Remote Healthcare Tech Implementation Program Manager

Centene Corporation; Olympia (WA); Remote; USD 95,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Centene Corporation is seeking an experienced Implementation Manager within Project Management to lead end-to-end technology deployments for Utilization Management across the United States. You will translate business and clinical requirements into scalable deployments, guiding design, testing, go-live, and stabilization with cross-functional teams.

This remote role emphasizes governance, risk management, and executive reporting.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to increase efficiency, improve service levels, ensure regulatory compliance, and advance technology-enabled process improvements through enhanced operations and implementation of enterprise solutions.
• Develop strategies to realize improvement opportunities, ensure organizational prioritization and resource alignment, and support business objectives through scalable technology and workflow transformation initiatives.
• Manage multiple projects through the full project lifecycle, including requirements gathering, solution design, creation of project plans and schedules, obtaining and managing resources, managing budget, facilitating system configuration, user acceptance testing, implementation, deployment, and go-live activities.
• Utilize corporate and industry-standard project management tools and techniques to effectively manage projects, establish governance frameworks, and support controlled, low-risk implementation approaches.
• Maintain detailed project documentation as needed, including action items, issues lists, risk mitigation plans, success metrics, testing documentation, and implementation readiness materials.
• Provide leadership and effectively communicate project status to all stakeholders, including executive summaries, presentations, dashboards, and reports that support enterprise decision-making and investment prioritization.
• Negotiate with project stakeholders to identify and secure resources, resolve issues, mitigate risks, and ensure alignment across business, technology, operational, and vendor teams.
• Lead cross-functional meetings with various functional areas to meet overall stakeholder expectations and company objectives, including solution design sessions, governance reviews, testing activities, and implementation readiness discussions.
• Provide functional and technical knowledge regarding overall program requirements and operations while serving as a trusted advisor who translates complex technical concepts, risks, and recommendations for diverse stakeholder groups.
• Define and track project success metrics, implementation outcomes, and business value realization to ensure solutions improve effectiveness, reduce operational friction, and support long-term adoption and scalability.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Healthcare Administration

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Centene Corporation is seeking an experienced Implementation Manager within Project Management to lead end-to-end technology deployments for Utilization Management across the United States. You will translate business and clinical requirements into scalable deployments, guiding design, testing, go-live, and stabilization with cross-functional teams.

This remote role emphasizes governance, risk management, and executive reporting.