Senior EPMO Program Manager

The vision of Colorado Access is to have healthy communities transformed by the care that people want at a cost we can all afford. Our mission is to partner with communities and empower people through access to quality, affordable care.


Why should you consider a career with Colorado Access?
We are a Colorado-based company, working to improve the health of our state. We care for individuals, families, and children who receive health care under Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) and Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid Program). Our focus is driving improvements in quality, member experience, outcomes, and cost. We are a mission-driven organization whose foundation is built by our vision, supported by our values and pillared by diversity, equity and inclusion.
1. Find work/life balance: We offer PTO, floating holidays, nine company paid holidays, a hybrid work environment, an Employee Assistance Program and a 401K.
2. Be a part of something bigger and make an impact: We serve the underserved and most vulnerable populations in our community through access to quality and affordable health care. No matter what you do for Colorado Access, you are impacting our community and making a difference.
3. Sharpen your skills, learn, and grow: We support your continued development through tuition reimbursement, leadership training, promotion opportunities, performance evaluations, employee recognition, and a language pay stipend.

What you will do:
We are looking for a SENIOR EPMO PROGRAM MANAGER who can help shape our vision and support our mission. Here is what the position will look like.
• Leads large-scale, cross-functional programs aligned with strategic business priorities.
• Manages interconnected projects and ensures delivery of outcomes in a dynamic environment.
• Provides oversight of Project Managers assigned to lead workstreams and projects within programs and large initiatives.
• Collaborates with internal teams, external partners, and senior leadership.
• Applies PMI best practices and methodologies to drive program success.
• Develops and maintains program documentation, including schedules, budgets, and risk assessments.
• Monitors and reports program performance.
• Provides program and project management and oversight across all project lifecycle stages for the portfolio of COA projects. Utilizes a broad knowledge of program management, project management, business operations and the healthcare industry knowledge to manage multiple projects to successful completion.
• Initiates, plans, executes, monitors, controls and closes large scale, cross functional and/or multiple complex projects and/or programs. May manage several unrelated projects simultaneously.
• Manages cross-functional teams to deliver programs and projects on schedule, within budget and approved resources.
• Identifies and documents program and project requirements and deliverables.
• Provides communications management, cost management, resource management, scope management and time management for the program.
• Defines program and project scope based on organization need, and addresses risks and issues. Defines team members' roles and responsibilities, creates work breakdown structures, and develops risk management plans. Proactively manages project schedules, resources, communications, expectations, tasks and quality standards.
• Provides coaching, feedback and interventions necessary to ensure project success. Manages and collaborates with outside resources and cultivates positive working relationships with LOBs and functional departments. Delegates activities to Project Managers and other EPMO resources assigned to a program.
• Measures program and project performance using appropriate tools and techniques. Monitors the status of identified risks and takes corrective actions.
• Conducts regular team and governance meetings.
• Communicates regularly with Program Executive Sponsors and leads. Escalates issues as appropriate.
• Upon successful attainment of project deliverables, closes, archives and retains program and project records and documents. Creates and communicates final project reports, provides performance feedback on project team members, and measures customer satisfaction upon project completion.
• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information obtained managing projects.

What you will bring:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Computer Science, Healthcare Management, or related field. Graduate level degree preferred. Equivalent combination of experience and/or education may substitute with a preference for eight years’ progressive and relevant work experience.

Experience: Minimum of five years’ program and project management experience at a senior level. Healthcare industry experience preferred