Project Manager Medical Informatics

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Southfield, MI

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

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Full-time

Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package

Overview: Provide complex project management, technical, and analytic skills to complete and develop reports. Provide project management and analytic training and direction for staff. Ensure the overall quality and timeliness of deliverables.<br /> <p><span style="font-size: small;">Departmental Preferences:</span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Develop comprehensive project plans that merge business requirements with goals and coordinate with various managers and technical personnel during all project phases, from initial development through implementation.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Monitor project progress continuously and make detailed scheduled reports on measurable items, such as milestones and deliverables.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Ensure adherence to the Project Management methodology and quality standards, oversee various high-priority projects of mid to large size requiring considerable resources and high levels of functional integration.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Track progress, resolve dependencies, evaluate risks and communicate status to the leadership team and project stakeholders.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Document project release and/or milestone requirements, estimating needed resources and time to completion.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Manage high paced projects through collaboration with cross-functional teams, interfacing with multiple teams including customer-facing roles, and estimating effort to manage successful outcomes.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Responsible for assembling technical and operational project team members, coordinating activities, assigning individual responsibilities, identifying appropriate resources needed, and developing schedules to ensure timely completion of a project.</span></li> </ul>
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Monitor project progress continuously and make detailed scheduled reports on measurable items, such as milestones and deliverables.</li> <li>Ensure adherence to the Project Management methodology and quality standards, oversee various high-priority projects of mid to large size requiring considerable resources and high levels of functional integration.</li> <li>Track progress, resolve dependencies, evaluate risks and communicate status to the leadership team and project stakeholders.</li> <li>Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership</li> <li>Document project release and/or milestone requirements, estimating needed resources and time to completion.</li> <li>Manage high paced projects through collaboration with cross-functional teams, interfacing with multiple teams including customer-facing roles, and estimating effort to manage successful outcomes.</li> <li>Responsible for assembling technical and operational project team members, coordinating activities, assigning individual responsibilities, identifying appropriate resources needed, and developing schedules to ensure timely completion of a project.</li> </ul>
Requirements: <ul> <li><span style="font-size: small;">Possess demonstrated knowledge of healthcare and /or managed care principles, computer systems, and claims databases.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: small;">Working knowledge of administrative data sources including standard coding schemes such as ICD9-CM and CPT.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: small;">Comprehensive knowledge of relational database design and construction.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: small;">Knowledge of computer systems and SQL programming</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: small;">Knowledge of biostatistical and epidemiological concepts preferred</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: small;">Demonstrated project management skills including the use of continuous quality improvement tools</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: small;">Demonstrated competency using SAS or SPSS, Access and Excel</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: small;">Competency in programming such as Visual Basic, Access, Postgres, etc.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: small;">Demonstrated competency planning and conducting reports and completing research reports</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: small;">Excellent written and verbal communication skills</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: small;">Departmental Requirements:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Experience working with HEDIS, stars, and NCQA Accreditation.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Experience with project management skills including the use of continuous quality improvement tools.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Experience with EMR Vendors, Portals, web applications for internal and external users like provider community.</span></li> </ul>