Project Specialist II- Community Health and Health Equity
Los Angeles, CAFull-time$67–107K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Job overview
The Project Specialist II supports project managers and teams with project functions and administrative tasks, including maintaining timelines with stakeholder input. The role develops plans and schedules, tracks project status and deliverables, coordinates resources and subject matter experts, and supports business cases and project documentation. It also identifies training gaps and facilitates meetings. The position is in L.A. Care Health Plan’s Health Equity department.
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Project Specialist II- Community Health and Health Equity
Job Category: Administrative, HR, Business Professionals
Department: Health Equity
Location:
Los Angeles, CA, US, 90017
Position Type: Full Time
Requisition ID: 13402
Salary Range: $67,186.00 (Min.) - $87,342.00 (Mid.) - $107,498.00 (Max.)
Established in 1997, L.A. Care Health Plan is an independent public agency created by the state of California to provide health coverage to low-income Los Angeles County residents. We are the nation’s largest publicly operated health plan. Serving more than 2 million members, we make sure our members get the right care at the right place at the right time.
Mission: L.A. Care’s mission is to provide access to quality health care for Los Angeles County's vulnerable and low-income communities and residents and to support the safety net required to achieve that purpose.
Job Summary
The Project Specialist II is responsible for assisting the project manager and/or management with various tasks related to the department projects. This position also provides administrative support related to projects. Provides regular support to complete project functions in support of project manager and teams. Creates and maintains project timelines with buy-ins from key stakeholders.
Duties
Conducts research and analysis to identify the project scope, objectives and requirements. Develops project plans work plans and schedules for multiple projects. Checks that the strategy laid out by the project manager is being adhered. (25%)
Works with immediate manager to identify resources need for projects and define roles and responsibilities for the resources. (5%)
Identifies, defines and develops reporting systems that accurately represent the status of projects. Ensures that project documents are continuously up to date to allow each project team to assess the current state of their project in relation to timelines and deliverables. Effectively prioritizes work and meet deadlines while managing multiple competing tasks. Completes timely high quality work that is key to the company initiatives and business units. (20%)
Works with Business Units to ensure that subject matter experts are available to the project teams when necessary. Ensures the project deliverables remain within scope and meet the needs of business units. Works with Business units to facilitate the development of business cases to complex projects. (10%)
Analyzes work plans and project documents to ensure that the project will meet the stated deliverables of requesting department. (10%)
Works with the documentation specialist to facilitate the updating of relevant policies and procedures. (5%)
Spots knowledge and training gaps and recommends actions to resolve them. (5%) Organizes and facilitates meetings or sessions and documents outcomes. (10%)
Perform other duties as assigned. (10%)
Duties Continued
Education Required
Associate's Degree in Business Administration or Related Field
In lieu of degree, equivalent education and/or experience may be considered.
Education Preferred
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or Related Field
Experience
Required:
Minimum of 4 years documented experience working with multiple complex projects.
Prior experience in managing multiple schedules and work plans is required.
Preferred:
At least 7 years of experience managing healthcare related projects and deliverables within a Health Plan setting.
Previous work in a managed care environment serving Medicare, Medical or commercial population desired.
Experience working within healthcare.
Prior experience working with databases with expertise in maintaining and querying the databases are highly desired.
Skills
Required:
Excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills.
Excellent organizational skills.
Ability to interact with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
Ability to prioritize workload, and effectively manage competing priorities.
Apply critical thinking in anticipating problems and providing creative alternative solutions to improve processes.
Must be detail-oriented with strong accuracy and analytical skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-task oriented team environment.
Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio)
Must have excellent follow through on actionable items; analysis, synthesis, and problem solving skills deductive and inductive thinking skills
Ability to assimilate and articulate simple business solutions and project approach.
Ability to create and manage budgets.
Licenses/Certifications Required
Licenses/Certifications Preferred
Required Training
Physical Requirements
Light
Additional Information
Salary Range Disclaimer: The expected pay range is based on many factors such as geography, experience, education, and the market. The range is subject to change.
L.A. Care offers a wide range of benefits including
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Paid Time Off (PTO)
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Tuition Reimbursement
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Retirement Plans
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Medical, Dental and Vision
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Wellness Program
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Volunteer Time Off (VTO)
How this job compares
Set against the 15,438 open Project Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$67–107K/yr
- California median$124–191K/yr953 salary ranges
- US median$102–170K/yr9,800 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $87K, is 46% below the California median midpoint ($161K) — in the lowest quarter of Project Management salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,241 open Project Management jobs in California and 15,438 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- CDM Smith43 open
- Accenture41 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Project Management postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (12,263 postings).
- Education
- 6,252 of the 15,438 open Project Management jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 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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