Senior Manager, Strategic Programs
Zócalo Health
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $125,000 - $135,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Own end-to-end project management for strategic initiatives and new health plan launches, from initial scoping through successful execution.
- Build detailed project plans, workbacks, and communication cadences to keep all parties aligned.
- Manage risks, dependencies, and blockers; escalate issues early and drive resolution.
- Track progress against milestones and maintain accountability across teams.
- Facilitate collaboration across operations, clinical, product, engineering, finance, and executive leadership.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for external health plan partners during implementation.
- Lead recurring project meetings, prepare agendas, and synthesize action items and decisions.
- Translate partner requirements into clear tasks for internal teams.
- Gather, validate, and interpret operational and clinical data needed for implementation.
- Prepare partner-facing reports, status updates, and launch documentation.
- Ensure all implementation artifacts are organized, audit-ready, and stored appropriately.
- Build repeatable processes, templates, and dashboards to support future launches.
- Partner with functional leaders to ensure teams, workflows, and systems are prepared for go-live.
- Identify process gaps and propose solutions that improve efficiency and scalability.
- Monitor post-launch performance and drive follow-up improvements.
- Support internal continuous improvement initiatives that align with organizational goals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- 4–7 years of project or program management experience, ideally in healthcare, health plans, managed care, or value-based care.
- Demonstrated success managing cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders.
- Strong ability to create structure, build project plans, and drive accountability.
- Experience working with or implementing health plan contracts, operational workflows, or payer requirements.
- Excellent communication, meeting facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
- High comfort interpreting data, building reports, and presenting insights.
- Ability to operate independently, make sound decisions, and execute in an environment with limited playbooks.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Benefits
- Equity compensation package
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and voluntary life
- 401k with a 4% match
- Flexible PTO policy - take the time you need to recharge
- $1,000 home office stipend
- We provide the equipment needed for this role.
- Opportunity for rapid career progression with plenty of room for personal growth.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
project managementdata interpretationreport buildingprocess improvementrisk managementmilestone trackingworkflow managementtemplate creationdashboard developmenthealth plan implementation
Soft skills
communicationmeeting facilitationrelationship buildingorganizational skillsattention to detailindependent decision makingaccountabilitycollaborationproblem solvingstakeholder management
Certifications
Bachelor's degree