Job ID: TX-529210060C (911990224)5P
Local/Remote TX Medicaid PM (PMP) with vendor management, MES, MMIS, MS Project/Visio, and Federal funding requests (APD) experience
Location: Austin TX (HHSC)
Duration: 5 months
Remote at start, but may need to be onsite at either NAC or the vendors’ location(s) during the project as necessary. No office space needed. Prefer candidates who are already local to Austin (NO OUT OF STATE).
Minimum Requirements:
7RequiredExperience in management of large-scale IT projects, including procurement and vendor management
7RequiredExperience with Medicaid Enterprise Systems, including Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS)
5RequiredAbility to identify problems, evaluate alternatives, and implement effective solutions; to develop and evaluate policies and procedures; to prepare reports; and to plan, assign, and supervise the work of others
5RequiredExperience overseeing the planning and execution of major projects including facilitation and documentation of high-level critical path dependencies across multiple projects
5RequiredAbility to analyze and evaluate various technology solutions and architectures, especially as they relate to Medicaid Enterprise Systems
5RequiredDemonstrated ability to meet tight deadlines.
5RequiredExperience successfully leading meetings and facilitating discussion between multiple stakeholder groups, including vendors
5RequiredExperience with Texas Medicaid processes and policies.
5RequiredExpertise using Microsoft Office products, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio, with exceptional skills in Word and Visio.
5RequiredAbility to establish project goals and objectives that support the State and HHS strategic plans as well as federal directives
5RequiredProven ability to work successfully with technical and non-technical groups, and manage multiple responsibilities.
5RequiredExcellent analytical, problem-solving, coordination and communication skills.
5RequiredExperience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals and independently perform a variety of complicated tasks; a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
5RequiredOral and written communication skills.
1PreferredProject Management Professional (PMP) certification.
1PreferredExperience overseeing the planning and execution of major, complex system transitions.
1PreferredFamiliarity with Federal funding requests (Advanced Planning Documen
The Worker(s) will report to the Director of Medicaid Modernization Projects and the Project Portfolio Manager, MMIS Transition Team, within Medicaid Modernization Technology, Medicaid CHIP Systems.
The Worker(s) will perform project management functions for the Medicaid Enterprise Systems (MES) from a program perspective, ensuring the Claims Administration, Business Operations, and Applications and Maintenance vendors work together for the successful implementation of the modernized Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS). This position will oversee the sub-projects and provide a programmatic view of the overall health of the transition. The PMs will report to leadership and governance committees on status across the transition projects. The Program Managers will ensure HHSC IT, other program stakeholders and trading partners are aware of critical path dependencies (including those of related projects), integration points and oversee testing plans. These positions will work closely with all Medicaid / CHIP Program Areas, HHSC IT, the Program Portfolio Manager, the Director, vendors and other project related stakeholders.
This will be a key role in ensuring the success of the MES Modernization transition.
The Project Managers will be responsible for :
· Development and maintenance of integrated MES project timelines.
· In collaboration with HHSC IT, identification and definition of critical path dependencies between MES Modernization projects
· Communicating status, issues, and risks between Medicaid Program areas, IT, current MMIS vendor, data center services vendors, and selected MES service providers
· Communicating status of program initiatives to HHS leadership, including executive steering committees
5 or more years of experience, relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, independently performs a variety of complicated tasks, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.