Senior Healthcare Program Manager

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Join us as a Senior Healthcare Program Manager, where you’ll lead cross-functional strategies and oversee transformative affordability initiatives in oncology and other key healthcare areas. You’ll be responsible for managing program operations, partnering with clinical and operational leaders, strengthening capabilities, and developing robust reporting to track progress. This position offers the opportunity to shape and expand high-visibility programs, directly influencing both strategy and operations across diverse healthcare domains. Your contributions will drive major affordability efforts, helping to make healthcare more accessible and reducing overall costs, while building programs that have a significant organizational impact. 

What you’ll do: 

• Drive cross functional strategy for specific condition management programs 

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the programs, managing tasks, resources, and timeline to meet deadlines and milestones 

• Work with clinical and operational leaders to build support and foster effective communication 

• Build and manage roadmap of capability enhancements for condition management programs and other key affordability initiatives 

• Support market scan and vendor assessments for capabilities and solution 

• Support implementation of new programs and capabilities 

• Build reporting that allows for oversight and management of the efficacy of programs 

• Collaborate with business partners such as legal and regulatory to ensure appropriate scope and considerations are included in project plans 

• Oversee and coordinate resources, ensuring accountability and effective collaboration across various teams to drive engagement.  

• Support teams in clarifying and negotiating ownership of program impacts and work with stakeholders to align on desired outcomes and responsibilities. 

• Lead research efforts and guide the team in defining and assessing the impact of changes, ensuring a smooth