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Kaiser Permanente · 1 day ago

Program Manager VI, Principal Date, Channel Integration

Greater Upper Marlboro, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

12+ years exp

Kaiser Permanente is a healthcare organization that is seeking a Program Manager VI to oversee the delivery of large-scale programs across multiple departments. The role involves driving program execution, managing risks, and ensuring stakeholder alignment while fostering collaborative relationships and adhering to policies.

Health CareHospitalMental HealthNon ProfitPersonal Health

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; builds collaborative, cross-functional relationships. Solicits and acts on performance feedback; provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership; influences, mentors, and coaches team members. Practices self-leadership; creates, evaluates, and responds to the strengths and weaknesses of self and unit or team members. Leads the adaptation to competing demands and new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback. Fosters open dialogue amongst team members

Drives the execution of multiple work streams by identifying member and operational needs; translates business strategy into actionable business requirements; develops and updates new procedures and policies. Gains cross-functional support for objectives and priorities; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; solves highly complex issues; escalates and resolves issues as appropriate; sets standards and measures progress. Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates, obtains and distributes resources. Removes obstacles that impact performance; guides performance and develops contingency plans accordingly; influences the completion of project tasks by others

Oversees the delivery of large-scale programs or components with multiple workstreams and strategic business goals across departments, functions, or regions with responsibility and accountability for achieving program outcomes from initiation to close-out in an extended or open ended time frame. Analyzes, integrates, and manages program plans for the most complex program initiatives which include scope identification and management, schedules, inter-dependencies, and resource forecasts. Manages and monitors the program financials of large, high profile, dynamic program initiatives. Monitors program performance to ensure programs effectively deliver maximum long term value or benefit to the organization, and makes adjustments as needed in an uncertain environment where scope may be fluid. Leads program activities related to organizational change management (e.g., development and execution of user adoption, implementation, and training plans) as defined by the program. Assists in the establishment and management of proper program management practices in regard to allocation of resources, schedules and task assignments. This role may perform project management duties in addition to program management responsibilities

Drives the completion of the work of multiple program teams. Evaluates internal and/or external resources and provides feedback on team composition based on the alignment of team member skills and program demands. Creates and communicates a clear vision of program goals and objectives to the team. Provides guidance and feedback to team members

Proactively monitors, identifies, and mitigates program risks, issues, and trigger events across multiple interdependent programs by developing mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate

Monitors adherence of program activities to policies and procedures by ensuring program plans and team members follow KP, departmental, and/or business line policies and procedures

Ensures the alignment, buy-in, engagement and support of diverse program stakeholders by building and maintaining relationships as well as communicating appropriately with internal customers, third party vendors, executive management, and business leaders; and clarifying accountability and authority across stakeholders. Identifies and works closely with key stakeholders based on their level of influence and decision making and ensures all appropriate stakeholders are represented and included. Determines program goals, influences the prioritization of deliverables, coordinates all business processes (e.g. program change management, communication) and facilitates decisions necessary for program delivery by partnering with program sponsors and/or review boards. Communicates tough issues to stakeholders while maintaining an independent opinion, providing recommendations, delivering formal presentations, and providing reports to executive audiences. Engages with executive stakeholders to identify long term value to the organization and define success

Reviews vendor performance to provide direction for service improvements or revisions to strategy. Partners with Procurement and/or Legal to develop service level and/or scope of work agreements as appropriate. Facilitates contract negotiations with vendors, and reviews and resolves issues with vendor invoices

Qualification

Program ManagementChange ManagementRisk AssessmentFinancial AcumenApplied Data AnalysisHealth Care IndustryProject ManagementNegotiationCommunicationTeamworkCritical ThinkingProblem SolvingFacilitation Skills

Required

Minimum five (5) years experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university and minimum twelve (12) years experience in project management or a directly related field, including minimum seven (7) years program management experience OR Minimum fifteen (15) years experience in project management or a directly related field including minimum seven (7) years program management experience

Preferred

Five (5) years of experience working with pharmacy and benefits operations

Five (5) years of experience working in physician HR strategic consulting

Company

Kaiser Permanente

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Kaiser Permanente is a health organization that offers disease prevention, mental healthcare, and chronic disease management services.

Founded in 1945

Oakland, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org

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