[Remote] Senior Project Manager, Medicare Advantage
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Curana Health is a national leader in value-based care focused on improving the health and dignity of older adults. They are seeking a Senior Project Manager to drive high-priority initiatives within their Medicare Advantage product portfolio, requiring expertise in managing complex projects in a healthcare setting and collaboration with various teams to deliver results.
Responsibilities
- Organization: Simultaneously track deadlines across CMS filing calendars, state regulatory windows, and vendor implementation timelines
- Communication: Translate regulatory and operational complexity into clear updates for internal and external partners, including CMS
- Facilitation: Run effective working sessions, drive decisions, and document outcomes
- Focus and discipline: Manage multiple annual project cycles against tight deadlines, performing well under pressure while continuously monitoring risks and preparing mitigation plans
- Project management tools: Proficient with Smartsheet, Jira, MS Project, Asana, or similar platforms
- Analytical ability: Monitor and evaluate data and trends, partnering with Finance, Product, and other leadership teams at a high level of expertise
- Special projects and ad hoc analyses: Reserve capacity for high-priority analyses and special projects, delivering actionable recommendations to executive stakeholders
- Change management: Develop and implement change management strategies and communication infrastructure to support organizational transformation, while continuously identifying ways to improve the status quo
Skills
- Bachelor's degree required; a field of study in Business, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, or a related area is preferred
- 5 to 8+ years of project management experience
- Direct experience managing CMS applications and submissions (e.g., MA bid, PBP, HPMS, service area expansions, SNP Model of Care)
- Experience managing state regulatory filings and Department of Insurance (DOI) applications
- Prior experience overseeing supplemental benefit vendors (e.g., OTC, transportation, dental, vision, hearing, flex card, meal programs)
- Experience managing vendor contracts, SLAs, and performance scorecards
- Background in cross-functional program management involving clinical, compliance, finance, and operations teams
- Proficient with Smartsheet, Jira, MS Project, Asana, or similar platforms
- Analytical ability: Monitor and evaluate data and trends, partnering with Finance, Product, and other leadership teams at a high level of expertise
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Lean Six Sigma certification
- Master's degree (MHA, MBA, or MPH)
- Management consulting experience
- Familiarity with ISNP, C-SNP, or dual-eligible program operations is a strong plus
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