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Program Manager II, Performance Development

Centene Corporation

Remote · USFull-time$70–126K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$70–126K/yr
Location
Remote · US
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Program Manager II leads planning, execution, analysis, and continuous improvement of Centene’s enterprise Performance Development program. The role partners across Talent & Capability, People, Technology, Communications, and business teams to deliver programs, tools, insights, and experiences that support meaningful performance conversations, adoption, and data-informed decisions. The position is fully remote and candidates will be considered nationally.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Program ManagementProject ManagementQuality ImprovementHR TechnologyVendor ManagementData AnalysisChange ManagementHealthcare Industry

Qualifications

Bachelor's in HR, Business, Healthcare Administration, or Organizational Development or Equivalent Experience3+ Years Quality Improvement, Program Management, or Project Management Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Business Area: Project Management

Job Type: Full time

Position Purpose: Lead the planning, execution, analysis, and continuous improvement of Centene’s enterprise Performance Development program. Partner across Talent & Capability, People, Technology, Communications, and business teams to deliver programs, tools, insights, and experiences that enable meaningful performance conversations, strengthen adoption, and support data-informed decision making.

Key Details: The Program Manager II is fully remote. Candidates will be considered nationally.

Responsibilities :

  • Support Talent department initiatives.

  • Responsible for gathering requirements, creating plans and schedules, managing resources, and facilitate project execution and deployment.

  • Utilize corporate and industry standard tools and techniques to effectively oversee programs according to department procedures.

  • Maintain detailed business process documentation including meeting minutes, action items, issues lists and risk management plans as applicable.

  • Create and monitor all department deliverables to ensure adherence to quality standards, related reference materials, and policy and procedure documentation.

  • Communicate program status to management and key stakeholders.

  • Identify resources, resolve issues, and mitigate risks.

  • Identify requirements, procedures and problems to improve existing processes.

  • Coordinate cross-functional meetings with various functional areas to meet overall stakeholder expectations and business objectives.

  • Manage projects through the full project life cycle.

  • Provide leadership and effectively communicate project status to all stakeholders.

  • Negotiate with project stakeholders to identify and secure resources, resolve issues and mitigate risks.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

  • Complies with all policies and standards.

Education/Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Organizational Development, or related field or equivalent experience required. 3+ years of quality improvement, program management or project management experience required. Experience with HR technology, vendor management, data analysis, and change management in the Healthcare industry is strongly preferred.

Pay Range: $70,100.00 - $126,200.00 per year

At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act

How this job compares

Set against the 11,310 open Program Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$70–126K/yr
  • Missouri median$113–210K/yr114 salary ranges
  • US median$120–202K/yr8,903 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $98K, is 38% below the Missouri median midpoint ($157K) — in the lowest quarter of Program Manager salary ranges in Missouri.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 145 open Program Manager jobs in Missouri and 11,310 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Missouri
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — less than three in four Program Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 9,630 postings).
Education
4,582 of the 11,310 open Program Manager jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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