Job: Project Director CMS Projects Optum Rx - Irvine CA
Posted: 05/21/2012
Job Status: Full Time
Job Reference #: 373706
Job Type: Other/General
Jobing Description
You're empowered to do your best by Leading Highly Complex Operational Projects throughout the organization! Are you a leader and subject matter expert in project management, scope definition, risk identification, methodology and resource allocation or facilitation? Lead large scale highly complex projects and strategic initiatives crossing business teams and operating groups to coordinate and complete projects, define performance and results and manage vendors and service providers. The Senior Project Manager will determine time frames, funding needs, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, allotment of resources to various phases of projects and lead others in the organization to make meaningful process improvements. Developing business plans and cost benefit analysis for assessment by Regional/Senior Leadership is required. You'll investigate non-standard requests and problems, make presentations to senior leadership, ensure project documentation is accurate and ensure projects are completed on time and within scope. Pertinent data and facts will be reviewed to identify and solve issues and mitigate risks, prioritize your teams work load, ad hoc projects as assigned and develop pioneering approaches to emerging industry trends.
We are looking for a Project Director to work with senior leadership on CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servicves) audits and projects.
Responsible for the coordination and completion of projects across various functional areas. Typically, employees in this function are working towards or have achieved certification in project management. Provides subject matter expertise in areas including project scope definition, risk identification, project methodology, resource allocation, facilitation, and other areas of expertise based on established project management techniques. Makes presentations to management on project updates, project cycle, and expected results. Ensures projects are completed on time and in scope. May manage vendor and service providers to define project scope and performance expectations. Incumbents maybe part of a project management office (PMO) in their business. - Functional SME.
- Broad business approach.
- Resource to senior leadership.
- Develops pioneering approaches to emerging industry trends.
Skills / Requirements
BA/BS degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field and/or equivalent education and experience.
10+ years of project management experience
5+ years experience in tracking, planning projects, working with large data sets and making data-driven analytical decisions.
Intermediate level of proficiency with MS Project, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and SharePoint.
Demonstrated ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely.
Excellent time management, organizational, and prioritization skills and ability to balance multiple priorities.
Knowledge of CMS guidelines and regulations
Significant experience in managing multiple, high risk projects
Strong communication skills in particular interacting with Sr. Mgmt.
OptumRx is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.
If you're ready to talk about groundbreaking interactions, let's talk about what happens when a firm that touches millions of lives decides to gather results from millions of prescriptions every month and analyze their impact. Let's talk about smart, motivated teams. Let's talk about more effective and affordable health care solutions. This is caring. This is great chemistry. This is the way to make a difference. We're doing all this, and more, through a greater dedication to our shared values of integrity, compassion, relationships, innovation and performance.
OptumRx is an empowering place for people with the flexibility to help create change. Innovation is part of the job description. And passion for improving the lives of our customers is a motivating factor in everything we do. In the largest and most personal sense, your impact can be greater than even you thought at OptumRx.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.
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