Project Manager V

Centene Corporation; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Centene Corporation is seeking a seasoned project leader to drive large-scale platform implementations in healthcare payer tech. You will work with cross-functional teams and senior executives to define requirements, manage timelines, budgets, and deliverables across UM/CM, clinical workflows and core platforms.

The role emphasizes governance, risk management, and collaboration with C-suite stakeholders. Ideal candidates have extensive PM experience, strong leadership, and experience delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of project management experience with departmental specific projects.
• Lead in a functional area, managing cross functional teams on large scale projects or supervisory experience.
• Proficient with MS-Office applications and healthcare/ managed care experience preferred.
• Understanding of Agile methodology is preferred and payer core platforms/clinical workflows experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, monitor end-to-end platform implementations.
• Review sources to assess requirements and create project plans and schedules.
• Manage resources, budget, and project execution, deployment and closure.
• Establish and maintain corporate project management methodology and procedures.
• Communicate project status to stakeholders and external agencies.
• Negotiate with stakeholders to identify resources, resolve issues, and mitigate risks.
• Coordinate cross-functional meetings to meet objectives and maintain quality standards.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Agile methodology

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Position Purpose:

Plan, organize, monitor, oversee end-to-end execution, and delivery of platform implementations that optimize utilization management, prior authorization, and clinical workflows. Collaborate and work with cross functional teams across the enterprise to deliver defined requirements and meet company strategic objectives.

Key Details:

Ideal candidates have proven track record of leading large-scale healthcare payer technology implementations, platform modernization, has substantial C-suite experience and is comfortable moving between executive conversations and detail execution issues. 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.

• Manage the full project life cycle, including review of various sources to assess requirements, 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. Establish and maintain corporate project management methodology and other department procedures.
• Communicate project status to all stakeholders and external agencies.
• Negotiate with project stakeholders to identify resources, resolve issues, and mitigate risks.
• Coordinate cross-functional meetings with various functional areas to meet overall stakeholder expectations and company's objectives.
• Provide functional and technical knowledge across multiple business and technical areas.
• Manage the creation of all project deliverables to ensure adherence to quality standards including design documents, test plans, training materials, and operations documentation.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of project management experience with departmental specific projects.
• Previous experience as a lead in a functional area, managing cross functional teams on large scale projects or supervisory experience including hiring, training, assigning work and managing the performance of staff.
• Proficient with MS-Office applications. Healthcare and managed care experience preferred. Understanding of Agile methodology is preferred.
• Experience with payer core platforms, UM/CM, clinical workflow or other major healthcare platforms highly preferred.

Pay Range: $107,700.00 - $199,300.00 per year

Company Information

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