Senior Technical Project Manager - Paragon Healthcare

Senior Technical Project Manager

Be Part of an Extraordinary Team

A proud member of the Elevance Health family of companies, Paragon Healthcare brings over 20 years in providing life-saving and life-giving infusible and injectable drug therapies through our specialty pharmacies, our infusion centers, and the home setting.

Location: This position will work a hybrid model (remote and in office 1 - 2 days per week). Ideal candidates will live within 50 miles of one of our Pulse Point locations in Plano, TX., Grand Prairie, TX., Atlanta, GA.

The Senior Technical Project Manager works independently with business partners to identify and implement medium to large technical projects, as defined by Company methodology, such as broad-based information systems, full life-cycle application development, building enterprise applications or data warehouse planning and development. Responsible for applying project management knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project deliverables, processes, and systems.

How you will make an impact:

• Manages projects at least $5-7 M in size or equal complexity.

• Directs system analysts, software designers and programmers to determine best methods to achieve project objectives.

• 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, training plans.

• Develops requirements documents and project approval matrix.

• Identifies project team training and tool needs.

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

• Coordinates requirements, schedules implementation and post-implement plans, and develops service-level agreements for vendor partners and global resources firms.

• Defines quality gates for each project methodology phase and critical success factors.

• Establishes and manages the project warranty period.

• Acts as subject matter expert for project and program management related tools and processes.

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 7 years project management experience in broad-based information systems, full life-cycle application development and/or building enterprise applications and/or data warehouse planning and development with 3 years leading and directing project tasks; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences :

• Five years' experience in creating an effective team environment, building strong relationships, negotiation, solving problems and issues, resolving conflicts, managing resources in a matrix environment, and communicating effectively at all levels of an organization preferred.

• Five years' experience working with project management tools, documentation tools, and reporting tools preferred.

• Project Management Professional certification (PMP) strongly preferred.

• Experience working with portfolio management applications and Rational tools strongly preferred.

• SAFe Certification highly preferred.

• Software Development background highly preferred.

• Agile Project management experience preferred.

• Agile development experience preferred.

• Scrum Master Experience preferred.

• Business facing experience preferred.

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 ~~~ for assistance.