Project Manager 1

• Freedman HealthCare LLC (FHC) is a growing Massachusetts-based consulting firm with a national
• footprint. We have helped more than 25 states build and use healthcare databases to improve quality,
• affordability, and equity. We aim to be the partner of choice for policymakers and changemakers who
• use data to transform healthcare and promote health, well-being, and justice. Freedman HealthCare is
• an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, and growing consultancy with a culture of teamwork, open
• communication, and meeting exacting standards.

Job Summary

• The Project Manager 1 contributes to the organization, operation, and growth of leading-edge health
• data and policy projects that transform healthcare across the nation. The PM 1 works simultaneously on
• more than one project on a cross-functional team led by a Project Director or client designee. The PM 1
• is responsible for all project management tasks, including establishing and maintaining resources and
• artifacts in accordance with FHC principles. The PM 1 is supervised by a Senior Consultant or more
• senior member of the FHC team.

Duties/ Responsibilities

• Conducts research on diverse topics (internet, academic journals, publicly available data

resources)

• Presents information in a range of formats (PowerPoint, written summaries, spreadsheets)
• Prepares working drafts of documents for team members’ review; incorporates edits to create

well formatted, client-ready, final versions

• Arranges meetings, prepares agendas, provides meeting summaries
• Compiles action items and reports on completion
• Formulates action plans with support from project leadership
• Develops working knowledge of project management tools/techniques to support ongoing

project efforts

• Contributes to use of appropriate project management tools and scrum strategies to advance

the project goals and timeline

• Develop client-specific document management, organization and operational processes to

support specific project outcomes

• Conforms to policies and procedures in Employee Handbook
• Manage complex projects with multiple workstreams
• Facilitate internal and client meetings, set agendas, and summarize follow-ups according to

schedule as reviewed and approved by FHC Project Director

• Develop, monitor, and report on project budgets, staffing resources, and deadlines.
• Draft/compile materials for invoicing and submit to FHC Director of Business and Finance
• Use FHC project management tools/techniques to develop, implement, and maintain workplans

and timelines for multiple projects, as appropriate to the specific project and team.

• Report on progress to project director on an agreed upon schedule.
• Deploy agile and scrum methodology when appropriate
• Identify and propose strategies or actions to mitigate risks to the project’s success
• Develop best possible version (client ready) drafts of supporting materials (slide decks, agendas,

notes, action items, etc.) for review by Project Director

• As appropriate, ensure that project deliverables are properly scoped, documented, and vetted

• with the Data Science, the Policy & Program team members and the Project Director during the
• planning stage.

• Develop deliverables schedules in consultation with all project team members.
• Support the team in developing deliverables, including drafting written deliverables (e.g.,

• narrative project descriptions, action plans, topic briefs, literature reviews, etc.), slide decks,
• spreadsheets, tables, business requirements and analytic plans.

• Contribute to RFPs and other bid proposals as appropriate.
• Perform research and literature reviews; translate results into clear, concise findings to support

project work

• Coordinate communications among client staff, FHC project team members, subject matter

experts, and other stakeholders during the lifetime of a project

• Conform to FHC data governance principles/requirements.
• Participate in internal FHC development and knowledge gathering activities.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Excellent self-motivation and time management skills, with the ability to thrive in a remote work

environment

• Experience creating and carrying out step-by-step work plans
• Strong formal and informal interpersonal skills
• Attentiveness to evolving client needs
• Excellent written communication skills in varied formats (e.g., action-oriented emails, brief

meeting summaries/action items, and concise, audience-appropriate slide decks)

• Detail oriented, strong organizational skills, exceptional follow-through, and task management
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, including Excel
• Knowledge of, or interest in, health care data, public healthcare payers, US health care policy and

law

• Capacity to assign tasks and monitor task completion by others
• Assume responsibility for tasks as appropriate during planning phase, then initiate and execute

self-assignments with minimal direct supervision

• Create step-by-step completion plans for deliverables created by cross-functional teams with a

wide range of skill sets

• Exercise strong interpersonal skills and confident speaking style
• Meeting facilitation skills and expertise, including agenda development, discussion framing, issue

prioritization, open issues identification and definition, creation of action items

• Provides excellent written communication skills in varied formats including but not limited to

• action-oriented emails, meeting summaries/action items, and concise, audience-appropriate
• slide decks)

• Ability to prioritize tasks
• Provide timely email responses
• Maintain highest standards of professionalism in all meetings (internal and external)
• Conforms to policies and procedures in Employee Handbook
• Proficient in MS Office Suite, including Excel
• Capacity to deliver client-ready documents or materials, including editing and formatting
• Familiarity with one or more cloud-based project management tools
• Experience developing Gantt charts, project timelines, and budgets
• Knowledge of, or interest in, multi-payer databases, public healthcare payers, claims processing

and/or claims data analytics

Acquired during employment

• Facility with FHC project management tools and techniques
• Advanced project management training

Education and Experience Requirements

• 3+ years of experience managing complex projects, preferably related to health policy, health

care reform, analytic data projects and/or health data strategy

• Bachelor’s degree
• Master’s degree in related field or current project management certification (PMP, Agile,

Disciplined Agile)

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer

Note

• The job description provided above is a general outline and may be subject to modifications

• based on specific organizational requirements.
• Freedman HealthCare, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive
• consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
• gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic
• protected by law. We strongly encourage applications and inquiries from women, LGBTQIA+ identified
• persons, Black, Indigenous, People of Color, people with disabilities, and others from historically
• underrepresented communities. We believe that embracing diversity in our workplace is essential to
• achieving the best results for our clients and as an organization.