Program Manager III at Centene

Ideal for an experienced program manager with at least five years of project implementation history and a bachelor’s degree in business or healthcare. You have

Work type: remote

Location: Remote-MO

Type: Full-time

Summary

Ideal for an experienced program manager with at least five years of project implementation history and a bachelor’s degree in business or healthcare. You have a track record of leading cross-functional teams through full project lifecycles, ideally within the managed care or prescription benefit management sectors. **What makes it worth a look...** Centene is hiring for this fully remote senior-level role. While specific salary figures were not disclosed, they provide a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401k plans, and tuition reimbursement. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Hold a bachelor’s degree in Business or Healthcare Administration * Have 5+ years of experience in program or project management * Possess specific background in managed care or prescription benefits * Can manage budgets and project lifecycles from start to finish

Job Description

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members. Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, you’ll have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.

Position Purpose: Promote increased program efficiency, service levels, and value by capturing and monitoring performance, and then identifying opportunities for improvement and strategies to realize those opportunities. Plan, organize, monitor, oversee and lead multiple, concurrent resultant projects utilizing cross functional teams to deliver defined requirements and meet company strategic objectives.

Identify opportunities to increase efficiency, improve service levels and to ensure regulatory compliance through enhanced operations

Develop strategies to realize improvement opportunities, and ensure organizational prioritization and resource alignment

Manage multiple projects through full project life cycle process including requirements gathering, creation of project plans and schedules, obtaining and managing resources, managing budget, and facilitating project execution, deployment and closure

Utilize corporate and industry standard project management tools and techniques to effectively manage projects

Maintain detailed project documentation as needed including action items, issues lists and risk mitigation plans

Provide leadership and effectively communicate project status to all stakeholders, including executive summaries and presentations

Negotiate with project stakeholders to identify and secure resources, resolve issues, and mitigate risks

Lead cross-functional meetings with various functional areas to meet overall stakeholder expectations and company’s objectives

Provide functional and technical knowledge regarding overall program requirements and operations

Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, related field, or equivalent experience. Master’s degree preferred. 5+ years project implementation, product or program management experience. Managed care or prescription benefit management experience preferred.

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

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