Program Manager (Healthcare)

Culmen International; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Culmen International is seeking a Healthcare Program Manager to lead and oversee contract teams and priority program activities within the Defense Health Agency. You will act as a subject matter expert, advising government stakeholders and driving high-visibility initiatives across clinical, research, and operational environments.

The role focuses on ensuring quality contract execution, strengthening program management and translational research capabilities across the DHA, and coordinating

Qualifications

• MD, PhD, or other relevant Doctoral Degree.
• Experience supporting programs within the Military Health System (MHS) or Defense Health Agency (DHA).
• Experience leading teams of senior consultants, PMOs, or Centers of Excellence (CoE).
• Clinical, public health, or health services research background.
• Change Management certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams in planning, execution, and delivery of complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Oversee program performance to ensure delivery within scope, schedule, and requirements.
• Develop and manage core program artifacts, including PM plans, WBS, policy documents, and SOPs.
• Manage reporting and deliverables, including Monthly Progress Reports across cost, schedule, risks, and outcomes.
• Oversee full project lifecycle: scoping, planning, resource management, execution, monitoring, and closeout.
• Coordinate work groups, governance forums, and stakeholder engagements for alignment and decision-making.
• Lead stakeholder engagement, including briefing development and leadership communications.
• Translate research, policy, and guidance into actionable implementation strategies.
• Support frameworks, process maps, and data-informed approaches to guide execution.
• Oversee dissemination, implementation, assessment, and sustainment activities.
• Identify and mitigate risks and resistance to change while ensuring quality and continuity.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder engagement

Policy translation

Risk management

Education

MD/PhD or other doctoral degree

Job description

Culmen International is currently looking for a Healthcare Program Manager.

Culmen International is currently looking for a Healthcare Program Manager.

The Program Manager leads and oversees contract teams and priority program activities within the Defense Health Agency (DHA). This role serves as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor to government stakeholders, providing program management and consultative support to drive execution of complex, high-visibility initiatives across clinical, research, and operational environments. The Program Manager is responsible for ensuring quality contract execution and delivery, while strengthening program management and translational research capabilities across the DHA.

• Lead and manage cross-functional teams in the planning, execution, and delivery of complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives
• Oversee program performance to ensure delivery within scope, schedule, and requirements
• Develop and manage core program artifacts, including Program Management Plans, work breakdown structures, policy documents, and standard operating procedures
• Manage reporting and deliverables, including Monthly Progress Reports across cost, schedule, risks, and outcomes
• Oversee full project lifecycle activities, including scoping, planning, resource management, execution, monitoring and evaluation, closeout, and transition
• Coordinate and facilitate work groups, governance forums, and stakeholder engagements to drive alignment and decision‑making
• Lead stakeholder engagement, including development of briefings, reports, and leadership communications
• Provide consultative support to translate research, policy, and guidance into actionable implementation strategies and processes
• Support development of frameworks, process maps, and data-informed approaches to guide program execution and decision‑making
• Oversee implementation‑focused activities across dissemination, implementation, assessment, and sustainment phases
• Identify and mitigate risks, barriers, and resistance to change while ensuring quality, continuity, and effective transition planning

• M.D., PhD, or other relevant Doctoral Degree
• Experience supporting programs within the Military Health System (MHS) or Defense Health Agency (DHA)
• Experience leading teams of senior level consultants, project management offices (PMO), or Centers of Excellence (CoE)
• Experience as a clinician, provider, public health professional, or health services researcher
• Change Management certification