We are seeking a Medicaid Scope & Scheduling Analyst to join our team in Chicago, Illinois. This role coordinates program-level scope and schedule to ensure deliverables and milestones are defined, baselined, and executed in alignment with program objectives.
Requirements
- Partner with PMO leadership, workstream leads, vendors, and client stakeholders to define, document, and baseline program scope (deliverables, milestones, assumptions, and acceptance expectations)
- Develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), including milestone logic, sequencing, dependencies, and critical path analysis across multiple workstreams
- Integrate workstream plans, task order deliverables, and recurring governance cadences (e.g., reporting cycles, sprint/iteration cycles, and phase exit criteria) into a coherent program-level plan
- Maintain dependency/constraint tracking (e.g., required client inputs, approvals, access, and external deliverables) and communicate downstream impacts to milestones and the critical path
- Monitor progress against baseline; perform variance analysis, identify slippage drivers, and facilitate corrective actions and reforecasting with accountable owners
- Support scope and schedule change control by documenting change requests, evaluating schedule impacts, updating baselines as approved, and maintaining traceability to decisions
- Prepare and present governance-ready schedule and scope artifacts (dashboards, look-ahead plans, risks/issues, and decision points)
- Facilitate regular scope/schedule reviews with project teams to confirm upcoming work, validate readiness, and clarify responsibilities
- Coordinate with risk/issue management and reporting leads to ensure schedule-related risks, assumptions, and dependencies are captured and reflected consistently across PMO artifacts
- Use project management tools to maintain schedules and reporting views, ensuring accuracy, version control, and accessibility for team members and stakeholders
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution
- Flexible spending or health savings account
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Short and long term disability coverage
- Paid time off
- Employee assistance
- Participation in a 401k program with company match
- Additional voluntary or legally-required benefits
