Title: IT Healthcare Consultant – Project Manager
Location: Columbia, SC | Hybrid (3 days in-office, 2 days remote)
Duration: 12 Months
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced IT Healthcare Consultant – Project Manager to support the implementation of changes and manage projects of varying sizes within Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS) and related subsystems. The ideal candidate will lead a team of business analysts, evaluate business processes, and provide recommendations for technology solutions and process improvements.
Responsibilities:
Coordinate standard operating procedures for system changes with a team of business analysts.
Ensure proper change classification, evaluation, and prioritization for relevant systems.
Provide guidance and support to business analysts throughout the requirements development and management processes.
Serve as a liaison between business units and IT to deliver technical solutions that meet user needs.
Analyze business operations to identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for process automation.
Assist in business process redesign and documentation for new technology initiatives.
Translate high-level business requirements into functional specifications for IT teams.
Facilitate communication and negotiations between business units and IT from requirements through implementation.
Monitor technological trends to provide innovative solutions that enhance enterprise capabilities.
Execute requirements development, including elicitation, analysis, specification, validation, and change management.
Document and analyze agency business processes and data requirements.
Provide guidance to technical and testing teams on requirements interpretation.
Identify and proactively manage risks, issues, and action items.
Interact with internal and external stakeholders, including vendors, government agencies, and healthcare providers.
Maintain business rules, requirements, and models in a repository.
Perform other project-related duties as assigned.
Required Skills & Experience:
Minimum 5 years of experience in government IT projects in business analysis or related roles.
Minimum 5 years of experience eliciting, mining, and documenting business rules and processes.
Minimum 5 years of Medicaid program experience.
Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write requirements and use cases.
Experience gathering requirements through interviews, document analysis, and policy review.
Knowledge of formal business process documentation.
Familiarity with business modeling techniques, including graphical process flow software.
Ability to communicate effectively with executive management, project teams, and stakeholders.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in a technical, business, or healthcare field, or equivalent experience year-for-year.
Preferred Skills:
Subject matter expertise in Medicaid or other healthcare insurance operations/projects.
MMIS project or operational experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Project / Project Server.