Government Healthcare Program Leader

Quest Analytics; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Analytics, a leading healthcare technology company, is seeking a Government Business Project Manager to lead the planning, coordination, and execution of federal and state government implementations, partnering across Product, Engineering, Client Services, Regulatory, and executive leadership.

This role thrives in complex environments, turning broad requirements into actionable plans and ensuring accountability across teams from planning through go-live and steady-state operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of project management experience; PMP certification preferred.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional projects, preferably in healthcare, government, technology, or SaaS environments.
• Knowledge of Medicaid, Medicare, CMS, or other state and federal healthcare programs.
• Experience managing software implementation, system deployment, or enterprise projects from planning through execution.
• Proven ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders, establish accountability, manage competing priorities, and drive projects to successful completion.
• Experience supporting government agencies, healthcare organizations, government contractors or regulated industries
• Strong organizational, planning, facilitation, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled productivity tools to improve planning, reporting, documentation, meeting summaries, and overall delivery efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Own project delivery for federal and state government initiatives from planning through implementation, go-live, and transition to steady-state operations.
• Translate regulatory and business requirements into clear project plans, milestones, deliverables, owners, and timelines.
• Coordinate cross-functional work across Product, Engineering, Client Services, Regulatory, and other internal teams.
• Create accountability for commitments, dependencies, and deadlines while maintaining strong working relationships across teams.
• Manage project scope, timelines, and budget considerations, identifying tradeoffs and risks before they impact delivery.
• Identify barriers early and actively drive them toward resolution.
• Bring clarity to ambiguous requirements, competing priorities, and unclear ownership.
• Develop mitigation plans for project risks and manage dependencies across multiple workstreams.
• Escalate issues at the right time and with the right level of context and recommended action.
• Maintain RAID logs and other project governance tools to ensure risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies remain visible and actionable.
• Facilitate project governance and executive steering discussions as needed.
• Use project management methodologies and tools to improve planning, coordination, and execution.
• Leverage AI-enabled tools to accelerate project planning, reporting, meeting summaries, documentation, risk identification, and status synthesis.
• Identify opportunities to improve how project information is captured, communicated, and scaled across multiple government initiatives.
• Provide clear, proactive, and accurate project updates to clients and external stakeholders.
• Build confidence by anticipating issues and minimizing surprises during client interactions.
• Communicate effectively with technical teams, business leaders, government stakeholders, and executive leadership.

Skills

PMP certification

Cross-functional project leadership

Risk management

AI-enabled productivity tools

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration / Project Management / Public Administration / Healthcare Administration / Information Technology

Tools

AI productivity tools (Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini)

Job description

Quest Analytics, a leading healthcare technology company, is seeking a Government Business Project Manager to lead the planning, coordination, and execution of federal and state government implementations, partnering across Product, Engineering, Client Services, Regulatory, and executive leadership.

This role thrives in complex environments, turning broad requirements into actionable plans and ensuring accountability across teams from planning through go-live and steady-state operations.