Job: Senior Project Manager - Healthcare Medicare Part D Operations - Irvine CA
Posted: 04/27/2012
Job Status: Full Time
Job Reference #: 374710
Jobing Description
You're empowered to do your best by assisting with Operational Projects throughout the organization! Are you a subject matter experti in project management, scope definition, risk identification, methodology and resource allocation or facilitation? Assist us with strategic initiatives crossing business teams and operating groups as a Senior Project Manager to coordinate and complete projects, define performance and results and manage vendors and service providers. 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 work load and work on ad hoc projects as assigned. Certification or in process of Certification for Project Management required and previous experience in a Project Management Office (PMO) is a plus.
Project manage and oversee development and provide continued support for end-to-end QA process for Part D formulary operations related functions.
Primary responsibilities will include:
- Identify and track key deliverables for CMS-audit related activities.
- Work with internal stakeholders within Clinical and IT to develop a roadmap for developing automated solutions to support formulary operations.
- Work with internal stakeholders and external vendors to document current process and identify process improvement opportunities. Once identified, oversee and track implementation.
- Create final documentation of QA processes required to support formulary operations and audit process.
- Manage execution of formulary operations related activities and audit process by: maintaining a project plan, prioritizing, manage escalation, and manage cross department coordination and communication.
Skills / Requirements
BA/BS degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field and/or equivalent education and experience.
4+ years of project management experience
4+ 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.
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.
Keywords: healthcare, jobs, managed care, medicare, medicaid, six sigma, project manager, project management, QA, process improvement, claims, claims systems, medical, insurance, CMS audit, Part D, formulary, clinical, PMP, PMO
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