United States onlyPutting People First in Pharmacy- Navitus was founded as an alternative to traditional pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) models. We are committed to removing cost from the drug supply chain to make medications more affordable for the people who need them. At Navitus, our team members work in an environment that celebrates diversity, fosters creativity and encourages growth. We welcome new ideas and share a passion for excellent service to our customers and each other.
We are unable to offer remote work to residents of Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
The Project Manager is responsible for managing the development, coordination, execution, monitoring and resource balancing skills and the implementation of organizational projects in scope, on time, and on budget. This position collaborates with key staff to design and implement projects in response to priorities set by portfolio governance oversight and the Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO). This position will organize and lead project teams by working collaboratively with the guidance of the authorizing sponsor and stakeholders to meet project objectives. The Project Manager may also assist with project request development and approval, project plans, resource plans, risk analysis and issues analysis to implement the project solution. Responsible for adhering to HIPAA and Confidentiality Guidelines.
Is this you? Find out more below!
How do I make an impact on my team?
- Manage projects of varying complexities, and/or many concurrent projects with resource interdependencies. Act as the primary resource in all phases of the projects. With support, provide leadership to coordinate the efforts of the team and ensure timely decision making to successfully complete projects on time, within scope, and authorized budgets.
- Prepare project schedules, including identification of major milestones, for overseeing, controlling, communicating, and managing all activities required to complete project.
- Maintain budget; provide validation, tracking and documentation for all related spend with proper approvals.
- Ensure project delivery is customer focused, results orientated, performance driven and in compliance with all applicable internal and external requirements.
- Consult with project team during plan development to ensure that issues and risks are identified and addressed.
- Conduct project communication planning, facilitate project teams, and provide oversight team, stakeholder, and sponsor updates.
- Document issues, risks, and statuses; ensure reporting is maintained accurately to leadership. Escalate issues and risks while targeting the appropriate stakeholder(s) to quickly gain resolution.
- Leverage available project management software tools and resources to help plan and manage projects or programs to successful completion. Assists and holds team members accountable for their sections of the overall work plan.
- Serve as main contact for the project and/or external vendor’s project manager, answering questions, negotiating priorities and changes to original specifications, and necessary changes to completion dates.
- Promote the application of various methodologies and best practices within the project management team. Research and recommend areas of process improvement. Assist and support the creation of awareness and urgency around the need for changes. Communicate in a way that drives acceptance and ownership by stakeholders. Assist leadership in the removal of barriers to success and sustained change implementation. Actively maintain team policy and procedure documentation.
What our team expects from you?
- Bachelor’s Degree, or five (5) years equivalent work experience. Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or similar project management certification which provides the same functional project management training and practice standards is required. Staff must acquire certification within 12 months (1 year) once in role. Additional certifications, including advanced project or program management or Agile are desirable. Lean Six Sigma and IT Service Management knowledge or certifications are desirable.
- At least three (3) years project management experience leading medium to large-scale initiatives through implementation.
- Experience managing projects leveraging both waterfall and Agile methodologies.
- Health insurance or pharmacy benefits management industry experience.
- Participate in, adhere to, and support compliance program objectives
- The ability to consistently interact cooperatively and respectfully with other employees
What can you expect from Navitus?
- Hours/Location: Monday-Friday 8:00-5:00pm, CST-Remote
- Paid Volunteer Hours
- Educational Assistance Plan and Professional Membership assistance
- Referral Bonus Program – up to $750!
- Top of the industry benefits for Health, Dental, and Vision insurance, Flexible Spending Account, Paid Time Off, Nine paid holidays, 401K, Short-term and Long-term disability, College Savings Plan, Paid Parental Leave, Adoption Assistance Program, and Employee Assistance Program
