Technical Project Manager III, Medicaid, Fee-for-Service jobs in United States
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MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. · 12 hours ago

Technical Project Manager III, Medicaid, Fee-for-Service

MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. is a leading pharmacy benefit manager seeking a Technical Project Manager III to oversee IT projects related to Government Programs. The role involves planning, directing, and coordinating projects to ensure goals are met on time and within budget, while collaborating with various departments and stakeholders.

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Responsibilities

Defines project objectives/goals; determines the scope of each project as well as the project charter
Coordinates with key project personnel for requirements, technical analysis, design, and documentation of solutions to meet business requirements and drive technical problem resolution
Facilitates and manages vendor selection process and vendor onboarding process
Develops and coordinates the project plan by identifying project deliverables, milestones, scheduling, and required tasks
Uses planning and analytical skills in support of requirements gathering, writing functional specifications, SQL queries and test plan development activities
Helps ensure solution design meets standard architecture considerations and approval to include Standard database structures, (2) Code standards (3) Common components and reusable programs, (4) Security and Performance levels, (5) System interfaces and dependencies
Helps ensure that infrastructure design meets standard architecture considerations for high availability, redundancy, and disaster recovery
Working with stakeholders and Resource Management, determines staffing requirements and allotment of available resources to each project phase
Works with assigned project staff and/or clients to gather and document project requirements
Communicates with project team to outline work plan, assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority
Ensures that all responsibilities are clearly communicated, from requirements gathering to working with QA department to ensure solid quality assurance plan
Facilitates regular project status meetings to assess progress versus milestones and identify areas of potential concern in adequate time in order to mitigate risk
Tracks projects and issues closely, fosters collaboration from both the business and technology groups and leads issue resolution meetings during projects
Manages risks throughout the project by identifying, communicating, tracking, and mitigating
Meets with project personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve problems
Ensures all follow-up action items are owned and closed out by the relevant owners
Manages and monitors project status by establishing a regular meeting schedule with project teams
Directs and coordinates activities of project personnel to ensure project progress is on schedule and outstanding items or issues are successfully resolved
Creates and communicates regular status reports for management, clients, and the project team
Provides formal and ad-hoc updates to management as required
Prepares project status reports and keeps clients and others informed of project status and related issues
Ensures completeness of all project documentation throughout the project lifecycle and for obtaining appropriate approvals at each phase of the project
Participates in reviewing, monitoring, and gaining appropriate approvals for project documentation throughout the project lifecycle including Vision and Scope, Technical Specifications, Architecture Specifications and Objectives of the Project
Ensures completeness of all project documentation throughout the project lifecycle and for obtaining appropriate approvals at each phase of the project
Monitors and manages project constraints including scopes, cost, timeline, resources, and risks
Assumes responsibility for delivery by ensuring all components of the project are successfully completed (including lessons learned documentation
Coordinates and interfaces with other departments for project transition
Mentor less experienced project managers
Strong emphasis on strategic thinking as it relates to the management of assigned projects and on-going use of the solution
Communicates well with technical and business stakeholders
Builds and maintains good working relationships with team members, vendors and other departments involved in projects

Qualification

Medicaid ExperienceSoftware Development LifecycleIT Infrastructure DeploymentProject ManagementPMP CertificationMicrosoft OfficeProject Scheduling SoftwareClient Management SkillsNegotiation SkillsFacilitation SkillsCollaboration SkillsStrategic ThinkingProblem SolvingTime Management

Required

BS/BA and 8+ years' experience or equivalent combination of education and experience, and 4 years of SME in respective areas
This position requires experience with Medicaid or Government health, with a strong preference for Medicaid Fee-For-Service experience
Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint), MS Outlook and MS Project
Must be proficient with Project Scheduling Software
Familiarity with MedImpact developed applications helpful (MedAccess, MedResponse, etc.)
Must have good negotiation skills, well-developed facilitation and collaboration skills
Proven leader and team player
Strong client management skills
Ability to work in a matrix management organization
Driven and committed to overcome obstacles and deliver the project on time
Delivery-focused, yet flexible and creative when called upon
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents
Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints

Preferred

PMP certification is highly desired
Experience in all phases of software development lifecycle and IT infrastructure deployments preferred
Prior experience in PBM, pharmaceutical, or managed healthcare industry is a plus

Benefits

Medical / Dental / Vision / Wellness Programs
Paid Time Off / Company Paid Holidays
Incentive Compensation
401K with Company match
Life and Disability Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Referral Bonus

Company

MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc.

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MedImpact is the nation’s largest independent health solutions and pharmacy benefit company, serving commercial health plans, government programs, self insured/employer groups, and millions of consumers.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.38M
2013-09-19Seed· $1.38M

Leadership Team

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Frank Bunton
VP, CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)
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Larry Biggs
IT Security Engineer
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