Managed Care Project Manager - Full Time - Days - Corporate

Position Summary

The Managed Care Project Manager is responsible for leading and coordinating strategic initiatives that support organizational goals, payer strategy, payment transformation, and operational excellence. This role serves as the primary administrative and project lead for key committees under the Payment Reform Committee redesign, including the Payer Policy Review and Oversight Committee (PPROC), while providing project management support for other payer-related programs.

The Managed Care Project Manager partners closely with Managed Care leadership to plan, coordinate, and execute complex departmental initiatives. This role drives accountability across key stakeholders, supports organizational change management efforts, monitors and reports on key performance indicators (KPIs), and ensures the successful advancement of strategic Managed Care priorities and operational objectives. This position plays a critical role in ensuring strategic initiatives are executed effectively, communicated clearly, and aligned with organizational objectives.

Committee Leadership & Governance

• Lead the administrative oversight, coordination, and ongoing management of the Payment Reform Committee redesign initiative.
• Partner with committee chairs to drive committee transformation efforts, including stakeholder engagement, and accountability measures.
• Serve as the lead administrative support for the Payer Policy Review and Oversight Committee (PPROC), including agenda development, master policy tracking, meeting facilitation, documentation, follow-up activities, and action item tracking.
• Support initiatives through project coordination, stakeholder communication, and implementation tracking.
• Coordinate committee activities across operational, clinical, financial, revenue cycle, and managed care teams to ensure alignment with strategic priorities.
• Develop and maintain committee charters, workplans, meeting materials, dashboards, and reporting tools.

Project Management & Strategic Initiatives

• Manage multiple managed care projects simultaneously, ensuring timelines, deliverables, risks, and dependencies are effectively monitored and communicated.
• Coordinate and facilitate cross-functional initiatives that support payer strategy, reimbursement optimization, policy oversight, and value-based care objectives.
• Drive accountability through project tracking, status reporting, issue resolution, and escalation management.
• Lead change management activities related to committee redesigns, process improvement efforts, and strategic payer initiatives.

Managed Care Operations Support

• Serve as a resource to managed care leadership for projects, operational initiatives, and various strategic assignments.
• Learns and supports various Managed Care operational functions, serving as a flexible resource across the department to assist with projects, priorities, and general business needs.

Executive & Departmental Support

• Provide project management and administrative support to the Vice President of Insurance Networks and the managed care department leaders on departmental priorities, organizational initiatives, and special assignments.
• Develop executive-level reports, presentations, summaries, and recommendations related to managed care initiatives.
• Coordinate department-wide projects and ensure alignment among team members, workstreams, and organizational stakeholders.
• Facilitate communication, collaboration, and information sharing across managed care, finance, revenue cycle, operations, and clinical departments.

At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 22,000 team members. Headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Atlantic Health Goryeb Children''s Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• Atlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
• Atlantic Medical Group
• Atlantic Visiting Nurse
• Atlantic Mobile Health
• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.

We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

• Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For."
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as two of the "World's Best Hospitals" in 2026.
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report's 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings.
• Atlantic Health scored four "A" grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and injections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey''s only hospitals to be named among America''s 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
• Named by Becker''s Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare - 2026.
• Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026.
• Named by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity 2025.
• Atlantic Health rated LEVEL 9 - 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired.

Atlantic Health offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. Offerings vary based on role level (Team Member, Director, Executive). Below is a general summary, with role-specific enhancements highlighted:

Team Member Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
• Life & AD&D Insurance.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
• 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
• PTO & Paid Sick Leave
• Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
• Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
• Backup and On-Site Childcare
• Well-Being Rewards
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
• Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
• Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance

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Note: In Compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Act (effective Sunday, June 1, 2025), all job postings will include the hourly wage or salary (or a range), as well as this summary of benefits. Final compensation and benefit eligibility may vary by role and employment status and will be confirmed at the time of offer.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran

Education

• Bachelor''s degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, Finance, Project Management, or a related field required.
• Master''s degree preferred.

Experience

• 2-4 years of healthcare, managed care, payer contracting, project management, or healthcare operations experience preferred
• Experience leading complex projects and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience supporting executive leadership and committee governance structures preferred.

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Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong project management, organizational, and change management skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple priorities and drive projects to completion.
• Excellent meeting facilitation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, and project tracking tools.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships across departments and influence outcomes without direct authority.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to think strategically and execute tactically.

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Success Measures

• Successful implementation and ongoing management of the Payment Reform Committee redesign.
• Consistent support of leadership priorities and departmental objectives.