Project Consultant

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Detroit, MI

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

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Full-Time

Competitive Total Compensation Package

Overview: Accountable for and manages the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of project(s) and servicing of group customer clients where applicable, with moderate to complex scope and deliverables. Project scope is at least two years planning to implementation and may impact one or more business units/functions. Project scope typically impacts one or more of the following: process, system, function, product, and/or service. This role will include account-facing duties and responsibilities pertaining to project implementations, new group setups, account service-related requests, and other areas where needed.
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Develop detailed project plans and schedules, identify goals, objectives, risks, and resource allocation.&nbsp;</li> <li>Monitor project status for significant deviations in quality, cost, or schedule. Interface with various departments, senior management, and external individuals providing value and support for continuous improvement.&nbsp;</li> <li>Support development of project budgets and update, as required.&nbsp;</li> <li>Coach and mentor team members. &nbsp;Including but not limited to training impacted business areas relating to servicing of group customers and student health plans.</li> <li>Provide feedback on team performance.&nbsp;Develop system enhancements or process improvements as needed to service group customers.</li> <li>Ensure that expectations are developed, controlled, and executed in a timely manner.&nbsp;</li> <li>Represent leadership staff at meetings, including client-facing meetings.&nbsp; Responsible for presenting materials/information to customers as needed to support projects or client servicing.&nbsp; Attend group and student benefits fairs, as needed, including coordination of materials needed to support those events and updating any online microsites for group customers or internally.</li> <li>May provide supervision to others.&nbsp;</li> <li>Other duties as assigned.</li> </ul>
Requirements: <ul> <li>Bachelor's Degree in related field required.</li> <li>Five (5) or more years' experience in related field.</li> <li>Three (3) years project management experience in health plan operations or related field</li> <li>Project Management Professional Certificate preferred.</li> <li>Leadership and/or analytical experience with data, systems, and operations.</li> <li>Knowledge of program management preferred.</li> <li>Excellent analytical, organizational, problem solving, verbal and written communication skills.</li> <li>Knowledge of project management tools and methodologies.</li> <li>Ability to work independently, within a team environment and with multiple priorities.</li> <li>Proficient in current industry standard PC applications and systems (e.g., Access, Excel and Word).</li> <li>Ability to work closely with the technical support team in understanding and resolving systems issues.</li> <li>Ability to develop, implement, and monitor policies and procedures.</li> <li>Other related skills and/or abilities may be required to perform this job, including understanding of EOB&rsquo;s, BAAG&rsquo;s, coverage agreements, BCN and BCBSM products, member portal, BCN Facets, and other systems as needed.</li> <li>Ability to handle servicing of group customer and student health plans, as needed.</li> </ul> <div id="gtx-trans" style="position: absolute; left: -593px; top: 26px;">&nbsp;</div>