Program Manager, Informatics

Jobtailor; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 129.000 - 181.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

VHA is seeking an experienced program leader to guide the contractor team across multiple AI workstreams, aligning governance and operations into a unified operating model. The role requires extensive healthcare program management and a track record in AI initiatives with SAFe Lean-Agile expertise.

The candidate will develop an AI Center of Excellence playbook, staff the model, and deliver through field partnership pilots while ensuring risk and cost controls are maintained.

Qualifikationen

• 15 years minimum of program management across diverse IT projects.
• 10+ years in healthcare and 5+ leading AI programs.
• Experience with large and small AI-related IT projects.
• Ability to manage a portfolio of projects.
• Knowledge of SAFe Lean-Agile principles and practices.
• Must obtain and maintain security/background checks.

Aufgaben

• Provide technical program leadership for the contractor team across six workstreams.
• Align AI inventory, risk management, oversight, strategy, and field operations delivery to a single operating model.
• Develop the AI center of excellence operational playbook, including staffing model and SOPs.
• Document and recommend distributed AI governance processes.
• Develop and recommend operational structure for field partnership pilots and AI project teams.
• Lead support to business units in creating and updating AI governance strategies.
• Design and lead qualitative and quantitative assessment of pilot outcomes and program implementation.
• Manage the program to cost, schedule, and performance, and identify and mitigate risks.
• Serve as senior escalation point to government leadership on delivery status, resourcing, and risk.
• Develop programming for AI oversight committees, trainings and summits.

Kenntnisse

Program Management

AI Innovation Leadership

SAFe Lean-Agile

Change Management

Healthcare Systems Knowledge

Ausbildung

Master’s degree in Health Administration

Master’s degree in Public Health

Jobbeschreibung

• Provide technical program leadership for the contractor team across all six workstreams


• Align AI inventory, risk management, oversight, strategy, and field operations delivery to a single operating model


• Develop the AI center of excellence operational playbook, including staffing model and standard operating procedures


• Document and recommend distributed VHA AI innovation and governance processes


• Develop and recommend the operational structure and support model for field partnership pilots, including five field-based pilot AI project development teams


• Lead support to VHA business units in creating and updating AI innovation and governance strategies across at least five business units


• Develop AI entrepreneur and adopter playbooks covering internal development pathways and vendor evaluation


• Design and lead qualitative and quantitative assessment of pilot outcomes and program implementation


• Manage the program to cost, schedule, and performance, and identify and mitigate risks


• Serve as the contractor’s senior escalation point to government leadership on delivery status, resourcing, and risk


• Develop programming for the VHA AI Assessment Subcommittee, field AI committees, and other centralized governance entities, including trainings and summits


• Support administrative operations, planning, and content development for monthly meetings across at least two AI oversight committees and one workgroup

Requirements

• 15 years minimum of program management experience across diverse IT projects, both large and small


• Preferred: ten or more years in healthcare and five or more leading artificial intelligence, data science, or emerging-technology programs


• Experience with diverse IT projects, including AI-related, both large and small


• Ability to manage a portfolio of projects


• Well versed in the full systems development life cycle, enterprise-wide network engineering, strategic information planning, business process reengineering, and structure and management practices


• Able to identify and mitigate risks to the program and to manage to cost, schedule, and performance


• Experience with and demonstrated understanding of SAFe’s Lean Agile principles and practices


• Master’s degree in Health Administration, Public Health, Data Science, Informatics, Business, or a related field


• PMP certification or equivalent, SAFe Agilist or SAFe Program Consultant certification, and Prosci change management certification preferred


• Must be able to obtain and maintain a favorably adjudicated Tier 1 / National Agency Check with Written Inquiries (NACI) background investigation


• Must complete VA Privacy and Information Security Awareness and Rules of Behavior training (TMS #10176) prior to system access and annually thereafter


• Must be authorized to work in the United States


• All work must be performed within a jurisdiction subject to the law of the United States or its territories


• Demonstrated success standing up an AI center of excellence, innovation pipeline, or comparable operating model inside a large organization


• VHA, VISN, or comparable large integrated health system program experience


• Experience managing a portfolio of field-based pilots and converting pilot results into scaling decisions


• Strong qualitative and quantitative program evaluation capability


• Change management experience in a large, distributed, and unionized workforce environment


• Executive presence and ability to brief senior government leadership on technical program status and risk


• Outstanding written and verbal communications skills


• Knowledge of military and Veteran populations

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive program management expertise with a focus on AI innovation and governance within healthcare settings. Capable of leading diverse IT projects, managing risks, and developing operational frameworks for AI initiatives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Program Management Experience


• AI Innovation Leadership


• SAFe Lean Agile Practices


• Change Management Expertise


• Healthcare Systems Knowledge

Hard Skills

• AI Project Development


• Systems Development Life Cycle


• Business Process Reengineering


• Quantitative Program Evaluation


• Risk Management


• Portfolio Management


• Operational Playbook Development


• Governance Process Documentation


• Field Partnership Pilot Management


• Strategic Information Planning

Soft Skills

• Outstanding Written Communication


• Outstanding Verbal Communication


• Executive Presence

Certifications & Qualifications

• PMP Certification


• SAFe Agilist Certification


• SAFe Program Consultant Certification


• Prosci Change Management Certification

Industry Keywords

• VHA


• VISN


• Integrated Health System


• Military and Veteran Populations


• AI Center of Excellence