Expert Project Manager

Job Title: Expert Project Manager
Hourly Rate: $60-$65
Duration: 30 Months
Position Type: Full Time
Location: Albany, NY – Onsite
Application Eligibility: U.S. Residents Only

Job Description:
Join our dynamic team in Albany, NY, as an Expert Project Manager for the Medicaid Data Warehouse Bureau. This 30-month full-time role involves managing projects within the Medicaid Data Warehouse and Medicaid Analytics Performance Portal. Be a key player in the primary repository for Medicaid data in New York State.

Day-to-Day Tasks:

• Implement a Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) based methodology for project management.
• Prepare and manage comprehensive Project Management Plans, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, issues, and communication plans.
• Develop and present documents such as presentations and meeting materials.
• Track project performance to ensure goals are met.
• Facilitate communications with stakeholder groups and utilize formal project change processes.
• Conduct periodic stakeholder analysis sessions, synchronize expectations, and facilitate lessons learned.
• Develop and execute transition plans to ensure orderly project transition to Operations.
• Collaborate with the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) to align project management activities with EPMO standards.

Mandatory Qualifications:

• Project Manager: Plans, organizes, and integrates cross-functional information technology projects.
• Expert (84+ months): Capable of providing guidance to large teams, extensive industry experience, considered top in the field.
• 84 months managing multiple IT projects with weekly interactions with Executive-level stakeholders.
• 84 months managing COTS software implementation or in-house application development (SDLC) projects.
• 60 months developing and maintaining schedules in Microsoft Project.
• 60 months working with State, Federal, or Local government agencies.
• 48 months managing software implementation projects or in-house application development projects with industry-standard methodologies.
• 60 months working on IT projects in the Healthcare industry, specifically Medicaid or Medicare Systems.
• College degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a similar field of study.
• 24 months holding (PMP) Project Management Professional Certification.

How to Apply:
Interested candidates meeting the qualifications are encouraged to submit their resume and a cover letter.

Note: Note: This is a full-time, in-office position.Applications are accepted only from individuals currently residing in the United States.