Project Lead
PMO
Philadelphia, PA Contract To Hire Sep 20, 2024
Contract to Hire
Hybrid schedule in Philadelphia, PA Tuesday-Thursday onsite required
Must live in PA, NJ or DE to be considered and commutable to Philadelphia, PA
No 3rd party consultants
W2 Contract Terms only
Must be eligible for hire without sponsorship

Our client is in need of a Project Lead.  The Operations Project Leader is responsible for working with cross-functional teams and various levels to define and meet project requirements, deliverables related to operational readiness. Key areas of responsibility include planning, organizing, facilitating meetings and leading projects that support end to end operational readiness aligned with the business goals of Operations as well as key functional areas within Independence. The Project Leader will also analyze current policies, procedures and processes to identify gaps and areas for improvement; develop work plans and timelines; create policies, procedures, control processes, develop reporting; effectively work with managers and subject matter experts from multiple functional areas for workgroups and project teams; facilitate meetings and provide trouble-shooting and problem resolution support in support of identified projects. This is a hybrid position onsite in Philadelphia Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.
MAJOR ACTIVITIES:
  1. Independently plan, manage and coordinate activities of individuals at both the management and staff levels as well as Vendors. Ensure that key goals and objectives are accomplished in keeping with established priorities, timeframes and budgets.
  2. Coordinate inter-departmental and intra-departmental teams to develop policies, procedures, processes and programs to meet key business objectives, performance goals and regulatory requirements.
  3. Managing contract document and relationship with vendor to ensure contractually obligated performance guarantees and compliance items are met timely.
  4. Develops and manages project plans, reports on progress weekly. Manages and coordinates every phase of the project
  5. Creates and maintains policies, desk procedures, program descriptions and training materials to ensure that programs and processes can be efficiently and effectively maintained.
  6. Organizes and leads meetings with vendors and key functional areas. Creates presentations, agenda and minutes. Ensures timely distribution of meeting minutes to team members as appropriate.
  7. Identifies and effectively communicates risks and issues. Develops ongoing action plans to improve performance and outcomes. Identify key gaps for which formal action plans need to be developed, works with staff in barrier analysis, action plan development, implementation, and integration of activity into centralized performance monitoring/reporting process.
  8. Develops and maintains effective business relationships with core areas within the organization.
Education and Experience:
  1. An undergraduate degree.
  2. A minimum of 3-5- years progressive employment experience in a health insurance organization and demonstrated experience in project management is required
  3. Ability to effectively utilize project management software and other Microsoft office applications (Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
  4. Candidate must be able to work independently, manage multiple priorities effectively and have excellent analytical, organizational and problem solving skills.
  5. Proven ability to effectively interact and give direction to staff at all levels of the organization, including senior staff, is required.
  6. Excellent verbal and written communications skills are also required.
  7. Experience in a HealthCare company greatly preferred.
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