Technical PM with Employee Benefit experience, Pharmacy Benefits Management and/or healthcare wanted for a Contract to Hire role to be located HYBRID in either Sandy Springs GA or Plano TX 3 days a week.
Must have direct experience with platform builds. Database management, heavy articulation, great communication skills, budget management. HITRUST Certified preferred
Job Title: Technical Project Manager – Software Development Platforms
Summary
The Technical Project Manager will lead the planning, execution, and delivery of enterprise software development platform initiatives across the organization. This role demands hands-on technical project leadership with a strong foundation in PMI methodologies, project financial management, and cross-functional coordination spanning multiple business verticals.
The individual will partner with business leaders, development teams, analysts, and external vendors to deliver complex technology projects on time, within budget, and within scope—while maintaining clear, consistent communication with senior leadership
A working background in Employee Benefits is required, with particular value placed on experience supporting pharmacy management operations and medical/provider environments
Essential Duties and Functions include the following
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of software development platform projects, including architecture decisions, build/buy analysis, integration planning, and production deployments
- Coordinate internal resources and third-party vendors for the execution of multiple concurrent technical initiatives
- Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope, and within budget
- Define project scope and objectives in collaboration with business stakeholders, development teams, and technical leads, ensuring technical feasibility and strategic alignment
- Develop and manage detailed project budgets, including cost forecasting, spend tracking, variance reporting, and financial escalation when constraints require adjustments
- Build and maintain detailed project plans with milestones, dependencies, resource models, and critical path analysis
- Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and costs using formal change control and verification techniques aligned with PMI standards
- Drive cross-functional collaboration across departments, business units, and subject matter domains—including areas outside direct vertical expertise—to ensure integrated delivery outcomes
- Measure and report project performance using appropriate tools, KPIs, and earned value management techniques
- Perform risk identification, assessment, and mitigation planning; escalate to leadership as needed
- Establish and maintain productive relationships with third-party vendors, including contract performance management and deliverable accountability
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, including charters, status reports, RAID logs, and lessons learned
- Meet with business stakeholders to gather requirements, clarify objectives, and align technical delivery with operational needs
- Delegate project tasks based on team members' strengths, skill sets, and experience levels
- Track project performance to analyze successful completion of short- and long-term goals
- Actively participate in software development lifecycle (SDLC) activities, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release management
- Support user acceptance testing (UAT) on development efforts prior to launch to identify potential gaps in functionality and usability
- Educate, coach, and mentor organizational staff and leaders on project management standards, governance processes, and portfolio management concepts
- This position will include job duties that require risk designations for access to Electronic Protected Health Information (PHI) in the course of their job responsibilities
- Other duties as assigned
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or Associate's degree with equivalent professional experience
- Certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent PMI credential
- Minimum of five (5) years managing technical projects with hands-on experience leading software development platform implementations or modernization efforts
- Demonstrated proficiency with PMI project management principles, including formal budgeting, cost management, schedule control, and earned value analysis
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams across multiple business domains and organizational verticals, including effective coordination outside of primary subject matter expertise
- Working experience in the Employee Benefits industry
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), including Agile, hybrid, and waterfall methodologies
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills
- Ability to travel as needed to support corporate projects
Preferred
- Minimum of four (4) years of experience supporting pharmacy management, Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM), or medical/provider operations
- Experience with enterprise data platforms, integration layers, APIs, ETL pipelines, or cloud-based development environments
- Previous experience managing vendor-led or outsourced software development engagements
- Familiarity with healthcare regulatory and compliance frameworks, including HIPAA, HITRUST, and HITECH
- Experience with portfolio-level project governance and demand management practices
- Exposure to modern development toolchains and AI-assisted development environments
Vertex Solutions Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, citizenship, sex, marital or veteran status, disability or handicap, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by applica
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