Reporting to the Associate Director of UCLA Health Medicare Advantage Plans, the Portfolio Lead is a key senior contributor responsible for the successful implementation, coordination, and management of a diverse portfolio of health plan initiatives and complex projects. This role supports organizational priorities, governance frameworks, and continuous business process improvements across the health plan.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate multi-dimensional projects, providing subject matter expertise and functional leadership to cross-functional teams.
• Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables while developing detailed project plans to guide execution.
• Facilitate alignment and collaboration among diverse stakeholders to ensure clarity and shared goals.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and drive resolution to achieve successful outcomes on time and within scope.
• Support portfolio-level reporting, maintain comprehensive documentation, and uphold governance standards.
• Organize and lead project-specific and advisory meetings to promote transparent communication, accountability, and effective follow-through.

We’re seeking a detail-oriented individual with:

Required:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Health Administration, Public Health, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5 or more years of experience in project management experience across the full project lifecycle, including planning, execution, monitoring, risk management and close-out
• 3 or more years of experience coordinating projects within a healthcare, managed care, or health system environment
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification (e.g. PgMP, Agile, SAFe) required at hire or to be obtained within the first 12 months
• Knowledge of portfolio and program management principles, including the ability to coordinate multiple concurrent initiatives, manage interdependencies, and align project execution with approved objectives, governance structures and organizational priorities
• Skill in developing and executing comprehensive project plans, defining scope, milestones, deliverables, timelines, resources, and success criteria throughout the project lifecycle
• Ability to identify, monitor, and escalate project risks, issues, and changes while maintaining scope control and adapting approaches to evolving requirements in support of portfolio priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including clear status reports and executive presentations on project progress, risks and outcomes

Preferred:

• A Master’s degree in health administration, public health, or computer science
• 3 or more years of experience facilitating governance forums, workgroups, or committees and supporting executive-level reporting and decision-making
• 2 or more years of experience managing interdependent projects with regulatory, operational, or compliance considerations
• Knowledgeable of healthcare delivery systems and managed care operations
• Strong ability to engage and influence cross-functional stakeholders at all levels, fostering alignment, decision-making, and shared accountability
• Ability to conduct structured discovery, analysis, and evaluation to assess feasibility, dependencies, risk, and readiness, and to synthesize findings into clear, actionable recommendations for leadership
• Knowledge of quality assurance and continuous improvement to support performance monitoring, process optimization and corrective actions