Project Manager, Principal at Blue Shield of CA in Costa Mesa, California

Job Description:

Job Summary

• Project Manager, Principal in the Health Solutions PMO


• Responsible for all aspects of project management involving cross-functional teams focused on delivery of internal products, programs, or administrative systems.


• Develops and manages plans and directs schedules, resources, and budgets.


• Manages projects from initiation through delivery and interfacing with internal customers.


• Scope and complexity of projects may vary. May have responsibility for leading and overseeing other project managers.


• Applies Agile or Waterfall methodologies to projects as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Direct large-scale, complex projects that may involve multiple internal and external stakeholders.


• Develop the project charter, integrated project plan, resource plan, contingency plan, and related project management artifacts.


• Evaluate trade-offs between project size and complexity, cost, urgency, risk, and stakeholder value.


• Validate financial forecasts and provide on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures.


• Partner with business sponsors to define success metrics and criteria.


• Build, lead, and coach multiple project teams throughout project lifecycles.


• Facilitate all operational checkpoint activities throughout the lifecycle of projects.


• Assess and resolve all high priority project risks as they are encountered.


• Ensure all projects adhere to project methodology compliance standards set by the company.


• Continually update relevant business stakeholders of project status and periodically publish project status reports.


• Define and track project milestones while developing, maintaining, and reporting on an overall and integrated delivery plan.


• Ensure all projects meet success parameters and ROI targets stated in the business case.


• Assist, share learning, and mentor others within the PMO regarding standards, organizational understanding, and relationship building to promote the successful delivery of projects.


• Works across the enterprise to understand dependencies and manages those to support the programfor both IT and supporting business deliverables.


• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Experience

• Requires hands on project management experience in leading, managing, and executing large, complex projects that cross IT, Business, and other areas.


• Has advanced knowledge and skills including technical or functional expertise, business acumen, financial analysis skills, risk management, delegation skills, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.


• Able to work independently with minimum direction or supervision required.


• Possesses strong collaboration and partnership skills in a matrixed work environment required.


• Working knowledge of Blue Shield of California's mission, vision and strategy.


• Project Management experience within a healthcare industry required.


• Requires some form of Professional Project Management certification (examples are PMP certified; CSM, Six Sigma, etc).


• Requires a college degree or equivalent experience and 10 years ofproject management experience.

Additional Information

• About Company: At Blue Shield of California we are parents, leader, students, visionaries, heroes, and providers. Everyday we come together striving to fulfill our mission, to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. For more than 80 years, Blue Shield of California has been dedicated to transforming health care by making it more accessible, cost-effective, and customer-centric. We are a not-for-profit, independent member of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association with 6,800 employees, more than $20 billion in annual revenue and 4.3 million members. The company has contributed more than $500 million to Blue Shield of California Foundation since 2002 to have a positive impact on California communities. Blue Shield of California is headquartered in Oakland, California with 18 additional locations including Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Diego. We're excited to share Blue Shield of California has received awards and recognition for - LGBT diversity, quality improvement, most influential women in corporate America, Bay Area's top companies in volunteering & giving, and one of the world's most ethical companies. Here at Blue Shield of California, we're striving to make a positive change across our industry and the communities we live in - Join us!










• Physical Requirements: Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.
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• EEO Footer: External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.











• Requisition ID: 21001F1













• Posting Date: Apr 8, 2021











• Schedule: Full-time

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