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Metric5 · 15 hours ago

Strategic Program Director (Healthcare Quality Systems & Enterprise Support)

DC Metro Area / Hybrid Flexibility

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$180K/yr - $210K/yr

10+ years exp

Metric5 is a small business that offers significant benefits and a supportive company culture. They are seeking a Strategic Program Director to oversee a comprehensive support framework for healthcare quality initiatives, leading a multidisciplinary team to ensure the integration of technical architecture, cybersecurity, and operational services to support federal mandates and improve clinical outcomes.

Digital EntertainmentInformation TechnologySoftware

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead the strategic alignment of diverse healthcare quality programs (e.g., clinician reporting, facility-based quality assessments, and value-based payment models) into a unified operational roadmap

Orchestrate the delivery of mission-critical healthcare applications by facilitating Program Increment (PI) planning and managing Agile Release Trains (ARTs) focused on data ingestion and quality measure calculation

Direct the "Information Foundation" teams responsible for clinical data integrity, ensuring that data pipelines for healthcare quality reporting remain resilient, compliant, and secure

Ensure all systems and services meet rigorous federal healthcare standards, including HIPAA, FISMA, and interoperability mandates (e.g., FHIR standards)

Oversee the specialized support functions that enable thousands of external healthcare providers and internal stakeholders to access systems, including automated onboarding and identity management

Maintain an Enterprise Risk Dashboard that specifically tracks technical debt and security vulnerabilities within the context of high-stakes healthcare reporting cycles

Qualification

Healthcare ITValue-Based CareScaled Agile Framework (SAFe)Clinical Quality MeasuresEHR data integrationProject Management Professional (PMP)SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)Health Information Technology (HIT)Agile ProficiencyLeadership Experience

Required

10+ years of experience directing large-scale federal programs (50+ FTEs) with a focus on Healthcare IT or Quality Measurement

Proven experience with Value-Based Care models, Clinical Quality Measures, or electronic health record (EHR) data integration

Demonstrated success managing 'interconnected' technical pillars (e.g., security, architecture, and dev-ops) in a highly regulated federal healthcare environment

Extensive experience in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), specifically leading large-scale transformations from waterfall to agile delivery models

Bachelors Degree Required

Must be able to obtain and maintain a federal Public Trust/Suitability, which includes a requirement of U.S. residency for three out of the last five years