Project / Program Manager- Healthcare

Location: New York City, NY

Job Type: Hybrid (at least 3 days work from Office)

Preferred Industry: Healthcare

Duration: 9+ months

Exp Level: 10+ Years of min. professional experience required 3-5 years of healthcare industry experience

Technical Skills:

• Understanding of the Project Management Institute (PMI) framework
• Solid work knowledge of various project management methodologies (e.g., CI/CD, SDLC, Agile/scrum)
• Project Management Tool (Asana/Smartsheet)
• Knowledge of Data Architecture, Data flows & ETL
• Understanding of Healthcare Terminology
• Understanding of Health Industry tied to Plans, Member & Patient Portal

Strategic Agility and ability to manage concurrent projects and activities across multiple business lines

Work with direct to indirect supervision

Develops project plans for schedule, resources, and budget. Requires collaboration with Product, Development, Testing, Project Sponsors, Finance, and executives.

Coordinates with project teams to identify issues, risks, and opportunities for improvement; and designs strategies to mitigate or avoid future risks.

Monitors and manages project quality to ensure project deliverables are acceptable and fulfill the terms of the project contract or specifications and is complete.

Compiles and distributes project information, status reports, and portfolio budget expenditure periodically

Operational Flexibility to actively engage in continuous improvement of the organization's project management processes and standards.

Other duties as assigned to Interact with the senior managers, executives, and major stakeholders to establish strategic plans and objectives for an organization

Build Project & Portfolio Dashboard

Accept and excel at diverse responsibilities assigned by management to drive the organization's mission forward

Assists with troubleshooting operational issues, developing solutions and coordinating implementation

Provide project management oversight, monitoring, data collection, and analytical support as needed for projects

Education: Bachelor's Degree - IT/Engineering Preferred

Certification: PMP and Lean Six Sigma Preferred

Other Skills:

• Effective oral and written communication
• Ability to understand industry specific content
• Cross-functional leadership trait
• Problem Solving Mindset
• Ability to Manage and Lead Projects
• Learner mindset
• Negotiation and facilitation skills