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Date: Wed, May 12, 2010 at 3:37 PM
Subject: Career Forum Director Project Management, Medco, Franklin Lakes, NJ
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pshcnj@yahoogroups.com Requisition Number: 10127
Function: Operations and Technology
Job Title: *Director Project Management*
Job Responsibilities:
Help us deliver better health and healthcare through technology, innovation,
and dedication.
Medco is a leading healthcare company serving more than 60 million people.
We're looking for individuals who are ready to challenge conventional wisdom
in the spirit of positively impacting people's lives. Join the company that
Fortune magazine ranked No. 1 in "Most Admired Companies" in the pharmacy
category and No. 5 globally in Innovation. Then, use your intelligence,
creativity, integrity, and hard work to help us enhance our products and
services. We offer a highly competitive base salary and an outstanding
benefits program, including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision,
401(k) with Company match, life insurance, paid time off, tuition
assistance, and an employee stock purchase plan.
This position is responsible for Liberty Business Innovation and Agility
Center Projects assigned. The project leader is accountable for all measures
of project success, responsible for the completion of the agreed upon
deliverables. Project Lead obtains needed resources; organizes and oversees
completion of the project. Keeps all stakeholders informed about progress
and about key issues and risks, leads CMI project review; escalates problems
in a timely manner to the Management Committee Sponsor
The Project Leader will be a member of the Business Innovation and Agility
Center group. This role requires a strong knowledge of the PBM business and
other healthcare payor segment. Additionally, this person shall be Pega
trained and experienced in discovering and documenting use cases; diagrams
which describe the interaction between systems and external entities to
capture its functional aspects. The Project Leader will manage a matrix team
to deliver on BIAC initiative
Qualifications:
Coordinate deliverables with all COE, business, and core development
organizations for multiple projects as needed to ensure critical business
objectives are met.
Participate in the inception and elaboration project phases including Use
Cases and Direct Capture of Objectives using Pega
Work in partnership with Process Architect and BPM COE team to drive
inception project deliverables and ensure all of the desired system
functionality is documents (normal, alternate, and exception path logic)
Facilitate scope management and change control procedures in partnership
with BIAC leads
Training on the main features of Pega PRPC
Customer Success (realization of business benefit)
Responsible for mentoring and monitoring the quality of project
deliverables
Understanding of the business requirements gathering process (platforms,
architecture etc)
Demonstrated leadership, analysis, organization and planning skills
Working knowledge of SDLC, change management, release management,
configuration management, and quality methodologies and practices
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated ability to think strategically as well as tactically about
the business, market and financial challenges and opportunities facing the
organization
Ability to influence and work effectively with all levels of the
organization
Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships
PEGA systems frameworks. Good understanding of other development
environments
Project management software (MS Project, Rational etc)
Process mapping software (Visio)PowerPoint or other presentation /
software analysis tools
Must have a cooperative attitude. Ability to relate to and accommodate
various personalities and knowledge base levels. Must be a team player and
mentoring in spirit and attitude. Ability to communicate a positive and
progressive attitude. Posses a professional presence and demeanor at all
times.
Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals,
professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from
groups of man Action Oriented - Enjoys working hard and looks for
challenges. Able to act and react as necessary. Not afraid to take charge of
a situation when trouble comes; can overcome resistance and take unpopular
stands when necessary
Project Management These are complex tasks and the candidate must have
the proven ability to manage across functions and product lines to deliver
his or her projects on time and on budget
Technical Expertise - The individual must have a working knowledge of what
is possible technically in order to provide direction to the staff. Detailed
knowledge of principles and experience with the mandated requirements are
highly desirable
Leadership and Organization Must have the ability to build a team and to
utilize resources outside of the immediate team to accomplish business
goals. The candidate must be able to learn the strengths and weaknesses of
their team and put people in position to succeed
Strong oral and verbal communication skills
Ability to generate project momentum and accomplish stretch goals in an
environment with scarce resources
Ability to juggle priorities and adjust to the realities of rapid changes
in business requirements
Motivated by difficult challenges and aggressive timelines
Demonstrated track record of accomplishment on high stakes,
cross-functional projects
Ability to accept high level assignments and work with limited supervision
and guidance
Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
Strong analytical skills
Leadership skills necessary to provide direction and solve problems on
complex multi-functional initiatives even when not the "ultimate" business
owner
Continuous learning and development
Sound decision maker
Accountability
Self- Motivated
Effective communicator across all audiences
Leading and directing team of more junior business analysts
Coaching and mentoring
Team builder
Possesses the appropriate Pega technical/functiona
l expertise and
knowledge
Understands use case methodology and requirement elaboration techniques
Process management to support repeatability and scalability
agers, clients, customers, and the general public.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V
Relocation Approved?: No
State: New Jersey
City: Franklin Lakes
Travel Required: Up to 10%
Education Required: Bachelor
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