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Program Manager
Location
United States
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
$180K - $200K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Program Manager
Element
• Provide overall program leadership and management for government contracts and task orders. • Serve as the primary liaison between the client, company leadership, subcontractors, and project teams. • Ensure contract deliverables are completed on time, within scope, and within budget. • Develop and maintain program plans, schedules, risk registers, and performance metrics. • Monitor program performance and proactively address risks, issues, and dependencies. • Build and maintain strong relationships with government stakeholders and client leadership. • Facilitate regular status meetings, program reviews, and executive briefings. • Ensure client satisfaction through proactive communication and responsive issue resolution. • Support strategic discussions and identify opportunities for program growth and innovation. • Manage program budgets, staffing plans, and resource allocations. • Track contract funding, burn rates, and financial performance. • Support invoicing activities and review program financial reports. • Ensure compliance with contract terms, federal regulations, and company policies. • Coordinate with Contracts, Finance, and Human Resources teams to support program operations. • Lead and mentor project managers, technical leads, business analysts, and support staff. • Support recruiting, onboarding, and workforce planning activities. • Foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture focused on quality and accountability. • Conduct performance reviews and provide ongoing coaching and development. • Ensure adherence to project management methodologies, quality standards, and organizational processes. • Monitor contract performance against service-level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs). • Support audits, compliance reviews, and reporting requirements. • Maintain awareness of federal and state regulatory requirements impacting program delivery.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Healthcare Administration, Public Administration, or a related field.
- 8+ years of program or project management experience, including 5+ years managing government contracts.
- 5+ years of experience supporting healthcare, health IT, CMS, or other healthcare-related government programs.
- Experience managing Agile delivery teams.
- Demonstrated experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and multiple concurrent projects.
- Strong understanding of contract management, budgeting, staffing, and risk management.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
- Experience using project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or similar platforms.
- US Citizenship required or be a Permanent Resident.
- Must reside in the Continental US.
- Depending on the government agency, specific requirements may include public trust background check or security clearance.
Benefits
- health care
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- 401(k)
- paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law
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