Senior Project Lead – Cross-Functional Delivery

Highmark Health Company; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

United Concordia Dental seeks a Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of complex initiatives under a DoD contract. Translate objectives into actionable plans, guide cross-functional teams, and ensure scope, schedule, cost, and quality commitments are met.

Responsibilities include establishing charters, integrated plans, RAID logs, risk management, governance forums, and transparent status reporting. You will balance delivery discipline with practical leadership and drive readiness and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business, technology, healthcare administration, operations, or related field.
• PMP certification or comparable project management training.
• 5+ years of progressively responsible project leadership/management experience.
• US citizen and background check required due to DoD contract.
• Experience in healthcare, insurance, regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, coordination, execution, monitoring, and closure of complex initiatives.
• Develop integrated plans, charters, schedules, RAID logs, and delivery evidence.
• Facilitate meetings, manage risks, issues, decisions, and changes.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution across business, technology, operations, and vendors.
• Ensure readiness, transition to operations, and governance reporting.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Meeting facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, technology, healthcare administration, operations, project management

PMP certification or comparable training

Tools

Portfolio-management platforms

Job description

United Concordia Dental seeks a Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of complex initiatives under a DoD contract. Translate objectives into actionable plans, guide cross-functional teams, and ensure scope, schedule, cost, and quality commitments are met.

Responsibilities include establishing charters, integrated plans, RAID logs, risk management, governance forums, and transparent status reporting. You will balance delivery discipline with practical leadership and drive readiness and