and implement mitigation strategies.
• Oversee internal and external reporting to state partners and evaluators.
• Collaborate with external evaluators, including Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, on data collection, validation, and analysis.
• Ensure compliance with Medicaid, DMAHS, and contractual requirements.
• Facilitate governance through status meetings, stakeholder updates, and decision‑making forums.
• Support workflow, documentation, and operational process development and refinement.
• Partner with leadership on pilot scalability planning and long‑term sustainability.

Skills

Project Management

Healthcare Operations Understanding

Community-Based Interventions

Medicaid Program Support

Data Collection and Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Administration

Master's Degree

Tools

Care Management Platforms

Reporting Systems

Job description

• Lead Community Health Worker Pilot implementation across planning, execution, monitoring, and evaluation
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, and key milestones aligned to state requirements and program design
• Coordinate care management, behavioral health, pharmacy, provider, community partner, and external stakeholder teams
• Ensure staffing, workflows, training, and operational readiness for pilot launch and execution
• Monitor engagement, utilization, quality, and social determinants of health intervention metrics
• Identify and manage risks, issues, and dependencies and implement mitigation strategies
• Oversee internal and external reporting to state partners and evaluators
• Collaborate with external evaluators, including Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, on data collection, validation, and analysis
• Ensure compliance with Medicaid, DMAHS, and contractual requirements
• Facilitate governance through status meetings, stakeholder updates, and decision‑making forums
• Support workflow, documentation, and operational process development and refinement
• Partner with leadership on pilot scalability planning and long‑term sustainability

Requirements

• Candidate must reside in New Jersey
• 3–5 years of project management experience in healthcare, Medicaid, or population health programs
• Ability to travel up to 10% throughout New Jersey
• Experience leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders
• Strong understanding of healthcare operations, care management, or community‑based interventions
• Experience managing timelines, deliverables, risks, and performance metrics
• Strong communication, organizational, and analytical skills
• Valid driver’s license required; may require onsite or community‑based engagement
• Experience supporting Medicaid programs or NJ state initiatives preferred
• Experience with CHW programs, SDoH initiatives, or chronic disease management preferred
• Experience with program implementation, evaluation frameworks, or pilot design preferred
• Familiarity with care management platforms, reporting systems, and healthcare data analytics preferred
• Experience working with external partners, including academic evaluators or state agencies preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, Public Health, Business, or related field or equivalent work experience
• Project Management certification (PMP or equivalent) preferred but not required
• Master’s degree preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in project management within healthcare settings, focusing on community health worker program implementation, compliance with Medicaid and state requirements, and stakeholder collaboration. Proficient in managing timelines, deliverables, and performance metrics while ensuring operational readiness and sustainability.

Highest‑signal resume keywords

• Project Management Experience
• Healthcare Operations Understanding
• Community‑Based Interventions
• Medicaid Program Support
• Data Collection and Analysis

Hard Skills

• Project Management
• Program Implementation
• Performance Metrics Management
• Risk Management
• Healthcare Data Analytics
• Chronic Disease Management
• Care Management
• Evaluation Frameworks
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Social Determinants of Health

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication
• Organizational Skills
• Analytical Skills

Certifications & Qualifications

• Project Management Certification
• Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Administration
• Master's Degree

Industry Keywords

• Community Health Worker
• Population Health Programs
• Medicaid Compliance
• New Jersey State Initiatives
• Cross-Functional Initiatives

Tools & Technologies

• Care Management Platforms
• Reporting Systems