UPMC · 12 hours ago
Sr. Project Manager- Health Economics- Insurance Division - Remote
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expUPMC is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join their Health Economics Team and lead data and analytics projects. The role involves driving project delivery, managing stakeholders, and ensuring that complex data work translates into actionable business outcomes.
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Responsibilities
Establish deliverable structure and content outline
Inform others of new and emerging topics/trends, technologies, and capabilities
Participate in the development of new tools and resources
Demonstrate ability to prepare sensitive information and communication it directly to senior management
Understand, analyze, and structure undefined, complex, and politically sensitive projects
Recognize and anticipate scope issues and communicate to internal client and team changes to the work plan
Prioritize tasks based on relative importance and urgency and identify dependencies across projects
Cooperate close with business leaders and/or relevant experts in resolving issues
Leverage solutions from dependent and related projects
Build follow-up mechanism/maintenance plan into project deliverables to ensure that changes to be implemented will be sustainable
Identify and mitigate business risks associated with projects
Build consensus between departments and business units
Define and develop overall project objectives, scope and work plan and review and confirm with internal client
Stimulate strategic thinking by internal clients
Anticipate project issues, assess alternatives, and take appropriate measures to resolve in a professional, tactful manner
Manage a large number of responsibilities in the face of competing priorities
Participate in and/or lead the comprehensive review of the projects being managed by other project managers; accurately assess project status and develop appropriate recommendations and assessment documents
Generate new perspectives, frameworks or innovations that enable problem resolution
Ensure deliverables meet business objective, design specifications and quality standards
Systematically convey pros and cons of alternative solutions to complex, sophisticated, and sensitive issues and achieve consensus on direction/ approach
Generate innovative ideas which are strategically sound and challenge the status quo
Plan and execute communication of complex information to team members and stakeholder groups
Effectively lead large project teams and/or high-priority efforts to high-quality results
Create an environment that fosters compliance with accepted PMO methodologies and reflects industry best practice
Dynamically lead presentations/work sessions to positively influence decisions and perceptions
Ensure that the most appropriate and efficient tools and techniques are selected and applied in accordance with project scope and time constraints
Define alternative/compromise solutions that address others' fundamental concerns and impacts on long-term relationships
Operate effectively in a fast changing environment
Manage in ambiguous situations with minimal direction
Analyze the training needs of project teams and identify relevant training material/ courses to address these needs
Provide industry knowledge to projects
Anticipate key business issues, and implement comprehensive recommendations to achieve desire outcome
Anticipate and define barriers to change with internal client; devise plans to address change barriers and ensure acceptance of the change process
Become recognized as a valued thought-partner by internal clients
Recognize and act decisively in urgent matters; make tough decision which may influence the direction of the project
Direct and execute creative analytic approaches/ create new or adapt existing analytical methods and tools to solve problems
Successfully build, direct and maintain motivated, empowered and diverse teams
Establish a mentoring environment
Ensure business value has been delivered
Plan, organize and control multiple responsibilities and cross-functional resources and ensure that the most appropriate resources are assigned to specific project roles
Delegate appropriate level of autonomy and decision - ensure that project issues are promptly and effectively handled and quality of work is achieved
Qualification
Required
B.S. degree in Business, Mathematics, statistics, Health Care, Management, or related field
5 years of project management experience
Excellent computer skills required, including Access, Excel, Microsoft Project, and other pertinent computer software packages
Strong management, problem solving, organizational, and communication skills (oral and written) are required
Excellent Project Management skills along with effective planning and organizational skills
Ability to perform planning for large initiatives/projects, managing all tasks required to provide services to meet client and business needs within budget and targeted deadlines
Preferred
Master's degree preferred (extensive related experience will be considered)
Experience in health care insurance or health care industry preferred
Minimum of PMP, PM, or Six Sigma Certificate with advanced project management certification strongly preferred
Company
UPMC
UPMC is one of the leading nonprofit health systems in the United States. A $10 billion integrated global health enterprise headquartered
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.46MKey Investors
Appalachian Regional Commission
2024-09-18Grant· $0.46M
Leadership Team
Leslie Davis
President and CEO
Frederick M. Hargett
Chief Financial Officer
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