Project Manager 1

Freedman HealthCare LLC (FHC) is a growing Massachusetts-based consulting firm with a national footprint. We have helped more than 25 states build and use healthcare databases to improve quality, affordability, and equity. We aim to be the partner of choice for policymakers and changemakers who use data to transform healthcare and promote health, well-being, and justice. Freedman HealthCare is an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, and growing consultancy with a culture of teamwork, open communication, and meeting exacting standards. Job Summary: The Project Manager 1 contributes to the organization, operation, and growth of leading-edge health data and policy projects that transform healthcare across the nation. The PM 1 works simultaneously on more than one project on a cross-functional team led by a Project Director or client designee. The PM 1 is responsible for all project management tasks, including establishing and maintaining resources and artifacts in accordance with FHC principles. The PM 1 is supervised by a Senior Consultant or more senior member of the FHC team. Duties/ Responsibilities: • Conducts research on diverse topics (internet, academic journals, publicly available data resources) • Presents information in a range of formats (PowerPoint, written summaries, spreadsheets) • Prepares working drafts of documents for team members’ review; incorporates edits to create well formatted, client-ready, final versions • Arranges meetings, prepares agendas, provides meeting summaries • Compiles action items and reports on completion • Formulates action plans with support from project leadership • Develops working knowledge of project management tools/techniques to support ongoing project efforts • Contributes to use of appropriate project management tools and scrum strategies to advance the project goals and timeline • Develop client-specific document management, organization and operational processes to support specific project outcomes • Conforms to policies and procedures in Employee Handbook • Manage complex projects with multiple workstreams • Facilitate internal and client meetings, set agendas, and summarize follow-ups according to schedule as reviewed and approved by FHC Project Director • Develop, monitor, and report on project budgets, staffing resources, and deadlines. • Draft/compile materials for invoicing and submit to FHC Director of Business and Finance • Use FHC project management tools/techniques to develop, implement, and maintain workplans and timelines for multiple projects, as appropriate to the specific project and team. • Report on progress to project director on an agreed upon schedule. • Deploy agile and scrum methodology when appropriate • Identify and propose strategies or actions to mitigate risks to the project’s success • Develop best possible version (client ready) drafts of supporting materials (slide decks, agendas, notes, action items, etc.) for review by Project Director • As appropriate, ensure that project deliverables are properly scoped, documented, and vetted with the Data Science, the Policy & Program team members and the Project Director during the planning stage. • Develop deliverables schedules in consultation with all project team members. • Support the team in developing deliverables, including drafting written deliverables (e.g., narrative project descriptions, action plans, topic briefs, literature reviews, etc.), slide decks, spreadsheets, tables, business requirements and analytic plans. • Contribute to RFPs and other bid proposals as appropriate. • Perform research and literature reviews; translate results into clear, concise findings to support project work • Coordinate communications among client staff, FHC project team members, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders during the lifetime of a project • Conform to FHC data governance principles/requirements. • Participate in internal FHC development and knowledge gathering activities. Required Skills/Abilities: • Excellent self-motivation and time management skills, with the ability to thrive in a remote work environment • Experience creating and carrying out step-by-step work plans • Strong formal and informal interpersonal skills • Attentiveness to evolving client needs • Excellent written communication skills in varied formats (e.g., action-oriented emails, brief meeting summaries/action items, and concise, audience-appropriate slide decks) • Detail oriented, strong organizational skills, exceptional follow-through, and task management • Proficiency in MS Office Suite, including Excel • Knowledge of, or interest in, health care data, public healthcare payers, US health care policy and law • Capacity to assign tasks and monitor task completion by others • Assume responsibility for tasks as appropriate during planning phase, then initiate and execute self-assignments with minimal direct supervision • Create step-by-step completion plans for deliverables created by cross-functional teams with a wide range of skill sets • Exercise strong interpersonal skills and confident speaking style • Meeting facilitation skills and expertise, including agenda development, discussion framing, issue prioritization, open issues identification and definition, creation of action items • Provides excellent written communication skills in varied formats including but not limited to action-oriented emails, meeting summaries/action items, and concise, audience-appropriate slide decks) • Ability to prioritize tasks • Provide timely email responses • Maintain highest standards of professionalism in all meetings (internal and external) • Conforms to policies and procedures in Employee Handbook • Proficient in MS Office Suite, including Excel • Capacity to deliver client-ready documents or materials, including editing and formatting • Familiarity with one or more cloud-based project management tools • Experience developing Gantt charts, project timelines, and budgets • Knowledge of, or interest in, multi-payer databases, public healthcare payers, claims processing and/or claims data analytics Acquired during employment: • Facility with FHC project management tools and techniques • Advanced project management training Education and Experience Requirements: • 3+ years of experience managing complex projects, preferably related to health policy, health care reform, analytic data projects and/or health data strategy • Bachelor’s degree • Master’s degree in related field or current project management certification (PMP, Agile, Disciplined Agile) Physical Requirements: • Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer Note: • The job description provided above is a general outline and may be subject to modifications based on specific organizational requirements. Freedman HealthCare, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We strongly encourage applications and inquiries from women, LGBTQIA+ identified persons, Black, Indigenous, People of Color, people with disabilities, and others from historically underrepresented communities. We believe that embracing diversity in our workplace is essential to achieving the best results for our clients and as an organization.