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Job description

Minimum Qualifications

Five (5) years’ experience in Program/Project Management role
A Master’s degree substitutes for three years of experience, or a Bachelor’s degree substitutes for two years, or an Associate’s degree substitutes for one year.
Two (2) years’ experience working with State Independent Validation and Verification (IV&V) process.
Two (2) years’ experience working with the Federal Advanced Planning Document (APD) process.

Desired Skills

Two (2) engagements lasting more than six (6) months in Program/Project Manager role.
Two (2) years’ experience working with public healthcare exchange or marketplace systems.
Demonstrable leadership ability.
Ability to direct & manage program/project development from beginning to end.
Ability to define program/project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with project sponsors and stakeholders.
Ability to estimate program/project resource requirements and participants needed to achieve goals including changes during where necessary.
Ability to identify and manage program/project dependencies and critical path.
Ability to establish program/project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools and tracking such milestones and deliverables.
Ability to manage changes in program/project scope, identify potential crises or issues, and devise contingency plans as appropriate.
Ability to communicate program/project plans, expectations, updates, progress, issues, and successes in a timely & clear fashion when necessary.

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