TCC Seeks a Senior Project Manager (Contract)

Type: Contract
Duration: Until 1/4/2026
Location: Jackson, MS

Position Description and Job Skill Set:

The Medicaid Senior IT Project Manager will work with the Division of Medicaid (DOM) IT team on procuring,
implementing, upgrading, and operating of DOM IT systems.
The DOM Senior IT Project Manager will:
-Provide project management for complex, enterprise IT projects;
-Lead highly technical IT projects with multiple team members, including vendors, staff, consultants, stakeholders,
trading partners, other State Agencies, etc.;
-Report and communicate with management, reporting project status, reporting project achievements, and reporting
project risks;
-Facilitate meetings and discussions with technical and non-technical staff and project teams;
-Ensure the project stays on the appropriate timeline, budget, and plan, reporting variations to management
immediately;
-Document and report status, opportunities, findings, and risks to DOM management as well as State and federal
partners (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS), etc.
-Perform other duties as assigned.
Applicants who do not meet ALL of the required skills/experience minimums may not be considered further.

Required Skills/Experience:

7 years working in a Project Management role on an Information Technology (IT) project.
3 years leading an IT project in a Project Management role
3 years management of a project schedule, project resources, and the project path
3 years experience with Microsoft Project
3 years experience with project reporting and communication, including both verbal and written, including
communicating with management, reporting project status, reporting project achievements, and reporting project risks.
3 years experience facilitating meetings and discussions with project members, including State staff, vendors,
stakeholders, and other members.
3 years of meeting critical timelines and deadlines for IT projects

Preferred/Not Required:

3 years experience with Healthcare IT projects
3 years experience with Medicaid projects or Healthcare payer projects
2 years experience with HIPAA, privacy and security of healthcare data, healthcare and encryption technologies and
processes.
2 years experience working with State procurements, including RFPs
2 years experience with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rules, requirements, reporting, etc.