Senior Program Manager, Provider Data Operations (Remote)

Centene Corporation; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health insurance

401K & stock plans

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off + holidays

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Centene Corporation in the United States seeks a Program Manager III to lead Mission Simplify initiatives within Provider Data Operations, driving efficiency, data accuracy, and enterprise consistency through process optimization, automation, and new operating models.

You will partner across business, technology, and operations teams, manage multiple projects from discovery to transition, and deliver measurable improvements while maintaining regulatory compliance and executive oversight.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to increase efficiency and improve service levels through Mission Simplify initiatives.
• Develop strategies to realize improvement opportunities and align resources.
• Manage multiple projects through full lifecycle: discovery to transition.
• Use PM tools to create integrated plans, milestones, RAID logs, and exec reports.
• Maintain project docs, action items, risks, and acceptance criteria.
• Provide status updates via dashboards, summaries, and governance meetings.
• Negotiate resources, resolve issues, mitigate risks, ensure sign-off.
• Lead cross-functional governance with BAs, SMEs, tech, and ops.
• Provide knowledge on program requirements, processes, and solutions.
• Monitor health, KPIs, risks, and develop mitigation plans.
• Support change management, training, communications, and transition.
• Establish PM standards, templates, and manage multiple initiatives.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, related field, or equivalent experience

Master’s degree preferred

5+ years project implementation, product or program management experience

Managed care or prescription benefit management experience preferred

Tools

Smartsheet

Jira

Power BI

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Centene Corporation in the United States seeks a Program Manager III to lead Mission Simplify initiatives within Provider Data Operations, driving efficiency, data accuracy, and enterprise consistency through process optimization, automation, and new operating models.

You will partner across business, technology, and operations teams, manage multiple projects from discovery to transition, and deliver measurable improvements while maintaining regulatory compliance and executive oversight.