Remote Project Manager: Complex Initiatives Lead

Highmark Health; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 68,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

United Concordia Dental seeks a Project Manager to lead complex initiatives from inception through transition. You will coordinate cross‑functional teams, manage risks, and ensure governance and clear sponsor decisions throughout the delivery lifecycle.

The role emphasizes disciplined planning, stakeholder communication, and a structured approach to scale initiatives in a regulated environment. Strong collaboration with sponsors and partners is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum High School Diploma/GED is required.
• Preferred Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, healthcare administration, operations, project management, or related field.
• PMP certification or comparable project management training/certification is valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex initiatives from definition through transition with delivery clarity and cross‑functional execution.
• Maintain integrated project plans, risk logs, and governance forums; ensure timely sponsor decisions.
• Coordinate across business, technology, operations, clinical, regulatory, finance, data, vendors, and other delivery partners.
• Facilitate meetings with clear purpose, decisions, owners, and due dates; ensure follow‑through.
• Monitor scope, schedule, cost, quality, readiness, and delivery commitments.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions; escalate where needed.
• Support project closure activities and handoffs to operations.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional teams

Risk management

Stakeholder comms

Governance

Vendor coordination

Financial awareness

Change management

Scheduling

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor’s degree in business/tech/healthcare or related

PMP or related certification (preferred)

Job description

United Concordia Dental seeks a Project Manager to lead complex initiatives from inception through transition. You will coordinate cross‑functional teams, manage risks, and ensure governance and clear sponsor decisions throughout the delivery lifecycle.

The role emphasizes disciplined planning, stakeholder communication, and a structured approach to scale initiatives in a regulated environment. Strong collaboration with sponsors and partners is essential.