Project Manager (Healthcare / Medicaid Programs)

Senior Project Manager (Healthcare / Medicaid Programs)

Location: Harrisburg, PA (Hybrid Onsite up to 2 days per month)

Duration: Long-Term Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale, cross-functional program implementation initiatives within a healthcare and human services environment. This role focuses on driving operational and policy implementation efforts, coordinating stakeholders, and ensuring successful project delivery from planning through launch and stabilization.

This is a business-focused project management role and is not an IT systems project management position. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing complex initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, executive leadership, and external partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional project workstreams, governance meetings, and stakeholder forums.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including milestones, timelines, deliverables, dependencies, and ownership.
• Build a strong understanding of business policies, operational processes, and compliance requirements to effectively manage project execution.
• Create and maintain project governance artifacts including RACI matrices, RAID logs, action trackers, decision logs, and status reports.
• Identify project risks and issues proactively, develop mitigation strategies, and manage escalations through resolution.
• Coordinate activities across internal business units, external partners, vendors, and regulatory stakeholders.
• Support external stakeholder coordination by organizing project materials, tracking commitments, and ensuring timely follow-up.
• Drive change management activities including stakeholder engagement, communications planning, training readiness, and implementation support.
• Ensure project documentation is complete, accurate, and reflects decisions, approvals, and business impacts.
• Mentor junior project managers and promote project management best practices.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience managing large, complex, multi-workstream projects with executive visibility.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating multiple stakeholders.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and organizational skills.
• Hands-on experience with project management tools and governance artifacts including:
  • Project Plans
  • Workplans
  • RAID Logs
  • RACI Matrices
  • Change Control
  • Decision Logs
  • Action Trackers
  • Status Reporting
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience preparing executive-level documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Medicaid, healthcare, managed care, or health and human services programs.
• Experience working on CMS-related initiatives or federal/state healthcare programs.
• Knowledge of Section 1115 demonstrations/waivers or similar government program implementations.
• Familiarity with government operations, regulatory compliance, procurement, or vendor management.
• PMP or equivalent Project Management certification preferred.

Desired Skills

• Program & Project Management
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Stakeholder Management
• Executive Communication
• Risk & Issue Management
• Change Management
• Operational Readiness
• Governance & Project Controls
• Business Process Improvement
• Regulatory Compliance
• Healthcare Program Implementation
• Strategic Planning
• Decision & Action Tracking