Job#: 3035195 Job Description: Project Manager Senior
Location: Remote
Employment Type: 12+ month contract
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior Project Manager responsible for the coordination, planning, and organization of project activities. This role will interface with all areas affected by the project, including end users, vendors, and project staff, while ensuring compliance with established system design life cycle (SDLC) processes. The position involves managing project scope, budget, schedule, and vendor contracts for large-scale IT projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the coordination, planning, and organization of all project activities.
- Serve as the primary interface for end users, vendors, and internal project staff.
- Perform analysis, negotiation, and management of project scope, budget, and schedule.
- Manage vendor contracts, ensuring deliverables and work comply with contractual obligations.
- Proactively manage and track project risks, issues, and escalations.
- Provide regular project status reports to business sponsors and management.
- Ensure all project activities adhere to applicable system design life cycle (SDLC) processes.
- Lead project teams and facilitate meetings effectively across all organizational levels.
- Manage the implementation of federal and state regulation changes.
- Oversee multiple large-scale, enterprise-wide projects simultaneously.
Required Qualifications
Education: A bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of recent, relevant work experience is required. PMP Certification is mandatory.
Experience: A minimum of 10 years of project management experience is required. This must include experience in the public health IT domain, managing large-scale, enterprise-wide projects, and leading project teams of various sizes. Candidates must have proven experience managing vendors and contracts, as well as project issues, scope, quality, and risks.
Technical Skills: Proficiency in the Microsoft Product Suite (Word, Excel, Project, Visio) is required. Expertise in standard project management tools and methodologies, particularly Microsoft Project and PMI methodologies, is essential.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with process improvement initiatives.
- Background in developing requests for proposal (RFP) or bids.
- Experience in healthcare research, planning, or financial management.
- Knowledge of healthcare policy interpretation, development, and implementation.
- Experience with the analysis of regulatory authority, legislative action, and CMS guidelines.
Compensation & Benefits
The anticipated pay range for this position is $40.00 to $52.00 per hour. Please note that the final pay rate will be determined by a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience and qualifications.
This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
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