Program Manager, Maternal Health (Iowa Only)

Molina Healthcare of Iowa is in search for a Program Manager of Maternal Health.  Candidates for this role must live in Iowa. 

Candidates can expect travel (depending on where you live) anywhere from 25% if living near the Des Moines area, to 40% if living elsewhere in Iowa. 
This important role will be tasked with focusing on health disparities when it comes to Maternal health. Ideal candidates will be well-versed in maternal health disparities in Iowa and have the knowledge and skills to establish strategic partnerships with providers and community-based organizations.  Knowledge about Doulas and the services they provide is also important.  Additionally, candidates should have the ability to establish a maternal health advisory group with members and providers. 

• Experience addressing Social Determinants of Health, focusing on Maternal Health.
• This position is about 60% externally facing and 40% internal. 
• Experience addressing Social Determinants of Health, focusing on Maternal Health.
• Experience and ability to review, interpret, and make recommendations from data. 

Job Duties

• Active collaborator with people who are responsible for internal business projects and programs involving department or cross-functional teams of subject matter experts, delivering products through the design process to completion.
• Plans and directs schedules as well as project budgets.
• Monitors the project from inception through delivery.
• May engage and oversee the work of external vendors.
• Focuses on process improvement, organizational change management, program management and other processes relative to the business.
• Leads and manages team in planning and executing business programs.
• Serves as the subject matter expert in the functional area and leads programs to meet critical needs.
• Communicates and collaborates with customers to analyze and transform needs and goals into functional requirements. Delivers the appropriate artifacts as needed.
• Works with operational leaders within the business to provide recommendations on opportunities for process improvements.
• Creates business requirements documents, test plans, requirements traceability matrix, user training materials and other related documentations.
• Generate and distribute standard reports on schedule
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REQUIRED EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
PREFERRED EDUCATION: Graduate Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• 3-5 years of Program and/or Project management experience.
• Operational Process Improvement experience.
• Healthcare experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Project and Visio.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Experience partnering with different levels of leadership across the organization.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• 5-7 years of Program and/or Project management experience.
• Managed Care experience.
• Experience working in a cross functional highly matrixed organization.

PREFERRED LICENSE, CERTIFICATION, ASSOCIATION: PMP, Six Sigma Green Belt, Six Sigma Black Belt Certification and/or comparable coursework desired.

To all current Molina employees: If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply through the intranet job listing.

Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V.

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