Project Manager IV

Centene Corporation is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. The Project Manager plays a critical role in enabling the success of enterprise-wide projects within the Medicare Operations team by utilizing cross-functional teams to deliver defined requirements and meet company strategic objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and oversee complex, enterprise‑level Medicare initiatives across an expanded project portfolio, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy, regulatory requirements, and operational priorities
• Own full project lifecycle execution from initiation through closure, including scope definition, planning, execution, monitoring, risk management, and transition to operations
• Manage the full project life cycle, including review of various sources to assess requirements, creation of project plans and schedules, obtaining and managing resources, managing budget, and facilitating project execution, deployment and closure
• Utilize corporate and industry standard project management tools and techniques to effectively manage projects
• Assist with establishment and maintenance of corporate project management methodology and other department procedures
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and resource strategies for high‑impact, cross‑functional initiatives
• Provide leadership and effectively communicate project status to all stakeholders and external agencies
• Negotiate with project stakeholders to identify resources, resolve issues, and mitigate risks
• Coordinate cross-functional meetings with various functional areas to meet overall stakeholder expectations and company’s objectives
• Provide functional and technical knowledge across multiple business and technical areas
• Monitor the creation of all project deliverables to ensure adherence to quality standards including design documents, test plans, training materials, and operations documentation

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of project management experience with departmental specific projects
• Previous experience as a lead in a functional area, managing cross functional teams on large scale projects or supervisory experience including hiring, training, assigning work and managing the performance of staff
• Proficient with MS-Office applications
• Healthcare experience
• Proven ability to manage projects in regulated environments, ensuring adherence to Medicare regulations, internal controls, and organizational standards
• Managed care experience
• PMP certification