ASSYST is seeking a Program Manager to support our government client's project based in Austin, TX (hybrid).

Position will be 4 days remote with 1 day (Wednesdays) required to be onsite at the location listed above. Program will only allow candidates who are LOCAL ONLY to the Austin, TX area (within 50-mile radius).

The Analytics Program Manager will be a part of the Performance Management & Analytics System (PMAS) team working under client’s System’s IT domain to expand competencies in Data Integration and Data Management Framework. The Program Manager position will involve management of all aspects of the project and will report to the IT Data Analytics Support Director.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Ensuring constant communication with the Office of Data Analytics & Reporting to function as a blended, partnered team with IT
• Working seamlessly and smoothly with various IT and business stakeholder areas to ensure that project deliverables are compliant with state, federal, and other applicable agency standards.
• Conducting procurement exercises as necessary to acquire vendor services for assessment or to outsource the effort to a long-term vendor
• Establishing timeline and resource requirements for successful execution of the project. Coordination with key stakeholders and sponsors to obtain approval of resources and timeline.
• Creation of project management deliverables necessary for this project.
• Management of the day-to-day operations and scrums of various projects, and oversight and coordination team established for this initiative.
• Risk identification and coordination of resolution with project leadership.

Required Experience:

• Over 10 years of IT project management experience.
• Work experience in the information technology industry with at least 5 years of experience involvement in data management solutions (i.e., data warehouses, data lakes, etc.), data analytics/business intelligence, web-based (J2EE) development, or SOA-related
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Experience in developing clear, concise project documentation
• Team management through team meetings, task assignment, mentoring, facilitation and training.
• Progress monitoring to plan through effective use of risk management practices
• Keep leadership updated on project issues and progress
• Expert problem resolution skills
• Complete experience with the project management lifecycle (PMLC) and software development lifecycle (SDLC) required.
• Tracking full project budget and entering actual costs in project tracking tool
• Leading project sprints using Agile methodologies, including planning increments, backlog grooming, sprint planning, daily scrums and retrospective, and Kanban

Preferred:

• Prior experience in the Healthcare Industry, specifically public health.
• Work experience managing multi-agency or multi-IT department initiatives.
• Effectively manage resources in a mixed functional and matrixed project environment
• The ability to develop, document and execute project management plans, work plans and quality plans
• Involved in the full lifecycle from analysis and planning to development and deployment
• Experience in building and managing IT project teams with emphasis on ability to motivate individuals to excel and exceed expectations.
• Experience with access & eligibility programs

ASSYST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.