Project Manager - Senior

Senior Project Manager

Location: Providence, Rhode Island

Key Responsibilities

• Lead stakeholder engagement, community outreach, and operational initiatives supporting large-scale healthcare transformation programs.
• Manage advisory council operations, including strategic planning, meeting facilitation, agendas, materials, attendance, onboarding, and follow-up activities.
• Oversee statewide and regional engagement activities, including public meetings, roadshows, workshops, and stakeholder events.
• Develop and maintain engagement strategies, outreach plans, stakeholder communication frameworks, and implementation roadmaps.
• Coordinate with government agencies, healthcare organizations, community-based organizations, municipalities, providers, and executive leadership.
• Lead project tracking efforts, ensuring action items, decisions, milestones, risks, and partner commitments are documented and completed.
• Direct the preparation of briefing materials, presentations, communications, reports, and executive updates.
• Ensure public-facing materials meet accessibility, language access, and plain-language standards.
• Oversee stakeholder databases, engagement records, outreach metrics, and reporting requirements.
• Support regulatory, leadership, and performance reporting to ensure transparency and accountability.
• Provide strategic guidance and recommendations to leadership regarding stakeholder engagement, community partnerships, and program implementation.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Public Health, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in project management, stakeholder engagement, public health, healthcare, human services, government programs, or community-based initiatives.
• Experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects and coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Strong project management, leadership, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, timelines, and deliverables in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience preparing executive-level reports, presentations, and stakeholder communications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree (MPH, MPA, MHA, MBA, or related field).
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent.
• Experience supporting healthcare transformation, Medicaid, public health, or human services programs.
• Familiarity with health equity initiatives, community engagement strategies, and stakeholder partnership development.
• Experience working with government agencies, healthcare providers, nonprofit organizations, and community groups.
• Knowledge of public meeting facilitation, accessibility standards, and public engagement best practices.

Position Summary

This role serves as the strategic lead for stakeholder engagement and community partnership operations. The Senior Project Manager ensures engagement initiatives are effectively planned and executed, stakeholders remain informed and aligned, and complex projects are delivered successfully while supporting organizational goals and community impact.