Senior Manager, Project Management (individual contributor)

CVS Health; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 75,400 - 182,549; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable medical plan options

401(k) plan with matching contributions

Employee stock purchase plan

Wellness and counseling programs

Job summary

A leading health solutions company based in Hartford, Connecticut is seeking a Senior Manager for Project Management. This role involves managing complex projects and working collaboratively across multiple departments. Ideal candidates will have at least 7 years of project management experience in health insurance or pharmaceuticals and a Bachelor's degree. Competitive benefits include various health plans and a 401(k).

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project management experience within health insurance, pharmaceutical, academia, or similar.
• Experience working on data operations & ETL projects.
• Knowledge of industry standard common data models - Sentinel, OMOP, and PCORI.

Responsibilities

• Manage multi‑year, large complex projects from inception through implementation.
• Work across CVS departments for project goals.
• Assist with performance planning including deadlines and process improvement.

Skills

Project management experience

Data operations & ETL projects

Problem-solving

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor's of Science degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Salesforce

Smartsheet

QuickBase

Visio

Job description

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At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care. As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

Position Summary

Join this dynamic and growing team! CVS Healthspire Payor & Life Sciences Solutions organization provides analytical and advisory services that meet the market and clinical challenges faced by pharmaceutical, biotech, and device companies. Our services use real world data, advanced technologies, and professional know-how to illuminate therapeutic and economic value. We offer collaborative resources across CVS to promote forward‑looking research into real‑world outcomes and the realities of therapeutic use in genuine clinical settings. You have the flexibility to work both remotely and office within the United States.

The mission of the Safety Surveillance & Collaboration (SS&C) team within CVS Healthspire Payor & Life Sciences Solutions, is to actively monitor the US public health in collaboration with Food and Drug Administration (FDA), academic institutions, and other health insurance companies. The SS&C team conducts descriptive research, medical chart review validations, and pragmatic research using the FDA Sentinel Common Data Model (SCDM), Sentinel and Distributed Research Network (DRN) tools, Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) CDM, Patient‑Centered Outcomes Research Initiative (PCORI) CDM, and Aetna’s Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW).

What You Will Do

• Manage multi‑year, large complex projects from inception through implementation.
• Support extract‑transform‑load (ETL) activities including understanding of the data sources, research questions, and data quality assessment.
• Understand and probe into technical details and mentor others to do the same.
• Work across CVS departments to include Data Governance, Legal, Finance, Accounting, and IT to accomplish a singular goal.
• Report to internal terms and external organizations per project guidelines.
• Time track within time tracking tool.
• Be an advisor to address complex proposal, contracts, and operation challenges.
• Assist with performance planning including management of deadlines, produce Weekly Dashboards, and conduct continuous process improvement.
• Facilitate meetings as needed with internal and external teams to ensure all deliverables are timely.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of project management experience within health insurance, pharmaceutical, academia or similar.
• Experience working on data operations & ETL projects.
• Experience with problem‑solving and critical thinking.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior Experience with FDA Sentinel Program and BEST Program.
• Knowledge of industry standard common data models - Sentinel, OMOP and PCORI.
• Understanding of Salesforce, Smartsheet, QuickBase, Visio and/or other project management software.
• Prior experience working on Real World Evidence/Life Sciences Solutions.

Education

• Bachelor's of Science degree required.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Pay Range

The Typical Pay Range For This Role Is

$75,400.00 - $182,549.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full‑time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short‑term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great Benefits For Great People

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.
• No‑cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 01/12/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Project Management and Information Technology

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care