Senior Project Manager

Department: Project Management / PMO
Status: Full-Time, Exempt
Location: Hybrid
Travel : None
Salary: $95,000 - $115,000 Annually

Lead Strategic Initiatives That Drive Organizational Impact

Western Health Advantage is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex, strategic initiatives from concept through successful implementation. In this senior-level role, you will oversee multiple concurrent projects, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure delivery of business solutions that align with organizational goals.

This position is ideal for a seasoned project management professional who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and brings strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills—ideally with healthcare or HMO experience.

What You’ll Do

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead the delivery of moderate to complex business initiatives while supporting organizational strategy and continuous improvement. Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the planning, execution, and delivery of multiple projects while ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, scope, and quality standards

• Defining project scope, objectives, deliverables, and resource requirements in collaboration with stakeholders

• Managing full project lifecycle ownership from initiation through deployment for multiple initiatives simultaneously

• Reviewing MSAs, contracts, and Statements of Work (SOWs) to ensure accuracy and alignment with project execution

• Partnering with business and technical stakeholders to gather, document, analyze, and validate requirements

• Building strong relationships with business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus, and achieve objectives

• Managing project scope and changes using established change control processes

• Monitoring and reporting project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and issues to stakeholders and senior leadership

• Managing project communications, resources, budgets, risks, issues, and external vendor relationships

• Identifying, tracking, and mitigating project and program risks to minimize impact to baseline plans

• Performing business analysis, quality assurance, testing, and validation activities as required

• Ensuring compliance with organizational policies and applicable regulatory requirements throughout the project lifecycle

• Creating and maintaining project documentation, including procedures, processes, and status reports

• Providing regular project updates and participating in project meetings as needed

• Supporting business case development and requirements elicitation efforts

• Mentoring and coaching junior-level project managers to support skill development and successful project delivery

• Contributing to PMO best practices, standards, templates, and tools

• Performing administrative tasks such as meeting coordination and other duties as assigned

What We’re Looking For

We’re seeking a highly organized and results-driven project management professional with the ability to manage competing priorities, influence stakeholders, and deliver complex initiatives through collaboration and effective project management methodologies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree; preference for organizational management, business administration, or a related field
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience with active PMI-ACP or PMP certification
• Strong experience with project management methodologies, including Agile, SCRUM, SDLC, and Waterfall
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with and influence stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and able to thrive in a dynamic, matrixed environment
• Intermediate computer skills, including email, databases, word processing, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint
• Working knowledge of project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Smartsheet (preferred)
• Working knowledge of Visio or BPM visualization tools (preferred)
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the primary language(s) used in the workplace

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience working in the healthcare industry, preferably within an HMO environment
  
  

  Why Join Western Health Advantage?

  At Western Health Advantage, strategic initiatives drive meaningful outcomes for our members, providers, and partners. As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll play a critical role in shaping organizational success by delivering impactful solutions, mentoring future leaders, and advancing project management excellence across the organization.

  Western Health Advantage is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants for employment on the basis of merit and without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, military or veteran status, or any other basis made unlawful by federal or state law.

  Western Health Advantage values and supports the unique talents and strengths that each employee brings to our organization. Collaborating with the best and the brightest means a dynamic, fulfilling work experience for you — and excellent customer service for our members.