Sr. Project/Program Manager

Job Title - Sr. Project/Program Manager

Job Location - Remote role with Local to Raleigh, NC preferred

Duration - 8+ Months

Specifics for the role:

• 7 to 10 years of experience as a Project Manager.
• Negotiation Skills
• Vendor Management Skills
• Working with Stakeholders
• Contracts management
• Change management
• PMP Certified will be huge plus
• Healthcare or Medicare background will be plus
• Local to Raleigh, NC will be preferred for team collaboration or parties but the work is remote
• Coming to office is once or twice in a quarter if local else remote
• Current team of 3 people
• Implementation of IT projects
• Agile Experience

Duration: Possibility of extension

• This role is primarily remote but the candidates need to be within commuting distance to the Durham campus to be on site as needed for meetings and/or events
• Prefer candidates with PMP Certification
• This work is supporting Enterprise Projects with a focus on Change Management
• Candidates need to have strong MS Office and Project skills, need to be critical positive thinkers, with strong written and verbal communication skills, be able to provide conflict resolution as needed, and think outside the box.

Job Description:

• Develops project plans and recommendations in support of Departmental/Company objectives and leads implementation; tracks and reports on the status of the project. Must ascertain, categorize and manage projects in relation to corporate priorities.
• Negotiates for resources to staff projects effectively with appropriate skill sets, aligning skills to the needs of the project. Delegates work as required and ensures a quality end product through close customer contact and assesses customer/client satisfaction through direct feedback/evaluation.
• Coordinates development and implementation of policies and procedures as well as development of compliance measurements. Controls and monitors project effectiveness; updates project plans as necessary. Ensures compliance with necessary audit requirements.
• Represents company in meetings with external parties including consultants, vendors, and others and may include service delivery management of vendors.
• Assists with analysis and development of business processes to ensure quality, cost effectiveness, timeliness of customer service, and regulatory requirements and mandates are met.
• Develops escalation process to channel issues and concerns to appropriate parties.
• Evaluates project risks, developing contingency plans and responding to change in risk as the project progresses.
• Develops effective business process improvement initiatives and communication plans.
• Performs analytic functions and coaches others in analytical production, technical and other areas.
• Proposes a variety of solutions to business issues/problems utilizing appropriate analysis tools (ie Cost/Benefit Analysis, Flowcharting, etc).
• Documents and presents project management results through the development of criteria, issue analysis papers and reports; ensures that projects established objectives such as financial goals, where applicable and creates an evaluation plan to assess project performance in relation to stated goals.
• Develops and tracks budgets, operating plans and financial cost forecasts to support the objectives of the project.
• Provides indirect reports, if applicable, with well-defined expectations, ongoing feedback, coaching/ mentoring and/or training.

Hiring Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)
• 5+ years of experience in related field.
• In lieu of degree, 7+ years of experience in related field.