Please apply online and forward your resumes to Graham Houck: GHOUCK@KFORCE.COM Under minimal supervision, lead large complex corporate projects as assigned by the Manager. Potential projects may cover multiple business areas of the corporation as well as multiple systems. Provide support and management for the various project lifecycle phases of the project including defining scope, business requirements, reporting, testing, implementation, etc. Report project status to the defined management team of the project as well as direct-line reporting. Specific Duties and Responsibilities: Analytical: * Track and resolve processing problems, coordinating with all areas * Ability to perform system analysis and create business requirements documents * Develop test plans, scripts, and test bases * Write or modify procedures for internal use * Analyze files and do mapping from one system to another * Assist in implementing new procedures including workflows, manuals, and training as required * Develop, organize, and conduct necessary training programs for staff Project Management: * Project management efforts required to plan, monitor, track, and manage the people; time and quality of the work related to the implementation of the project as well as the project budget * Lead project activities in conjunction with technical managers, users, and management * Create project plans that include the required project components including background, scope, goal, roles and responsibilities, measurable objectives, assumptions, issues, and risk assessment * Lead the project team to define the work breakdown structure of the project, task definition, task dependencies, and time estimates * Estimate and negotiate resources * Create Gantt charts to monitor and track tasks and deliverables Education and Experience: * A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business Administration, Project Management, or any combination of equivalent experience and education * Ten (10) years of working experience in healthcare related systems as a Project Manager or equivalent experience * Must have solid experience writing and delivering senior-level communications * Must also have experience managing vendor projects, working with internal as well as external teams to the project; and coordinating as necessary Knowledge and Abilities: * Knowledge of healthcare, and system design; ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing * Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others' within the corporation and externally * Solid knowledge of project management strategies and techniques and track record of successful project management * Knowledge of multiple departmental health care areas (Finance, Claims, Enrollment, etc.) * Knowledge in the usage of MS Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Visio is preferred