Program Manager

Program Manager

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to provide executive-level leadership and oversight for a large, mission-critical federal healthcare program. This individual will be responsible for overall program performance, contract execution, customer engagement, financial management, staffing, risk management, and the successful delivery of multiple projects and technical workstreams.

The Program Manager will serve as a senior point of contact for government stakeholders and provide strategic direction to project managers, technical leads, and cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

Provide overall leadership, management, and strategic direction for a complex federal healthcare program.

Oversee multiple projects, workstreams, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure successful program delivery.

Serve as a primary interface with government program leadership and key stakeholders.

Ensure contract requirements, deliverables, service levels, and performance objectives are consistently achieved.

Manage program scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, dependencies, and priorities.

Provide leadership and oversight to Project Managers, technical leads, and functional teams.

Develop and maintain program management plans, roadmaps, governance processes, and performance metrics.

Monitor financial performance, including budgets, forecasts, resource utilization, and cost controls.

Lead staffing and workforce planning efforts, including recruitment, retention, onboarding, and resource allocation.

Identify and mitigate program-level risks, issues, and performance challenges.

Facilitate executive-level program reviews, status meetings, and stakeholder briefings.

Ensure effective coordination across technical, operational, quality, security, and business teams.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance program performance, quality, and efficiency.

Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, federal regulations, security requirements, and organizational policies.

Maintain strong customer relationships and proactively address program needs and priorities.

Support transition and continuity activities to minimize disruption to critical program operations.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Healthcare Administration, Project Management, Engineering, or a related field.

Significant experience managing complex federal government programs or contracts.

Demonstrated experience overseeing multiple projects, technical workstreams, and cross-functional teams.

Experience managing program scope, schedule, budget, staffing, risk, and contract deliverables.

Strong understanding of federal contracting and program management environments.

Demonstrated experience interacting with senior government and executive stakeholders.

Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

Experience managing geographically dispersed or remote teams.

Ability to obtain and maintain any required federal background investigation.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous experience supporting large federal healthcare or health IT programs.

Established understanding of the program's operational and technical environment.

Project Management Professional ( PMP ) certification.

Program Management Professional ( PgMP ) certification.

Agile, Scrum, or SAFe certification.

Experience supporting enterprise IT modernization, digital transformation, cloud, or healthcare technology programs.

Experience managing large, multidisciplinary technical teams.

Experience supporting program transitions or contract recompetes.

**Disclaimer: This position is contingent upon ELYON’s receipt of contract award, Government acceptance of the proposed candidate, completion of required onboarding, and continued contract funding.**

Benefits:

Paid sick leave, Medical/Dental (optional), 401 (k) Retirement Plan (optional), Employer Paid Life Insurance, Employer Paid Short Term Disability, Optional Life Insurance.

ELYON International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.