Senior Technical Program Manager - Healthcare IT (Durham)

Optomi; North Carolina; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Optomi, in partnership with a leading healthcare insurer, is seeking an experienced Sr Technical Project/Program Manager in Durham, North Carolina to own complex initiatives from kickoff through delivery.

You will drive outcomes across diverse stakeholder groups, present to C-Level executives, and lead enterprise-wide initiatives with an ownership mindset. This role offers the opportunity to impact a large organization from day one.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in project management or a related field, leading complex, cross-functional projects.
• Leadership-oriented PM with a proven ability to lead teams, assign work, and drive projects to successful completion.
• Proactive problem solver and strong critical thinker who anticipates challenges rather than reacting to them.
• Demonstrated ability to identify risks early and put mitigation plans in place.
• Ownership mentality, with comfort driving outcomes and holding self and others accountable.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build alignment across diverse groups.
• Executive presence, with experience interacting with and presenting to C-Level executives.
• Strong communication skills (written, presentation, and verbal).
• Ability to quickly learn new systems, processes, and business areas and teach others.
• Able to work extended hours as business needs and project timelines dictate.

Responsibilities

• Own project planning, execution, and delivery from initiation through closeout, including scope, schedule, budget, and resources.
• Proactively identify, assess, and escalate risks, issues, and dependencies, and drive timely mitigation.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and drive alignment across business, technical, and executive groups.
• Prepare and deliver status updates, executive summaries, and presentations translating complex information into clear decisions.
• Assess priorities, make decisions, and drive outcomes with urgency.
• Promote positive relationships with internal teams, partners, and clients.
• Collaborate with peers and contribute to knowledge base of lessons learned and best practices.
• Participate in training and development to improve project management and leadership skills.
• Self-starter who takes initiative and sees problems through to resolution.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Executive presence

Communication

Risk mitigation

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

Optomi, in partnership with a leading healthcare insurer, is seeking an experienced Sr Technical Project/Program Manager in Durham, North Carolina to own complex initiatives from kickoff through delivery.

You will drive outcomes across diverse stakeholder groups, present to C-Level executives, and lead enterprise-wide initiatives with an ownership mindset. This role offers the opportunity to impact a large organization from day one.