Program Manager II - Government and Community Relations

Centene Corporation•Burr Ridge, IL

About The Position

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members. Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, you’ll have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility. Candidate MUST live in IL Position Purpose: Plan, organize, monitor, and oversee programs utilizing cross functional teams to deliver defined requirements and meet business needs and strategic objectives. Support business department initiatives that promote, quality, safety and cost of care opportunity Responsible for gathering requirements, creating plans and schedules, managing resources, and facilitate project execution and deployment Utilize corporate and industry standard tools and techniques to effectively oversee programs according to department procedures Maintain detailed business process documentation including meeting minutes, action items, issues lists and risk management plans as applicable Create and monitor all department deliverables to ensure adherence to quality standards including clinical reporting documents, related reference materials, and policy and procedure documentation Communicate program status to management and key stakeholders Identify resources, resolve issues, and mitigate risks Identify requirements, procedures and problems to improve existing processes Coordinate cross-functional meetings with various functional areas to meet overall stakeholder expectations and business objectives Manage projects through the full project life cycle Provide leadership and effectively communicate project status to all stakeholders Negotiate with project stakeholders to identify and secure resources, resolve issues and mitigate risks Performs other duties as assigned. Complies with all policies and standards. Ability to travel 25% within the state of IL

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent experience required.
3+ years of quality improvement, program management or project management experience required.
Health care experience preferred
Candidate MUST live in IL

Nice To Haves

Health care experience preferred

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, monitor, and oversee programs utilizing cross functional teams to deliver defined requirements and meet business needs and strategic objectives.
Support business department initiatives that promote, quality, safety and cost of care opportunity
Responsible for gathering requirements, creating plans and schedules, managing resources, and facilitate project execution and deployment
Utilize corporate and industry standard tools and techniques to effectively oversee programs according to department procedures
Maintain detailed business process documentation including meeting minutes, action items, issues lists and risk management plans as applicable
Create and monitor all department deliverables to ensure adherence to quality standards including clinical reporting documents, related reference materials, and policy and procedure documentation
Communicate program status to management and key stakeholders
Identify resources, resolve issues, and mitigate risks
Identify requirements, procedures and problems to improve existing processes
Coordinate cross-functional meetings with various functional areas to meet overall stakeholder expectations and business objectives
Manage projects through the full project life cycle
Provide leadership and effectively communicate project status to all stakeholders
Negotiate with project stakeholders to identify and secure resources, resolve issues and mitigate risks
Performs other duties as assigned.
Complies with all policies and standards.
Ability to travel 25% within the state of IL