Program Manager – Interoperability

Aptive Resources; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptive Resources is searching for a highly experienced Program Manager for Interoperability to support the Veteran Health Administration's informatics initiatives. The role involves overseeing the interoperability operations, ensuring alignment with national standards, and managing program risks while delivering results in a SAFe® Agile environment. Candidates should possess extensive experience in healthcare IT and a Master's degree in Health Informatics or a related field. The position is based in the United States, and Aptive promotes a diverse workplace.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of experience managing healthcare IT or interoperability programs.
• Demonstrated experience managing health information exchange initiatives.
• Familiarity with VA healthcare technology development.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end program management for interoperability call orders.
• Lead delivery of eHealth Exchange program and product management.
• Oversee implementation of ADT/eNotifications capabilities.

Skills

Healthcare IT management

Interoperability programs

Agile methodologies

Jira/Jira Align

Health information exchange

Education

Master’s degree in Health Informatics or related field

Job description

Overview

Aptive Resources LLC is seeking a highly experienced Program Manager, Interoperability to support the Veteran Health Administration (VHA) Office of Health Informatics (OHI) and Office of Clinical Informatics (OCI). This individual will manage interoperability-focused informatics efforts supporting external health information exchange, eHealth Exchange operations, eNotifications/ADT capabilities, VA–DoD data exchange, and standards-based interoperability initiatives. The Program Manager is accountable for cost, schedule, performance, and delivery quality for interoperability features executed within a SAFe® Agile Release Train (ART) operating on two-week iterations and quarterly planning intervals, with all work tracked and reported in Jira and Jira Align.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end program management for interoperability call orders and features aligned to management operational informatics pipeline and clinical operational informatics pipeline requirements.
• Lead delivery of eHealth Exchange program and product management, including partner onboarding, membership access, analytics, policy coordination, and performance monitoring.
• Oversee implementation and sustainment of ADT/eNotifications capabilities and adoption support for VA medical centers.
• Manage interoperability activities supporting VA/DoD shared health records, CHDR evaluation, JLV enablement, and interagency exchange use cases.
• Ensure interoperability solutions align with HL7®, FHIR®, CDA®, SNOMED CT®, LOINC®, and other national interoperability standards as applicable.
• Coordinate with Integration and Clinical Informatics Solutions teams to ensure interoperability features integrate with enterprise data pipelines, dashboards, and clinical workflows.
• Maintain program risk registers, dependency logs, and mitigation plans; report progress using program required flow efficiency, capacity allocation, value delivered, and next-iteration planning.
• Ensure deliverables meet acceptance criteria and VA security, privacy, and data governance requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Health Informatics, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience managing healthcare IT or interoperability programs.
• Demonstrated experience managing health information exchange (HIE) or standards-based interoperability initiatives.
• Experience delivering work in SAFe® or Agile environments using Jira/Jira Align.
• Demonstrated understanding of VA healthcare technology development and sustainment programs (e.g., ServiceNow, Federal EHR) and VA IT and data platforms (e.g., Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW), VistA/CPRS).
• Familiarity with eHealth Exchange, VHIE, JLV, or interagency data-sharing initiatives.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting VA, DoD, or other federal health interoperability programs.

About Aptive

Aptive partners with federal agencies to achieve their missions through improved performance, streamlined operations and enhanced service delivery. Based in Alexandria, Virginia, we support more than a dozen agencies including Veterans Affairs, Transportation, Defense, Homeland Security and the National Science Foundation.

We specialize in applying technology, creativity and human-centered services to optimize mission delivery and improve experiences for millions of people who count on government services every day.

Founded: 2012

Employees: 300+ nationwide

EEO Statement

Aptive is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, parental status, veteran status, age, disability, or any other protected class.

Veterans, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and transitioning active-duty service members are highly encouraged to apply.