Senior Program Manager - Clinical Transformation

Medica; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 89,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Medica in Madison, WI is seeking a Program Manager IV to lead complex, cross-functional programs within the Clinical Optimization team. You will drive initiatives impacting clinical platforms like GuidingCare and Wellframe, translating strategy into executable plans across people, processes, and technology.

The role requires 7+ years of experience, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to influence without direct authority to deliver scalable healthcare improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of work experience beyond degree.
• Strong ability to lead complex initiatives across multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across all organizational levels.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with execution-level detail.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority and drive outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives impacting clinical systems, such as platform migration and workflow redesign.
• Drive end-to-end delivery from strategy through execution, aligned to enterprise goals.
• Partner with implementation, business, and IT teams to define scope, timelines, and success measures.
• Act as primary point of coordination across stakeholders to ensure alignment and progress.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, and capability enhancement.
• Translate business needs into system-level changes across GuidingCare and integrated platforms.
• Support evaluation and adoption of new vendor capabilities and product enhancements.
• Lead workflow redesign initiatives to improve efficiency, quality, and scalability.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, IT partners, and external vendors to deliver integrated solutions.
• Ensure alignment between strategic priorities, operational needs, and technical capabilities.
• Facilitate prioritization and intake of enhancement requests and track progress to delivery.
• Communicate impacts of changes to stakeholders and ensure organizational readiness.
• Support development and execution of roadmap for clinical platform enhancements and initiatives.
• Monitor program progress, identify risks, and proactively resolve issues or elevate barriers.
• Ensure initiatives align with regulatory, compliance, and organizational requirements.
• Provide updates and insights to leadership on initiative status and outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic initiative management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Influence without authority

Execution focus

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Medica in Madison, WI is seeking a Program Manager IV to lead complex, cross-functional programs within the Clinical Optimization team. You will drive initiatives impacting clinical platforms like GuidingCare and Wellframe, translating strategy into executable plans across people, processes, and technology.

The role requires 7+ years of experience, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to influence without direct authority to deliver scalable healthcare improvements.