Project Manager

Description

Your Talent. Our Vision. At Anthem, Inc., it’s a powerful combination, and the foundation upon which we’re creating greater access to care for our members, greater value for our customers, and greater health for our communities. Join us and together we will drive the future of health care.

This is an exceptional opportunity to do innovative work that means more to you and those we serve at one of America's leading health benefits companies and a Fortune Top 50 Company

Works with business partners to execute projects that support achievement of team or corporate goals. Projects may be business and/or technical/scientific in nature. Works with moderate guidance and is responsible for applying project management knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project deliverables, processes, and systems. Operates within defined parameters using project management methodology.

 Primary duties may include but are not limited to: 

• Manages the development of planning documents;

•  Partners with sponsors to secure project approval;

•  Develops communication management plan;

• Defines project team roles and responsibilities, develops work plan structure and project schedule;

•  Develops deployment plan;

•  Leads project meetings;

•  Identifies, documents and prioritizes scope changes and facilitates approval process(es);

•  Maintains and updates all project documents; 

• Secures the appropriate skill sets for projects; 

• Sets and manages expectations with resource managers and team members; provides performance feedback to team members and resource managers; maintains issue log;

•  Facilitates resolution of issues;

•  Executes communication plans;

•  Regularly reports status of projects;

•  Tracks and manages time and budget against plan throughout the project lifecycle; conducts project close-out activities;

•  Prepares and participates in quality review checkpoints;

•  Obtains/secures and archives necessary approvals;

•  Manages and updates project plan.

•  Ability to create an effective team environment, builds strong relationships, solving problems and issues in a matrix environment and communicating effectively at all levels of an organization.

Qualifications

Requires a BA/BS in a related field; 3 years professional project management experience required during which at least 2 years are spent leading and directing project tasks, or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus. Experience working in a lead role on one or more projects required.

Anthem, Inc. is ranked as one of America’s Most Admired Companies among health insurers by Fortune magazine and is a 2018 DiversityInc magazine Top 50 Company for Diversity. To learn more about our company and apply, please visit us at careers.antheminc.com. An Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.