Role : Project Manager
Location : [Albany, NY, 12243] (Hybrid,)
Visa : No OPT and H1B
Duration :2.5 years
Experience : 7+ years
Working with Prime Vendor
In-Person Interview required
This position is to support the Bureau of Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS), Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO). The Project Manager position will be responsible for management of a portion of the MMIS Portfolio and will manage projects throughout the System Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
Tasks to be performed include:
- Coordinate project activities and project resources
- Guide the relationship with the DOH Business Units, vendors and all stakeholders
- Define/refine project scope
- Administer project change control procedures
- Establish project plans and schedules
- Track project progress and resolve deviations from the estimated schedule
- Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs
- Assess work estimates against projected budget estimates
- Assist with the documentation and escalation and resolution of project issues
- Document and mitigate project risk
- Participate in project status meetings
- Report and escalate to management as needed
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business/Management or similar field of study
- 72 months of experience in managing multiple COTS software implementation projects and/or in-house application development (SDLC) projects.
- 60 months of experience in developing and maintaining schedules in Microsoft Project.
- 60 months experience working with State, Federal or Local government agencies.
- 60 months experience in a Medicaid environment and the interactions between Medicaid, Medicare, providers and other state and federal agencies and programs.
- 60 months experience with developing and maintaining working relationships and interactions/communications with internal/external stakeholders and Executive level stakeholders
- 24 months holding (PMP) Project Management Certification from Project Management Institute (PMI)