Description
UCLA HEALTH
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Description
Reporting to the Associate Director of UCLA Health Medicare
Advantage Plans, the Portfolio Lead is a key senior contributor responsible for
the successful implementation, coordination, and management of a diverse
portfolio of health plan initiatives and complex projects. This role supports
organizational priorities, governance frameworks, and continuous business
process improvements across the health plan.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead
and coordinate multi-dimensional projects, providing subject matter
expertise and functional leadership to cross-functional teams. - Define
project scope, objectives, and deliverables while developing detailed
project plans to guide execution. - Facilitate
alignment and collaboration among diverse stakeholders to ensure clarity
and shared goals. - Monitor
project progress, identify risks, and drive resolution to achieve
successful outcomes on time and within scope. - Support
portfolio-level reporting, maintain comprehensive documentation, and
uphold governance standards. - Organize
and lead project-specific and advisory meetings to promote transparent
communication, accountability, and effective follow-through.
Salary Range: $86,400-$184,800/annually Qualifications
We’re seeking a detail-oriented individual with:
Required:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Health Administration,
Public Health, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent combination of
education and experience - 5 or more years of experience in project
management experience across the full project lifecycle, including planning,
execution, monitoring, risk management and close-out - 3 or more years of experience coordinating
projects within a healthcare, managed care, or health system environment - Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent
certification (e.g. PgMP, Agile, SAFe) required at hire or to be obtained
within the first 12 months - Knowledge of portfolio and program management
principles, including the ability to coordinate multiple concurrent initiatives,
manage interdependencies, and align project execution with approved objectives,
governance structures and organizational priorities - Skill in developing and executing comprehensive
project plans, defining scope, milestones, deliverables, timelines, resources,
and success criteria throughout the project lifecycle - Ability to identify, monitor, and escalate
project risks, issues, and changes while maintaining scope control and adapting
approaches to evolving requirements in support of portfolio priorities - Strong written and verbal communication skills,
including clear status reports and executive presentations on project progress,
risks and outcomes
Preferred:
- A Master’s degree in health administration,
public health, or computer science - 3 or more years of experience facilitating
governance forums, workgroups, or committees and supporting executive-level
reporting and decision-making - 2 or more years of experience managing
interdependent projects with regulatory, operational, or compliance
considerations - Knowledgeable of healthcare delivery systems and
managed care operations - Strong ability to engage and influence
cross-functional stakeholders at all levels, fostering alignment,
decision-making, and shared accountability - Ability to conduct structured discovery,
analysis, and evaluation to assess feasibility, dependencies, risk, and
readiness, and to synthesize findings into clear, actionable recommendations
for leadership - Knowledge of quality assurance and continuous
improvement to support performance monitoring, process optimization and
corrective actions