Centene is seeking a Lead Business Process Consultant to provide strategic guidance and management support for enterprise-level initiatives. In this role, you will lead larger scale, cross-functional programs that drive performance improvement and shape portfolio planning.
What You'll Do
- Mentor junior team members on duties and responsibilities with supervision from leadership.
- Lead all levels of staff responsible for initiatives in the company's operating plan to support their success, development, and effective completion.
- Oversee the pipeline of business cases and prioritize them based on strategic value, interdependencies, risk appetite, and available capacity.
- Ensure consistent methodology and rigor in business case development across all teams, providing quality assurance and coaching.
- Ensure all approved business cases are transitioned to initiatives and track ROI for launched projects.
- Lead engagement and communications with senior and executive stakeholders, translating business pain points into strategic recommendations.
- Coordinate proactive collaboration across cross-functional teams to identify and proactively respond to stakeholder business problems.
- Lead larger scale, cross-functional initiatives to drive performance improvement, financial gains, customer satisfaction, and improved compliance.
- Provide strategic and policy guidance on assigned initiatives to maximize effective implementation and results.
- Organize work teams, drive consensus, and ensure end-to-end policy/process integrity to accomplish project work.
- Assist functional and project leaders in areas such as facilitation, analysis, process mapping, brainstorming, and project management issues.
- Write and deliver communication to all levels of the organization to ensure support, awareness, and effectiveness of process improvement initiatives.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of experience managing and leading projects within consulting, healthcare, and/or related sectors.
Nice to Have
- Master's Degree in a related field.
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)-PMI.
- Process quality certification.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $107,700.00 - $199,300.00 per year
- Competitive pay
- Health insurance
- 401K and stock purchase plans
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off plus holidays
- Flexible work schedules (remote, hybrid, field, or office)
Work Mode
This position offers a hybrid work model.
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