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Principal Program Manager - Remote

Providence Health & Services
life insurance, parental leave, 401(k)
United States, Washington, Renton
1801 Lind Avenue Southwest (Show on map)
Apr 10, 2026

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Principal Program Manager - Remote

PHP is committed to ongoing transformation, striving to lead the healthcare plan industry in pursuit of the PHP and PHS vision of "Health for a Better World." The Principal Program Manager plays a pivotal role in envisioning what it takes to advance the PHP vision and facilitates the methodologies and processes necessary for success, reporting directly to the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO).

At a strategic level, the Principal Program Manager is accountable for driving both Technology and Business initiatives to ensure alignment with organizational goals. Key responsibilities include:

* Supporting executive leaders in creating an adaptive strategic plan and framework that establishes the 'north star', anchors decision-making, and drives results across technology and business domains.

* Enabling corporate-level governance and facilitating cross-functional processes and forums to optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of transformational activities in both business and technology initiatives.

* Overseeing the transformation agenda, developing initiative roadmaps, managing cross-enterprise teams supporting technology and business projects, and ensuring successful delivery of transformational programs throughout planning, execution, and closure phases.

The ideal candidate will be a visionary leader and individual contributor, providing thought leadership to the Enterprise Project Management Office, functional areas, strategic partners, and vendors throughout the end-to-end transformation process. This position requires the ability to rapidly build strategic relationships with key executives and contributors organization-wide, bringing together the right capabilities to enable alignment, expansion, growth, and value realization. The Principal Program Manager must also drive and oversee both technology and business initiatives, ensuring seamless integration of solutions to maximize impact.

Providence Health Plan caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable. Join our team at Providence Health Plan Partners and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

The Principal Program Manager is expected to deliver visionary leadership and thought guidance to the Enterprise Project Management Office, functional areas, strategic partners, and vendors throughout transformation initiatives. This role demands strong technical acumen to drive technology projects, align business strategies with technical solutions, and ensure successful implementation and oversight of complex technical and business programs. Candidates should possess expertise in modern enterprise technology platforms, cloud-based architectures, and digital transformation best practices, as well as the ability to drive delivery/implement, and oversee sophisticated technical and business projects.

Industry standards for principal technology and business roles include collaborating with cross-functional teams to define technology and business roadmaps, evaluating and recommending innovative solutions, and ensuring the scalability, security, and performance of enterprise systems. The Principal Program Manager is expected to remain current with emerging technologies, establish technical standards, and drive organizational excellence across both business and technology landscapes.



  • Providing visionary leadership and guidance to teams, functional areas, strategic partners, and vendors throughout enterprise transformation initiatives managed by the Enterprise Project Management Office.
  • Demonstrating strong technical and business acumen to drive technology and business initiatives, aligning organizational strategy with innovative solutions.
  • Overseeing complex technical and business projects, including modern enterprise technology platforms and cloud-based architectures.
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define technology and business roadmaps, evaluate and recommend innovative solutions, and ensure enterprise systems are scalable, secure, and high-performing.
  • Staying current with emerging technologies and business trends, establishing technical and operational standards to drive organizational excellence.
  • Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and organizational policies while promoting a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Mentoring and developing talent within project teams, fostering professional growth and ensuring the successful delivery of high-impact initiatives across business and technology functions.


Providence Health Plan caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable. Join our team at Providence Health Plan Partners and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

This role works 100% remote and is open to candidates residing in:



  • Washington
  • Oregon
  • California


Required Qualifications:



  • Bachelor's Degree Any relevant field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 8 years of experience in program or project management.
  • 3 years of experience impacting the healthcare experience for members.


Preferred Qualifications:



  • Master's Degree Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Operations Management, or a related field or equivalent education/experience.
  • Coursework/Training: Completion of advanced-level educational program in business process improvement, project management, change and transition management or equivalent education/experience.
  • 3 years of experience in organization transformation.
  • 7 years of experience working in or with an integrated health system; legal experience; financial accounting; change and transition management; professional consulting experience


Salary Range by Location:

California: Humboldt: Min:$57.64, Max: $92.79

California: All Northern California - Except Humboldt: Min: $65.96, Max: $104.13

California: All Southern California - Except Bakersfield: Min: $58.79, Max: $92.82

California: Bakersfield: Min: $56.40, Max: $89.04

Oregon: Non-Portland Service Area: Min: $52.58, Max: $83.01

Oregon: Portland Service Area: Min: $56.40, Max: $89.04

Washington: Western Min: $58.79, Max: $92.82

Washington: Southwest - Olympia, Centralia & Below: Min: $56.40, Max: $89.04

Washington: Eastern: Min: $50.19, Max: $79.23

Washington: South Eastern: Min: $52.58, Max: $83.01

Why Join Providence Health Plan?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About the Team

Providence Shared Services is a service line within Providence that provides a variety of functional and system support services for our family of organizations across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. We are focused on supporting our Mission by delivering a robust foundation of services and sharing of specialized expertise.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Requsition ID: 426983

Company: Providence Jobs

Job Category: Project Management

Job Function: Project/Product Management

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Business Professional

Department: 5018 IT ADMINISTRATION OR REGION

Address: OR Portland 4400 NE Halsey St

Work Location: Providence Health Plaza (HR) Bldg 1-Portland

Workplace Type: Remote

Pay Range: $see posting - $see posting

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.


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