Technical Project Manager (Remote)

LOCATION: Remote - This is a home based, virtual position that operates within the hours of 8:30am-5:00pm EST. Vaya Health welcomes applications from NC, SC, GA, TN, VA, MD, and FL.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

The Technical Project Manager oversees all aspects of the release management lifecycle. They are responsible for the process of planning, scheduling, managing and controlling various aspects of productions and projects. The Technical Project Manager combine these steps to create integrated solutions, allowing them to deliver projects efficiently and on time. This role is responsible for delivery of initiatives with high strategic importance to the organization, with varying degrees of complexity, risk, organizational impact, political/ organizational sensitivity and/or possible media exposure. Support to maintain the progress, mutual interaction, and tasks of various parties to reduce risk of failure, maximizes benefits, and minimizes costs. This position will operate with significant independence, minimal supervision, and cooperatively with departments within a matrix style organizational structure and culture.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Project Management:

• Develop and execute software release plans and activities, ensuring they align with business objectives.
• Coordinate with multiple departments to ensure software compatibility and alignment.
• Track all project milestones and deliverables, keeping stakeholders informed.
• Identify and manage risks, implementing contingency plans when necessary.
• Lead or provide skilled facilitation services to support the efforts of the Product or Project Lead and teams.
• Coach, mentor, train and supervise project team members (including vendors, contractors) to ensure successful completion of project milestones.
• Develop best practices and tools for application and release management.
• Manage adherence to standardized project management methodologies, principles, and best practices that align with a matrix style organizational structure. Including, championing quality standards in all organizational projects.
• Build, develop, and grow business relationships vital to the success of the team, initiatives, and applications
• Facilitate the Project Team through the planning process.
• Assist in the development of full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
• Maintain visibility on day-to-day activities and provide weekly dashboards and reports on application management
• Identify, investigate root causes, and prioritize existing and potential issues and risks, develop strategies and controls to mitigate them.
• Works collaboratively across ISD and the business to develop, implement, and communicate change execution plans to meet both the business and the corporation's strategic objectives
• Responsible for governing Technology's compliance with the standard change management process
• Accurately and clearly convey timely information and ideas, using a style and manner of presentation appropriate to the target audience.
• Ability to manage project delivery and coordination with multi-location-based project teams.
• Ability to adapt in a quickly changing environment with varying work and communication styles to ensure key issues of cost, time, quality, and client satisfaction can be realized.
• Ability to tailor a project management approaches to the type/size of project using various techniques including Agile, Hybrid and Waterfall.
• Analyze work plans to ensure assigned projects are completed within scope, budgets and schedules while meeting the organization's needs, business objectives and design guidelines
• Negotiate and mediate on the part of the PMO, Project Sponsor, Lead or Team
• Has in-depth knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures for conducting business analysis and is proficient in conducting business requirement sessions
• Assist in closing projects and creating a recommendation report to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.

Miscellaneous:

KNOWLEDGE OF JOB

• Strong leadership skills
• Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building
• Must be able to work independently and as a strong team player
• Ability to work with all internal and external stakeholders
• Proven ability to meet commitments and manage expectations
• Proven ability to understand business processes and interact directly with internal customers and peers to provide sound business solutions
• Must possess the integrity and decision-making skills necessary to work with and protect confidential personal health information Adept at business analytics, project and change management
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; the ability to articulate ideas clearly
• Strong client-facing and communication skills including written and oral presentation skills as well as the ability to write clear concise reports.
• Ability to successfully manage a wide network of relationships and liaise effectively with both business partners and development teams.
• Proven problem solver, with the ability to understand complex processes and applications and get to the heart of the issue or problem
• Excellent research and analysis skills and the ability to summarize information in a consumable format
• Desire for constant improvement
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment running multiple projects simultaneously
• High level of knowledge regarding Healthcare Administration on the Payor side
• Intermediate skills in Office 365 suite of products, Smartsheet, especially Visio, SQL or other coding languages

QUALIFICATIONS & CREDENTIALING REQUIREMENTS

High School diploma or GED is required. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business administration preferred. Must have:

• 3-5 years of Project Management experience required.
• Experience with X12 EDI transactions would be beneficial (preferred).
• Experience in healthcare related project leadership and business analysis preferred.
• Experience with Salesforce, Conduent, and GuidingCare implementations preferred.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Close visual acuity to perform activities such as preparation and analysis of documents; viewing a computer terminal; and extensive reading.
• Physical activity in this position includes crouching, reaching, walking, talking, hearing and repetitive motion of hands, wrists and fingers.
• Sedentary work with lifting requirements up to 10 pounds, sitting for extended periods of time.
• Mental concentration is required in all aspects of work.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT: The person in this position must live in NC, SC, GA, TN, VA, MD, or FL.

SALARY: Depending on qualifications & experience of candidate. This position is exempt and is not eligible for overtime compensation.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: Open until filled.

APPLY: Vaya Health accepts online applications in our Career Center, please visit https://www.vayahealth.com/about/careers/.

Vaya Health is an equal opportunity employer.