Medicaid IT Project Manager

Job Description Key Responsibilities and Duties Project Management

• Serve as the lead project manager for the implementation of three NC Medicaid quality and population health efforts through the improvement of data exchange—Digital Quality Measures (dQMs), Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Screening, and Care Management (CM).
• Develop comprehensive and time-sensitive project management plans, including scope, requirements, acceptance criteria, risk management, communication plans, change management, and detailed project schedules.
• Apply appropriate project management methodologies for project delivery, ensuring effective monitoring and control of scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
• Implement formal change management processes for identifying, documenting, tracking, and incorporating changes to projects.
• Manage project resources and team activities, providing feedback and ensuring project performance aligns with plans.
• Provide regular project reporting, including progress, risks, and blockers, for stakeholders, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
• Utilize domain knowledge in clinical and Medicaid datasets to work closely with technical analysts to reduce ambiguity in requirements, design, assumptions, constraints, dependencies, and acceptance criteria; assess technical changes and project impacts; and track the remediation of user acceptance testing (UAT) findings.

• Coordinate closely with internal and external partners, including the project team members of HIEA Medicaid Services (HMS), NC Medicaid, and SAS Institute.
• Provide project management oversight of vendor implementation projects to ensure compliance with contractual requirements.
• Facilitate efficient coordination and planning by serving as a central point of contact among various project managers from vendor organizations and other state agencies.

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• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, a related IT field, business administration, project management, or a closely related degree from an appropriately accredited institution, and 3-5 years of experience managing Medicaid or health IT technical projects; related work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, manage, and monitor integrated master schedules and project budgets.
• Considerable knowledge of vendor management and ensuring contract deliverables are met.
• Experience leading projects using methodologies such as waterfall, agile, or hybrid models.
• Experience using a wide variety of project management software, including Microsoft Project and other web-based platforms such as Jira, Asana, Smartsheet, Workday, or Monday.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.