Manager, Project Management- Commercial

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Position Summary

- Develops improvement recommendations based on complex data and root cause analysis.

- Manages all areas of project management including planning, design, development, Implementation and ongoing maintenance of project(s).

- Keen focus on Process Improvement initiatives, Automation, driving effective Business System initiatives, and facilitating Kaizen Events.

- Maintains project scope focused on impacting one of the following: process, system, function, and/or product.

- Proactively leads projects by preparing project elements including project charter, scope, resource requirements (cost), project schedules, and milestones.

- Advocate for change, anticipate potential objections, and communicate difficult and complex ideas with ability to drive influence and lead others to adopt a different point of view when necessary.

- Perform stakeholder analysis to effectively coach & develop supportive sponsors, advocates, & champions of the proposed change and ensure successful implementation/adoption.

- Facilitate effective project team meetings minimizing waste by maintaining focus, managing the conversation, meeting project objectives, and providing key takeaways.

- Leads collaboration across all parties to gain buy-in, develop solutions, and guide project team through completion.

- Builds communication plan & schedule for successful implementation and ensures project team and all impacted stakeholders are informed of progress, key dates, and next steps.

- Develops effective project plans demonstrating leadership in planning & monitoring all project tasks, assigning ownership, and holding project team to target deadlines.

- Assist with the management of internal relationships, processes, and performance, and identify issues that may stall project and working with leadership to resolve through effective risk management.

Required Qualifications

- A minimum of 3 years prior project management experience

- Demonstrated strong negotiation skills

- Strong organizational & time management skills

- Ability to communicate to multiple levels of leadership

- Proficient in MS Office Suite, including, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint,  MS Teams

- Strong technical skills working with databases including Quickbase, SQL, MS Access

- Experience developing workflow & process documents

- Experience in data analysis with ability to present and support clear and concise findings

- Experience identifying process improvement opportunities & proposed solutions supported by data analysis, including leading stakeholders through Five Whys and root cause analysis of issues

- Ability to work independently

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with claim rework a plus

Six Sigma certification a plus

Experience working to develop Automation Anywhere RPA production bot processes

Microsoft Power Apps, Power Automate

Microsoft Visio experience - could be trained 

We support a hybrid work environment. If selected and you live near a suitable work location, you may be expected to comply with the hybrid work policy. Under the policy, all hires for in-scope populations should be placed into a hybrid or office-based location, working onsite three days a week.

Aetna Service Operations office/hub locations will be discussed with the selected candidate.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and education

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$54,300.00 - $159,120.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. 
 

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