Strategic Healthcare Project Manager

Highmark Health; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead mid-size to large initiatives across the organization. You will own the full project lifecycle, coordinating scope, budget, timeline, risks, and stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery and quality.

Responsibilities include planning, resource management, RAID, status reporting, and team leadership. A bachelor's degree and 3+ years PM experience in healthcare or similar industry are required; PMP preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3 years of project management experience delivering complex projects on time and within budget.
• Experience with MS Project, Jira, Asana or similar PM tools.
• Healthcare or health insurance project experience preferred.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall or other methodologies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning & Execution: develop comprehensive project plans with schedules and budgets.
• Scope Management: define and manage project scope to align with objectives.
• Resource Management: allocate human, financial, and material resources.
• Stakeholder Management: communicate progress and manage expectations.
• Risk & Issue Management: identify, assess, and mitigate risks; maintain RAID log.
• Reporting & Documentation: prepare status reports and project artifacts.
• Team Leadership & Collaboration: lead project teams and foster collaboration.
• Quality Assurance: implement quality controls to meet standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

PM principles

Analytics

Communication

Organization

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Asana

Job description

Highmark Health is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead mid-size to large initiatives across the organization. You will own the full project lifecycle, coordinating scope, budget, timeline, risks, and stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery and quality.

Responsibilities include planning, resource management, RAID, status reporting, and team leadership. A bachelor's degree and 3+ years PM experience in healthcare or similar industry are required; PMP preferred.