Strategic Program Manager

Kaeppel Consulting has a need for a Program Manager with Business Transformation experience in the Health Insurance/ Healthcare industry. This will be a remote, long-term consulting role with a minimum of 6 months duration.

The Program Manager is accountable for organizing programs and activities for the client’s organization. You will be tasked with developing programs to support the organization's strategic direction, as well as creating and managing long-term goals.

In order to be successful in this role, you will need to have prior experience in both program management and managing projects/programs in the Health Insurance Industry. Experience leading initiatives with product development and pricing is also helpful.

Program Manager Responsibilities 

• Organizing programs and activities in accordance with the mission and goals of the organization. 

• Developing new programs to support the strategic direction of the organization. 

• Creating and managing long-term goals. 

• Developing a budget and operating plan for the program. 

• Developing an evaluation method to assess program strengths and identify areas for improvement. 

• Writing program funding proposals to guarantee uninterrupted delivery of services. 

• Managing a team with a diverse array of talents and responsibilities. 

• Ensuring goals are met in areas including customer satisfaction, safety, quality, and team member performance. 

• Implementing and managing changes and interventions to ensure project goals are achieved. 

• Meeting with stakeholders to make communication easy and transparent regarding project issues and decisions on services. 

• Producing accurate and timely reporting of program status throughout its life cycle. 

• Analyzing program risks. 

• Working on strategy with the marketing team. 

Program Manager Requirements 

• Bachelor's degree or master's degree in, IT, Business or related field. 

• Business and IT Strategic Planning and Leadership

• Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, JIT, Lean, TPS Methodologies

• Budgeting, Financial Planning and Analysis

• Executive packaging of senior leadership and Board materials

• Has worked as a Sr. Director in a Health Plan.(understand the clinical side of health insurance)

• Proven experience in Project/program management. 

• Proven stakeholder management skills. 

• Proven experience managing a team. 

• Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook. 

• PMP