Anticipated End Date:

2024-08-22

Position Title:

Project Director - Strategic Initiatives

Job Description:

Project Director – Strategic Initiatives

Location:  This position will work in a hybrid model (remote and office). The ideal candidate will live within 50 miles of our Indianapolis, IN PulsePoint location.

National Government Services is a proud member of Elevance Health's family of brands. We administer government contracts for Medicare and partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to transform federal health programs.

The Project Director – Strategic Initiatives will be responsible for identifying key people to bring about change and develops a network of contacts and targets specific people to achieve project goals and objectives.

How you will make an impact:

• Manages projects across business units, regions, or the enterprise.

• Influences at all levels within the organization, often setting strategy and direction.

• Coaches and mentors project team members.

• Mentors other project managers around project management methodology.

• Determines project scope; develops resource, risk, quality, cost, and scope management plans.

• Develops training plans.

• Defines, recommends and secures contractual agreements for services and products.

• Coordinates requirements, schedules implementation and post-implement plans.

• Develops service-level agreements for vendor partners and global resources firms.

• Develops requirements documents and develops project approval matrix.

• Identifies project team training and tool needs.

• Defines quality gates for each project methodology phase.

• Defines critical success factors; establishes and manages the project warranty period.

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires a BA/BS in a related field and minimum of 9 years professional project management experience, which at least 7 years are spent leading and directing large project tasks; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.

• This position is part of our NGS (National Government Services) division which, per CMS TDL 190275, requires foreign national applicants meet the residency requirement of living in the United States at least three of the past five years.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experience:

• Awareness of significant contributing factors to manage project change and demonstration of a solid understanding of end-to-end business processes strongly preferred.

• Masters in Project Mgt preferred.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.

If this job is assigned to any Government Business Division entity, the applicant and incumbent fall under a 'sensitive position' work designation and may be subject to additional requirements beyond those associates outside Government Business Divisions. Requirements include but are not limited to more stringent and frequent background checks and/or government clearances, segregation of duties principles, role specific training, monitoring of daily job functions, and sensitive data handling instructions. Associates in these jobs must follow the specific policies, procedures, guidelines, etc. as stated by the Government Business Division in which they are employed.

Job Level:

Director Equivalent

Workshift:

Job Family:

BSP > Program/Project

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact [email protected] for assistance.