Remote Vaccine Care Program Lead

Careerwebsite; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Oak Street Health seeks a Manager, Care Program Strategy & Operations (Vaccine) to lead vaccine initiatives across the Population Health organization. You will partner with Clinical Operations, Nursing, Providers, and IT teams to design scalable programs that improve immunization rates and close care gaps.

This role requires strong project management, stakeholder influence, and the ability to implement pilots from concept to scale nationwide, with a focus on data quality and interoperability

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in healthcare operations, population health, consulting, clinical strategy, healthcare technology, or a related field.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional projects from planning through execution.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Experience designing, implementing, and scaling operational or clinical programs.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence outcomes without direct authority.
• Experience supporting healthcare partnerships, vendor relationships, or external stakeholder engagement.
• Knowledge of healthcare interoperability, information exchange, clinical workflows, or healthcare technology solutions preferred.
• Experience with Epic and/or healthcare data systems preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable operational strategies.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments and navigate ambiguity with a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Self-starter with a high degree of initiative, ownership, and follow-through.
• Commitment to company vision and mission.
• A flexible and positive attitude.
• High level of integrity and professionalism.
• U.S. work authorization.
• Someone who embodies being "Oaky".

Responsibilities

• Support the execution, optimization, and long-term strategy of vaccine and preventive care programs across Oak Street Health.
• Partner with field-based clinical teams and regional leaders to implement efficient workflows that improve immunization rates and patient outcomes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including Nursing, Providers, Clinical Operations, Patient Safety, Population Health, and Epic teams to design and deploy scalable solutions.
• Lead initiatives that improve bidirectional information exchange between Oak Street Health systems, Immunization Information Systems (IIS), national networks, and external healthcare partners.
• Develop, launch, and evaluate pilot programs from concept through implementation.
• Apply strong project management methodologies to drive execution of multi-stakeholder initiatives and technical implementations.
• Establish and monitor KPIs related to vaccine administration, care gap closure, data integration quality, and clinical outcomes.
• Support healthcare partnerships and vendors to enhance program effectiveness.
• Analyze clinical and operational data to identify opportunities, remove barriers, and recommend strategic improvements.
• Communicate program performance, insights, risks, and recommendations to leadership and key stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Healthcare operations

Population health

Clinical strategy

Epic systems

Healthcare data systems

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Epic

Job description

Oak Street Health seeks a Manager, Care Program Strategy & Operations (Vaccine) to lead vaccine initiatives across the Population Health organization. You will partner with Clinical Operations, Nursing, Providers, and IT teams to design scalable programs that improve immunization rates and close care gaps.

This role requires strong project management, stakeholder influence, and the ability to implement pilots from concept to scale nationwide, with a focus on data quality and interoperability