Senior Healthcare Project Manager

Highmark Health; Frankfort (KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health in Frankfort, KY seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead mid-size to large initiatives from concept to delivery, ensuring projects finish on time, within budget, and to required quality standards.

You will drive strategic planning, scope and resource management, risk mitigation, and stakeholder communication while coordinating teams across departments. The role emphasizes governance, RAID log tracking, and comprehensive reporting.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of project management principles and best practices.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with a demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks and manage competing demands.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning & Execution: Develop comprehensive project plans, including detailed schedules, resource allocation, budget management, and risk assessments. Proactively identify and mitigate potential project roadblocks.
• Scope Management: Define and manage project scope, ensuring all deliverables align with business objectives. Manage changes to scope effectively and efficiently.
• Resource Management: Allocate and manage project resources (human, financial, and material) effectively to optimize performance and meet project deadlines.
• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, communicating project progress, addressing concerns, and managing expectations.
• Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues, implementing appropriate corrective actions. Maintain a detailed RAID log.
• Reporting & Documentation: Prepare and deliver comprehensive project status reports, maintaining meticulous documentation, including project plans, meeting minutes, project artifacts, and approvals.
• Team Leadership & Collaboration: Lead and motivate project teams, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.
• Quality Assurance: Implement quality control measures to ensure projects meet defined quality standards.
• Other duties as assigned or requested

Skills

PM principles

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Asana

Job description

Highmark Health in Frankfort, KY seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead mid-size to large initiatives from concept to delivery, ensuring projects finish on time, within budget, and to required quality standards.

You will drive strategic planning, scope and resource management, risk mitigation, and stakeholder communication while coordinating teams across departments. The role emphasizes governance, RAID log tracking, and comprehensive reporting.