Deputy Program Manager - Operations at GDIT

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

SSBI (T5)

Job Family:

Program Delivery and Execution

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Financial Management, IT Program Management, Operations, Strategic Planning Initiatives

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Job Description:

While reporting to the overall EMR Program Director, the Deputy Program Manager – Operations position plays a pivotal role in supporting program leadership and managing the Program Management Office (PMO) functions to ensure successful program execution. This position combines hands-on program management responsibilities with strategic oversight of PMO processes, governance, and best practices. The role requires collaboration across project teams, stakeholders, and leadership to deliver projects on time, within scope, and on budget while driving continuous improvement across a Large Federal EHR Program portfolio. Collaborates with management, as well as, clinical, business, financial and operational staff, and other IT groups. Provides support for the planning, acquisition, management, and implementation of systems and applications necessary to support the clinical, business, financial, and operational needs.

Key Responsibilities:
•   Assist the Program Manager in the overall planning, coordination, and execution of program activities.
•   Lead and manage Program Management Office (PMO) operations, including process development, governance, documentation, and performance tracking.
•   Lead and manage the Task Order Managers.
•   Oversee project schedules, resources, deliverables, and program performance metrics.
•   Manage task order execution, including tracking, compliance, and reporting.
•   Drive budgeting, financial forecasting, cost control, and financial reporting efforts.
•   Monitor program risks and implement mitigation strategies.
•   Act as the primary point of contact in the Program Manager’s absence.
•   Facilitate collaboration among cross-functional teams, subcontractors, clients, and external partners.
•   Ensure adherence to organizational policies, contract requirements, and regulatory standards.
•   Prepare detailed reports, dashboards, and executive briefings for senior leadership and stakeholders.
•   Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance program and PMO effectiveness.
•   Support resource management and prioritization across the program portfolio.
•   Ensure thorough documentation and record-keeping for all program and PMO activities.
•   Foster a positive, productive team environment and mentor junior staff.
•   Oversee the PM Center of Excellence: Defining PM SOP and reporting to drive consistency across the program.
•   Supervises assigned technical and administrative staff, including subordinate supervisors, and performs personnel actions including hiring and performance evaluation.
•   Directs program activities to meet client and organization work objectives and serves as a liaison with clients to coordinate activities, negotiate tasks, and solve problems.
•   Supervises the business development activities at all stages, including the preparation and review of technical and cost proposals.
•   Supervises program financial management services, including financial analysis, budget and cost quote preparation, cost management, reconciliation, and profit enhancement.
•   Coordinates and monitors sub-contractor activities and administers subcontractor deliverables and finances.
•   Prepares and provides various reports and technical reviews to senior management as requested.
•   Ensures compliance with relevant corporate and government policies and standards.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
•   Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or HealthCare field
•   Proven experience successfully implementing Electronic Health Care Record systems (Cerner preferred).
•   10+ years of experience in software implementations, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
•   5+ years of supervisory experience in healthcare environment
•   5+ years of experience working on large federal projects
•   Experience in managing multiple concurrent projects with success in meeting budget, timeline, quality expectations.
•   Experience setting policies, procedures, equipment standards, and documentation standards.
•   Ability to obtain Public Trust level 5 clearance.
•   Ability to travel up to 25%

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
•   Experience with Indian Health Services preferred
•   Strong experience with MS Office suite of products.
•   Strong organizational skills
•   Excellent interpersonal skills
•   Ability to work at the Enterprise level, working and coordinating efforts across numerous resources, sub-contractors and stakeholders.
•   Excellent communication, organization, and analytical skills.
•   Ability to multi-task and handle changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
•   Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and simply.
•   Experience in Cloud based architecture a plus.

The likely salary range for this position is $191,250 - $258,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Travel Required:

10-25%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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