Senior Project Manager, Administrative Operations and Development

This position is responsible for defining and directing the implementation of strategic major system projects*, cross-functional mid-sized system projects**, and complex multi-departmental operational projects. This position is also responsible for managing all aspects of a project lifecycle (from inception through post implementation phases) with direct accountability including, but not limited to: development of project plan, issue tracking and resolution, project status tracking, and implementation execution. This position leads project team(s) to accomplish specific project objectives within defined scope, timeframe, budget, and resource allocation parameters established by executive project sponsors. Facilitates appropriate project communication channels and maintains excellent relationships with both internal and external business customers, stakeholders, IS & T, and external software vendors.

This is a hybrid role, with onsite presence required Tuesday through Thursday at the 8170 Corporate Office Building in Bloomington. Schedule and onsite days may be subject to change based on business and team needs.
 

ACCOUNTABILITIES: 

1. Serves as project manager on assigned strategic/complex projects(s), with overall accountability for successful project implementation (sometimes in conjunction with IS & T and business project mangers as assigned).

2. Works with executive project sponsors and senior leadership to establish overall project objectives, scope, implementation schedule, budget, and resource requirement parameters. Manages project within established parameters and negotiates changes when applicable.

3. Using HealthPartners’ standard project management methodologies and frameworks, responsible for the development and maintenance of required project management documentation including: project scope and summary, business and technical requirements, high level project milestones, detailed work plans, resource requirements, issues tracking lists, project status tracking, and project risk mitigation strategies.

4. Serves as overall business project architect to ensure that IS & T technical design achieves required business objectives.

5. Ensures that comprehensive customer acceptance test plans are developed and executed.

6. Establishes and maintains effective communication with team members, stakeholders, other internal contacts, external customers, and software vendors as appropriate. Communicates to affected stakeholders on topics including, but not limited to: project status updates, upcoming project milestones, project issues and their proposed resolution strategy(s), project risks and their associated mitigation strategies, resource constraints, and any proposed changes to project scope/implementation timeframes, and status of project budget.

7. Responsible for identifying and coordinating resolution of all business and technical issues. Participates in identification of key issues, and negotiates resolutions as appropriate.

8. Coordinates and schedules all activities for project team members. Negotiates project resource availability with departmental leadership when applicable.

9. Responsible for ensuring that required project documentation is developed and maintained within central project repository.

10. Facilitates RFI/RFP process as necessary. May also participate in contract and price negotiations with external vendor.

11. Where appropriate, coordinates vendor activities to ensure project success.

12. Proactively provides performance feedback to both individual project team members and management as appropriate. Activities include: education/training recommendations, performance review assessments, and coaching/mentoring.

13. Responsible for managing multiple projects at any given point in time.

14. Represents HealthPartners and its interests in external industry forums at both the national and local level (examples may include AHIP, WEDI, MN HIPAA Collaborative, MN AUC Committee, and vendor user groups, etc.) as assigned.

15. Other duties as required or assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

Education: Bachelor degree in computer science, business administration, health care management and/or 5+ years of equivalent project management experience in implementation of complex health care related projects.

Experience and Knowledge: Candidate must possess demonstrated project management experience in a health care administrative setting as eviden