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Program Manager

Highmark Health is a national, blended health organization that includes one of America's largest Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers and a growing regional hospital and physician network, serving millions of customers nationwide.

Highmark Health

Employee count: 5000+

Salary: 79k-148k USD

United States only

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Highmark Health

Job Description :

GENERAL OVERVIEW

The Program Manager, Internal Audit serves as a strategic partner to the Chief Audit Executive (CAE) and Internal Audit leadership team, enabling execution of a complex, enterprise-wide audit portfolio through structured governance, operational rigor, and cross-functional coordination.

This role is responsible for overseeing the planning, tracking, and reporting of the annual audit workplan; coordinating Audit Committee and subsidiary governance activities; supporting resource and capacity planning; and ensuring consistent execution standards across engagements. The Program Manager manages key internal reporting, maintains audit dashboards and status tracking tools, facilitates communication across Internal Audit, executive leadership, and business partners, and oversees billing and invoicing coordination with external auditors and co-source partners to ensure accuracy, transparency, and budget alignment.

The role also supports continuous improvement initiatives within Internal Audit, including process optimization, data and analytics integration, and AI enablement efforts, helping to strengthen efficiency, transparency, and overall function effectiveness.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Work with management to assemble project teams and work groups to produce deliverables required to achieve the objectives of a defined corporate program. Lead project managers and work group leaders in the development and maintenance of comprehensive plans for a defined corporate program.
  • Organize, direct and coordinate cross-functional activities to focus corporate resources on the successful delivery and implementation of the desired results for a defined corporate program and/or strategic initiative.
  • Work with the executive sponsor of a corporate program (VP or higher), and other management as required to achieve the objectives of a defined corporate program. Acquire detailed understanding of the business objectives for an assigned area.
  • Monitor and evaluate the progress, alignment and financial “health” of a cross-functional group of projects and related activities which together, constitutes a defined corporate program. Direct corrective action as needed to maintain the viability of the program. If required - Report to the executive team/sponsor/steering committee on the progress, business impacts and strategies around the program(s).
  • Assess risks that might jeopardize successful achievement of the desired results of a program, develop risk mitigation strategies and tactics, and implement risk mitigation plans.
  • As needed - Partners with procurement to develop and execute strategies related to the service/asset contracts.
  • As needed - Manages the vendor to the responsibilities outlined in the contract and statement of work.
  • Other duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCATION
Minimum

  • High School Diploma / GED

Substitutions

  • None

Preferred

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Technology Management-related area of study
  • MBA or Master’s Degree in Technology Management-related area of study

EXPERIENCE

Minimum

  • 7 -10 years of work experience in project management or
  • 7-10 years of work experience delivering business solutions using information technology

Preferred

  • None

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

Required

  • None

Preferred

  • PMP or Certification in Project Management

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY
Does this role supervise/manage other employees?

No

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Is Travel Required?

Yes

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement: This position adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies

Note: Job duties and responsibilities support separation of duties across multiple users

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy. Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

Pay Range Minimum:

$78,900.00

Pay Range Maximum:

$147,500.00

Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations. The displayed salary range does not reflect any geographic differential Highmark may apply for certain locations based upon comparative markets.

Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact the email below.

For accommodation requests, please contact HR Services Online at HRServices@highmarkhealth.org

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Salary: 79k-148k USD

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About Highmark Health

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We are a national, blended health organization, passionately delivering on our mission: To create a remarkable health experience, freeing people to be their best. We're 44,000 employees strong — and proud to be serving millions of customers across the U.S. every day. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, we're regionally focused in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, and New York, with customers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. We passionately serve individual consumers and fellow businesses alike. Our companies cover a diversified spectrum of essential health-related needs, including health insurance, health care delivery, population health management, dental solutions, reinsurance solutions, and innovative technology solutions. We're also proud to carry forth an important legacy of compassionate care and philanthropy that began more than 175 years ago. This tradition of giving back, reinvesting and ensuring that our communities remain strong and healthy is deeply embedded in our culture, informing our decisions every day.

Highmark Health was established in Pittsburgh in 2013 to ensure delivery of health care at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost to customers through our diverse portfolio of health care-related businesses. The parent company of Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, and enGen (formerly HM Health Solutions), Highmark Health today leads a national health and wellness enterprise that also ranks as America's third largest integrated health care delivery and financing system. While Highmark Health as an enterprise is relatively new, some of our affiliates and their predecessors have a proud legacy of providing health care in their communities for more than 175 years. Our financial position reflects stability, with our year-end 2023 consolidated revenues totaling $27.1 billion. We are focused on leveraging the many benefits of our operating model to achieve health care that is better coordinated, delivered closer to home, and that better deploys technologies and innovation to support our mission. The system urgently needs breakthrough ideas, innovative solutions and new visionaries to champion change. So we're challenging the status quo at every touchpoint. We've stepped up — to be the catalysts that ignite a revolution — through our unique blended health approach.

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Education Support

Tuition reimbursement.

Community Support

Volunteer opportunities.

Volunteer Support

Incentives for volunteering.

Retirement Package

Employer-sponsored 401(k) plan.

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