Strategic IT Program Director - Health IT & HR1

New York State Department of Health; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday & Paid Time Off

PSLF

Pension from NYSERS

Shift & Geographic pay differentials

Affordable Health Care options

Family dental and vision benefits

NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings

Job summary

The NYS Department of Health's NYSOH Bureau oversees the NYSOH System, providing health coverage enrollment for millions in New York. This senior IT program management role focuses on leading complex HR1 modifications, coordinating interagency efforts, and delivering on tight timelines with governance and strategic oversight.

The role requires strong leadership, communication, and budgeting skills, with experience managing large-scale projects, teams, and multi-vendor engagements across NYS.

Qualifications

• Eleven years of experience in IT management, enterprise systems planning, health care IT, and large-scale system development.
• Two of these years must have been at the managerial level.
• Substitutions: associate’s degree for two years; bachelor’s for four years; master’s for an additional year.

Responsibilities

• Develop and operationalize IT project management controls, including work plans, milestone tracking, resource allocation, risk registers, and executive reporting.
• Direct project staff, contractors, and cross-functional teams; set priorities, review work, monitor deliverables, manage budgets, escalate barriers, and provide updates.
• Monitor status of ongoing projects and resolve issues across initiatives.
• Assist in development of the IT budget in coordination with finance and IT management.
• Establish a comprehensive HR1 IT strategic roadmap to support centralized oversight across timelines.
• Collaborate with executive management to execute the HR1 IT roadmap aligned with policies, architecture and security standards.
• Lead technology planning, solution evaluation, and systems analysis related to HR1 and prioritize requests.
• Coordinate staff work in preparation of software and tool options and liaise with vendors and system integrators.

Job description

The NYS Department of Health's NYSOH Bureau oversees the NYSOH System, providing health coverage enrollment for millions in New York. This senior IT program management role focuses on leading complex HR1 modifications, coordinating interagency efforts, and delivering on tight timelines with governance and strategic oversight.

The role requires strong leadership, communication, and budgeting skills, with experience managing large-scale projects, teams, and multi-vendor engagements across NYS.