Project Manager -Medicaid Enterprise Systems

Title: Project Manager - Medicaid Enterprise Systems
Location: Austin TX (Remote)
Duration: Long term contract
The worker will be responsible for delivering quality products that meet the state's desired operational and technical requirements. The worker will have considerable latitude to use their experience and judgement to ensure successful completion of their assigned tasks. The worker will be required to multi-task, analyze priorities, communicate clearly, and set expectations for the phases of the project. The worker will be responsible for communicating with multiple internal and external stakeholders including program and technical staff, and other contracted and vendor resources. The worker will participate in meetings, track deliverables and schedules, and alert management of any issues that may impact providers.

The services to be provided include, but are not limited to the following:

- Coordinating duties and responsibilities with PEMS Sprint Teams and Provider Services.
- Development, maintenance, and monitoring of integrated project timelines in coordination with PEMS project timelines.
- Ensuring that the project plan maintains tasks, schedules, and status updates as well as disseminating information to team members.
- Oversight and reporting of critical path dependencies between PEMS projects.
- Communicating project status, issues, and risks to department management, vendors, Provider Services and PEMS sprint teams. Developing mitigation plans as necessary.
- Communicating status of program initiatives to department management and other impacted stakeholders.
- Planning and managing efficient project meetings and documenting key decisions.
- Designing strategies to mitigate or avoid identified project risks and difficulties.

Minimum Requirements:

• 7 years Required: Experience in management of large-scale IT projects, including system integration, resource management, procurement transition, and vendor management.
• 7 years Required: Experience with Medicaid Enterprise Systems, including Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS).
• 7 years Required: Ability to identify problems, evaluate alternatives, and implement effective solutions; to develop and evaluate policies and procedures; and to prepare reports.
• 7 years Required: Demonstrated ability to meet tight deadlines.
• 7 years Required: Experience with Medicaid business operations.
• 7 years Required: Experience overseeing the planning and execution of major projects, including facilitation and documentation of high-level critical path dependencies across multiple projects.
• 7 years Required: Experience successfully leading meetings and facilitating discussions between multiple stakeholder groups, including vendors.
• 7 years Required: Expertise using Microsoft Office products: Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook.
• 7 years Required: Ability to establish project goals and objectives that support the State strategic plans as well as federal directives.
• 7 years Required: Proven ability to work successfully with technical and non-technical groups and manage multiple responsibilities.
• 7 years Required: Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and coordination skills.
• 7 years Required: Experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals and independently perform a variety of complicated tasks; a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
• 7 years Required: Strong oral and written communication skills.
• 4 years Required: Certification in Project Management by a recognized project management organization.
• 3 years Preferred: Knowledge of Texas Medicaid programs.
• 2 years Preferred: Experience with provider enrollment systems.
• 1 year Preferred: Scrum Master certification.