Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cognizant is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Senior Healthcare Project Manager / Scrum Master. In this role, you will lead complex healthcare platform implementation projects, driving stakeholder engagement and ensuring successful delivery outcomes while collaborating with various teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead large, complex healthcare platform implementation and upgrade projects, including initiatives involving the TriZetto product suite
- Own project scope, schedule, financials, risks, dependencies, and delivery outcomes from initiation through completion
- Develop and manage detailed project plans while ensuring milestones, deliverables, governance, and quality standards are met
- Drive stakeholder engagement and communication across client teams, internal teams, and executive leadership
- Lead cross-functional onshore and offshore teams, including development, product, business, and ancillary services teams
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies, support Scrum practices, and help teams improve Agile maturity and delivery performance
- Proactively identify and resolve risks, issues, conflicts, and impediments to keep projects moving forward
- Support client satisfaction through strong relationship management, transparent communication, and consistent delivery execution
Skills
- 7+ years of project management experience, preferably within the healthcare industry
- Proven experience leading high-complexity, high-visibility implementation or upgrade projects
- Strong knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies
- Experience managing project scope, schedules, financials, risks, dependencies, and delivery performance
- Experience using MS Project, Microsoft Office, and Agile delivery management tools
- Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, including experience engaging executive-level stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and motivate cross-functional teams across onshore and offshore delivery models
- Bachelor's degree in Project Management or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- Experience leading projects involving TriZetto, Facets, QNXT, or other healthcare payer platforms
- Certified Scrum Master and SAFe certification for Scrum Master-focused roles
- PMP certification for Project Manager-focused roles
- Experience driving delivery governance, executive reporting, and client relationship management
- Strong understanding of healthcare payer operations, platform implementation lifecycles, and client delivery environments
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans
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