Project Manager - Senior Project and Program Manager (Remote)

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Hundreds of thousands of North Dakotans trust us to provide them with personalized service and unmatched access to care.
It’s a mission we take seriously.
We also work with entities throughout the state to challenge the cost and complexity of health care in North Dakota.
This uncompromising goal requires caring, innovative people who are ready and willing to help create a new level of health and well-being in North Dakota and beyond.
Work environment This opportunity is eligible for a remote, hybrid or in-office work arrangement.
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This position is eligible for internal Blue Cross Blue Shield employees and external applications.
Pay information Pay Level: 026/024 FLSA Category: Exempt-Salaried A day in the life We're looking for a Senior level Project Manager or a mid-level Project Manager, depending on experience.
The Project Manager - Senior Project and Program Manager is responsible for all aspects of leading and managing moderately complex projects utilizing a variety of methodologies in accordance with Project Management Office (PMO) controls.
This position manages work activities for multiple functions to ensure delivery of objectives within approved timeframe, budget, scope, and quality expectations.
Additionally, this role establishes and develops collaborative partnerships within the company, the PMO, and vendor partners to execute the strategic plan and corporate goals effectively and efficiently.
Your responsibilities will include As a mid-level Project Manager: Develops a clearly defined project scope and accepts responsibility to execute the objectives within acceptable parameters.
Ensures the project has requirements, critical success factors, a definition of done, and sets clear ownership and understanding of responsibilities identified throughout life of project and post project.
Assembles and leads a project team, working with functional leadership to identify resources.
Serves as a liaison, develops working relationships and capabilities within the team, assigns tasks and deadlines, collects updates, manages team performance, and seeks feedback to improve team cohesion.
Manages resource allocation and day-to-day operations of the project.
Defines project tasks and estimates task durations to develop a feasible project schedule in which to accomplish project objectives.
Mitigates risks to the project plan by managing issues through proactive identification, analysis, response planning, and control techniques.
Measures project progress against the schedule baseline to determine if objectives are on time and adjusts competing constraints as needed to meet deadlines.
Estimates projects costs to develop a project budget and establishes a cost baseline.
Collects and tracks expenditures, both capital and operational, to ensure project objectives stay within budget, adjusting project constraints as needed.
Develops a communication plan, employs appropriate techniques and approaches to engage stakeholders and distributes project information.
Applies best practices and methodologies to meet the varying stakeholder project needs and specific requirements for each project.
Monitors project progress against planned baselines through continuous measurement, metrics, analytics, and task updates.
Controls outcomes through resource reallocation and manages objectives within the project's triple constraints (scope, schedule, and cost).
Documents project information thoroughly in accordance with PMLC standards to meet audit requirements and for historical reference.
As a Senior Project Manager (in addition to the above): Contributes to the development and implementation of best practices by making continuous process improvement a priority and championing the roadmap.
Performs work under minimal supervision.
Handles complex issues and problems and refers only the most complex issues to higher-level staff.
Coaches and mentor's department staff and collaborates with leadership to support strategic goals within the team.
What you need to succeed Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Business Management or related field As a senior-level Project Manager, a minimum of 5 years of project management experience and a few years of healthcare experience.
As a mid-level Project Manager, a minimum of 3 years of project management experience.
PMP certification not required, but a plus if you have the certification or want to pursue one! Strong ability to manage time and resources.
Take a consultative, strategic, and collaborative approach with stakeholders.
Be comfortable communicating and presenting to others.
Knack for problem solving and finding solutions that work for the business.
Equivalent combination of education, experience or training determined to be acceptable by Human Resources may be substituted, unless regulated by contract or program standards Benefits and perks Wellness incentives including well-being lifestyle spending accounts, employee assistance program and employee discounts.
Encouraged paid time off including paid holidays and flexible holidays to use as you wish.
16 hours of paid volunteer time with a $200 donation to a charity of your choice upon completion of all volunteer hours.
Employee recognition, community initiative events and yearly company outings.
Workplace flexibility offering different options for working arrangements and the freedom to make time for important commitments.
Our core benefits include health, dental, vision and life insurance, short-term and long-term disability and paid parental leave.
Equal opportunity employment Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and Individual with Disabilities, as well as Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity.
For questions, please email careers@bcbsnd.
com.
This job posting will be closed 3/22/2024 at 8:00 a.
m.
(CT).
No further applications will be considered.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
41 CFR 60-1.
35(c)