Company OverviewESSENCE is an innovative Medicare managed care organization and the nations first collaborative health care payer.

Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and with an extensive background in health care information technology, ESSENCE collaborates with primary care physicians and other medical professionals in unprecedented ways to improve how health care is accessed, delivered, measured, improved, and reimbursed.

The collaborative relationship between physician and nurses with the health plan allows ESSENCE to integrate information systems to improve the clinical care provided to our members, especially those with chronic disease.

ESSENCE is currently operating service areas in Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, New York and Washington, with plans for future expansion.

Since enrolling its first member in July of 2004, it has grown to over 51,000 members and continues to grow and expand both at its St. Louis Headquarters and into new markets.

Position OverviewCandidate will perform in a consultative style to provide a solution that meets the requirements of the customers specifications and the submitted project proposal.

Projects assigned are complex, have large cross divisional impact, are broad in scope, and are typically related to core business processes.

Candidate will lead multiple projectssimultaneously and each project team will typically consist of 4-8 employees.

Candidate will lead all aspects of the project, including scope, cost/benefit analysis, written proposal, budgets, and schedule.

Responsibilities· Leads the review of project scope, budget, and schedule for compliance with customer specifications.

Identifies and presents non-conforming issues to project sponsor and assists in resolution.

· Leads the project scope change management process.

Identifies potential risks to the completion of the project, including resources, costs, and systems.

Recommends appropriate solutions.

· Leads project team meetings to gather project status information as well as to provide information and guidance to the project team members.

Acts as the primary customer contact between the project team and the customer.

Mediates and resolves project teamconflicts.

· Leads appropriate and timely written communications with all project team members, department managers, customers, and IT management throughout the life of the project, through effective use of project status reports, team meeting notes, project grant charts, risk registers, issue logs, cost data, etc.· Leads projects ensuring they adhere to the established project methodologies, standards, tools, processes, policies, and procedures.

Ensures project management methods are used during initiation, phase-gating, and closure.

· Leads and controls financial budget allocated for project.

· Negotiates with the appropriate department managers for assignment of personnel to the project team.

· Leads the timely execution of major milestone approvals with customer.

Prepares necessary paperwork to document approvals.

· Facilitates and follows through on all procurement requests for the acquisition of required hardware, software, and services, including delivery requirements and schedules.

· Ensures documentation package is complete, meets the requirements of the customer, and has been delivered to the appropriate personnel.

· Leads the review and approval of all significant project related information prior to release to the customer.

· Leads the coordination of training logistics with customer.

· Leads the Lessons Learned review.

Identifies team members who should attend and facilitates the meeting.

· Evaluates staff by providing feedback to team members functional managers.

· Conducts quality assurance for tasks and deliverables.

· Facilitates staff development and motivation by performing in a coaching role.

· Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications· Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.

· Previous (3-5 years) experience in managing a wide variety of IT projects including experience in leading technical staff, team members, and vendors.

· Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.

· Experience in documentation, presentation tools, and project management tools required.

· Knowledge of business processes and systems to understand the impact of project decisions on business objectives.

· Experience in health care or related industry preferred· Medicare experience highly preferred· Excellent skills in critical thinking and analysis, meeting facilitation, verbal and written communications, and interpersonal interactions (e.

g., partnering, conflict management, consulting, etc.).· Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

We offer competitive salary and excellent benefits, including 401k, EOE Please Apply at http://jobs-essencehealthcare.icims.com

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