National Director, Behavioral Health Data & Analytics

JBS International; Rockville (MD); Hybrid; USD 159,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Job summary

JBS International is seeking a Project Director to lead a complex, nationwide behavioral health data program. You will guide a skilled, cross-functional team and ensure reliable data, modern technology, responsive technical assistance, and public-facing resources.

You will serve as the client’s primary point of accountability across governance, analytics, and operations. You will supervise a multidisciplinary team, manage budgets and subcontractors, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible experience leading complex federal health, behavioral health, statistical, research, data systems, survey, analytics, or technology programs.
• English fluency, oral and written.
• Ability to attain a Public Trust Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of accountability for contract performance, client outcomes, issue resolution, and mission results.
• Build and maintain transparent, responsive working relationships with the client, government partners, states, territories, treatment facilities, subcontractors, and other stakeholders.
• Translate contractual requirements and client priorities into integrated work plans, decision structures, staffing assignments, performance measures, and deliverable schedules.
• Lead executive-level meetings, provide clear status and decision briefings, and ensure timely follow-through on client direction, approvals, risks, and action items.
• Lead interconnected behavioral health data programs spanning national surveys, administrative data collections, analytics, technical assistance, system modernization, and public-facing services.
• Use data to strengthen performance by monitoring results, anticipating risks, resolving challenges, and driving continuous improvement.
• Build stakeholder-centric reporting and dashboards that empowers policymakers to make rapid, confident, evidence-based decisions.
• Guide national data operations encompassing survey administration, outreach, data submission, validation, processing, integration, quality assurance, analysis, and dissemination.
• Advance technology and innovation by overseeing cloud modernization, cybersecurity, privacy, ATO activities, accessibility, human-centered design, and open-source development.
• Strengthen state and facility capabilities through responsive technical assistance, stakeholder engagement, and targeted strategies to improve data quality, completeness, and timeliness.
• Lead and develop an exceptional team of behavioral health experts, statisticians, researchers, data analysts, technical assistance professionals, technology specialists, and project managers.
• Manage program resources responsibly by overseeing budgets, forecasts, staffing, subcontractors, consultants, and expenditure controls.
• Champion quality and accountability by ensuring all services and deliverables meet contractual, technical, security, accessibility, and documentation standards.

Skills

Executive communication

Program leadership

Project management

Federal health data

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Cloud modernization

Security & privacy

Team leadership

Open-source development

Education

Master's degree

Tools

Cloud platforms (AWS)

Data analytics tools

ATO processes

Job description

JBS International is seeking a Project Director to lead a complex, nationwide behavioral health data program. You will guide a skilled, cross-functional team and ensure reliable data, modern technology, responsive technical assistance, and public-facing resources.

You will serve as the client’s primary point of accountability across governance, analytics, and operations. You will supervise a multidisciplinary team, manage budgets and subcontractors, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver